Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
747 FZUS56 KPQR 032205 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 305 PM PDT Thu Oct 3 2024 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-042215- 305 PM PDT Thu Oct 3 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... A cold front will approach the area tonight, shifting winds to the south- southwest for a brief period after midnight through around noon Friday. Winds shift back to the west behind the front before northerly flow returns on Saturday with high pressure returning. Another trough may approach the region early next week but details are fuzzy at this time. $$ PZZ251-042215- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 305 PM PDT Thu Oct 3 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW late this evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain late. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to SE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain. .TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. $$ PZZ252-042215- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 305 PM PDT Thu Oct 3 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW late this evening and early morning, backing to S late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain late. .FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...E wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain. .TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to SE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. $$ PZZ253-042215- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 305 PM PDT Thu Oct 3 2024 .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late this evening, backing to W after midnight, backing to S late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain late. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, backing to E after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...E wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to SE after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ271-042215- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 305 PM PDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W late this evening and early morning, then becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. Rain late. .FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 10 seconds. Rain in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 14 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely. .TUE...S wind around 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. $$ PZZ272-042215- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 305 PM PDT Thu Oct 3 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain late. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds. Rain in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SAT...E wind around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 14 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain. .TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ273-042215- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 305 PM PDT Thu Oct 3 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W after midnight. Seas around 7 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain late. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, backing to E after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 13 seconds and W 3 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain. $$ PZZ210-042215- Columbia River Bar- 305 PM PDT Thu Oct 3 2024 .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...6 ft building to 7 to 8 ft Friday evening. .FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 5.19 kt at 553 PM Thursday. Seas 6 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 4.05 kt at 606 AM Friday. Seas 4 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.25 kt at 619 PM Friday. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$