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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
411 AM PDT Sat Oct 12 2024

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

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411 AM PDT Sat Oct 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Low pressure in the NE Pacific will maintain southerly to
southeasterly winds across the waters. A southwesterly swell will
build seas slightly today. Early next week, a westerly swell from
a low near the Gulf of Alaska will arrive and build seas further
to around 10 to 12 feet.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
411 AM PDT Sat Oct 12 2024

.TODAY...E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S this afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds, SW 5 ft at 12 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. A
chance of rain, mainly in the evening.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and SW 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in
the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Rain after midnight.
.MON...S wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W
8 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to E after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely,
mainly in the evening.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 14 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds, W
6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.WED...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 6 seconds, W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers in the
evening, then rain after midnight.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
411 AM PDT Sat Oct 12 2024

.TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to S this afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 7 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at
13 seconds. A chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A
chance of rain.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the
evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft, building to 11 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 12 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, backing to NE after midnight.
Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 15 seconds. Rain
likely, mainly in the evening.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 10 ft at
14 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds, W
9 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Showers in the
evening, then rain after midnight.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
411 AM PDT Sat Oct 12 2024

.TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to S this afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: SW
7 ft at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of
rain early this morning. A chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A
chance of rain.
.SUN...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A
slight chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 11 ft in
the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 11 ft at
16 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, backing to NE after midnight.
Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Rain
likely, mainly in the evening.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt, backing to S in the afternoon. Seas
9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 10 ft at
14 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
411 AM PDT Sat Oct 12 2024

.TODAY...SE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds, SW 8 ft at 11 seconds
and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 8 ft at 12 seconds. A
chance of rain.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A
chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.MON...S wind around 15 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
10 to 12 ft, building to 12 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 13 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W
12 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 10 ft at
14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds, W
9 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.WED...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 6 seconds, W 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 5 seconds, W 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Rain.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
411 AM PDT Sat Oct 12 2024

.TODAY...SE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 8 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain this morning. A
chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and SW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to around 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 10 to
11 ft, building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 12 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W
12 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afterSeas build slightly today
from a weakening system to the south.noon. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 10 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds, W
9 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.WED...W wind around 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 5 seconds, W 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 5 seconds, W 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Rain.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
411 AM PDT Sat Oct 12 2024

.TODAY...SE wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
5 seconds, SW 9 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. A
slight chance of rain this morning. A chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW
8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and SW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
10 ft, building to 11 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 12 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W
12 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 10 ft at
14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 5 seconds, W 9 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Rain.
.WED...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 5 seconds, W 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 4 seconds, W 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Rain.

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Columbia River Bar-
411 AM PDT Sat Oct 12 2024

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...3 to 5 ft building to 6 to 7 ft Saturday afternoon.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.08 kt at 1212 AM Saturday. Seas 3
 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 2.58 kt at 119 PM Saturday. Seas 6
 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.4 kt at 126 AM Sunday. Seas 6 ft.

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