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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
204 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon
and westward 60 NM

PZZ200-221400-
204 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
An active weather pattern is expected as a broad area of low
pressure slowly moves eastward through the remainder of the week
and into next week, which will result in elevated winds and
seas.

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PZZ251-221400-
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
204 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming SE
5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves SE 3
ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 16 seconds and S 4 ft at 6
seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves SE 3 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts to 25 kt until early morning. Wind waves S 4 ft
at 5 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves SE
2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at
11 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Wind waves
W 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Chance of
rain.
.SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves SW 2 ft at
4 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds.
Chance of rain.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves SW
3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming S
15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Wind waves S 5 ft at
5 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 18 seconds and W 3 ft at 0 seconds,
building to W 9 ft at 17 seconds.

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PZZ252-221400-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out
10 NM-
204 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves
SE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 16 seconds and SW 5 ft at
6 seconds. Chance of rain.
.FRI...SE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves SE 3
ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming
SE 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Wind waves
SE 5 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves SE
4 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt early in the
evening. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at
11 seconds. Rain likely.
.SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves W
3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves SW 2 ft at
4 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds.
Chance of rain.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves SW
3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming S
20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Wind waves S 6 ft at
6 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 13 seconds, building to W 10 ft at
17 seconds.

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PZZ253-221400-
Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
204 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at
16 seconds and SW 5 ft at 6 seconds. Chance of rain after
midnight.
.FRI...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves SE 3 ft
at 5 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves S 4 ft at 5 seconds. Swell
W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Chance of showers and a slight chance of
tstms in the evening, then rain after midnight.
.SAT...SE wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming S
15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves S
4 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves W 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 2 ft at
4 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds.
Chance of rain.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt, becoming 20 kt.
Wind waves SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt, rising to 20 to
25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas 11 ft with a dominant
period of 17 seconds.

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PZZ271-221400-
Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to
60 NM-
204 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves
SE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 16 seconds and S 5 ft at 6
seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI...SE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves SE
4 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves
S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves SE
3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at
11 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind
waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S
4 ft at 8 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves NW
3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt early in the
evening. Wind waves W 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell NW 5 ft at
9 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Chance of rain.
.MON...W wind 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at
5 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming S
20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas 12 ft with a
dominant period of 16 seconds.

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PZZ272-221400-
Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
204 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves S
4 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 16 seconds and S 5 ft at
6 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI...SE wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the morning. Wind
waves SE 5 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves
S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Showers and a
slight chance of tstms.
.SAT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves SE
4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind
waves NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Chance
of rain.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves NW
3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt early in the
evening. Wind waves W 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell NW 6 ft at
9 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. Chance of rain.
.MON...W wind 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves W 4 ft at
5 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming S
20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas 13 ft with a
dominant period of 17 seconds.

$$

PZZ273-221400-
Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
204 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves S
4 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 16 seconds and S 5 ft at 6
seconds. Chance of rain.
.FRI...SE wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming S
15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves S
5 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely in
the morning, then showers likely and a slight chance of tstms
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming
SE 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Wind waves S
4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Showers and a
slight chance of tstms.
.SAT...SE wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming S
15 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves S 4 ft
at 5 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt early in the
evening. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at
11 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves NW
3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 2 ft at
4 seconds. Swell NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
Chance of rain.
.MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves W
4 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt, rising to 20 to
25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas 13 ft with a dominant
period of 17 seconds.

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PZZ210-221400-
Columbia River Bar-
204 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...3 to 5 ft through Friday afternoon.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.44 kt at 324 PM Thursday. Seas 6 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 3.44 kt at 356 AM Friday. Seas 6 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.63 kt at 407 PM Friday. Seas 5 to 6
 ft.


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