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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
222 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

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

PZZ200-221330-
222 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
A strong low pressure system offshore will move northward on
Friday, bringing storm force winds and seas up to 23 ft. Conditions
start to subside Friday night into Saturday and remain relatively
benign for this time of year thereafter.

$$

PZZ251-221330-
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
222 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 25 to 30 kt with gusts
up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 11
seconds. A chance of rain late this evening. Rain after midnight.
.FRI...S wind 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 55 kt. Seas 16 to
21 ft, building to 18 to 23 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W
15 ft at 10 seconds and S 20 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain
in the morning, then showers with a slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing
to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 to
15 ft, subsiding to 10 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W
15 ft at 10 seconds and SW 14 ft at 10 seconds. Showers with a
slight chance of tstms.
.SAT...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 11 ft at
10 seconds. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 10 seconds.
Showers.
.SUN...SE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 10 seconds.
Showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 8 seconds. Showers.
.MON...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 8 seconds. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely.
.TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ252-221330-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
222 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, rising to
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late this evening, rising to
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9
ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 11 ft
at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain
early this evening, then rain late this evening and overnight.
.FRI...S wind 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 16 to 21
ft. Wave Detail: W 15 ft at 11 seconds and S 18 ft at 12 seconds.
A chance of rain in the morning, then showers with a slight
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: SW 10 ft at 8 seconds and W 14 ft at
11 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.SAT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and
W 11 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 9 ft at 10 seconds.
Showers.
.SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 10 seconds.
Showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 9 seconds. Showers.
.MON...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 8 seconds. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 8 seconds. Showers.
.TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ253-221330-
Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
222 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, rising to
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt late this evening, then
becoming SE 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas
7 to 9 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail:
SE 11 ft at 9 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain
early this evening, then rain late this evening and overnight.
.FRI...S wind 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt, veering to SW
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 to
18 ft, subsiding to 13 to 17 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S
17 ft at 11 seconds and W 11 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in
the morning, then showers with a slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and
W 13 ft at 11 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.SAT...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at
11 seconds. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at
10 seconds. Showers.
.SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at
10 seconds. Showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W
9 ft at 9 seconds. Showers.
.MON...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 8 seconds. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 8 seconds. Showers.
.TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
8 seconds. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ271-221330-
Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
222 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 20 to 25 kt with gusts
up to 35 kt late this evening, rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts
up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 13
ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 11 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of rain late this evening. Rain after
midnight.
.FRI...S wind 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 55 kt. Seas 18 to
23 ft. Wave Detail: W 14 ft at 10 seconds and S 21 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then showers with a
slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing
to around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 15 to
17 ft, subsiding to 12 to 15 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W
15 ft at 10 seconds and SW 15 ft at 11 seconds. Showers with a
slight chance of tstms.
.SAT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 11 to
12 ft, subsiding to 9 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at
10 seconds. Showers.
.SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around
9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 10 seconds.
Showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 8 seconds. Showers.
.MON...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 8 seconds. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely.
.TUE...E wind around 10 kt, backing to NE in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at
8 seconds. Showers likely.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ272-221330-
Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
222 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, rising to
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt late this evening, veering to
SE with gusts up to 40 kt late. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 10 to
14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 13 ft at 10 seconds and NW 7
ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain early this evening, then rain
late this evening and overnight.
.FRI...SW wind 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 55 kt. Seas 18 to
22 ft. Wave Detail: W 16 ft at 11 seconds and S 21 ft at
12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then showers
with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 14 to 15 ft, subsiding to 11 to 14 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: SW 11 ft at 9 seconds and W 15 ft at
11 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.SAT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 11 ft at
11 seconds. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at
10 seconds. Showers.
.SUN...S wind around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at
10 seconds. Showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at 9 seconds.
Showers.
.MON...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 8 seconds. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 8 seconds. Showers.
.TUE...E wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ273-221330-
Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
222 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SE
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt late this evening and early
morning, then becoming S 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt late.
Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 11 to 15 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: S 15 ft at 11 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance
of rain early this evening, then rain late this evening and early
morning. A chance of rain late.
.FRI...SW wind 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 55 kt, easing to
25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 to
21 ft, subsiding to 16 to 21 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W
11 ft at 11 seconds and SW 19 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain
in the morning, then showers with a chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the
evening. Seas 13 to 14 ft, subsiding to 11 to 13 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: SW 9 ft at 8 seconds and W 14 ft at
11 seconds. Showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 10 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at
11 seconds. Showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of
tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at
10 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at
10 seconds. Showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at 9 seconds.
Showers.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
5 seconds and W 7 ft at 8 seconds. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 8 seconds. Showers.
.TUE...SE wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ210-221330-
Columbia River Bar-
222 PM PST Thu Nov 21 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...6 to 8 ft rapidly building to around 20 ft Friday
morning and then falling close to 15 ft Friday evening.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.37 kt at 844 PM Thursday. Seas to
10 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 2.47 kt at 947 AM Friday. Seas to 22
ft, highest on the western end of the main channel.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 3.72 kt at 947 PM Friday. Seas to 15
ft.

$$