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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
200 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025

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

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200 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure offshore will maintain northerly winds through the
weekend. Northerlies expected to persist through the middle of
next week as a thermal trough builds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
200 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
9 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at
11 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW
5 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind around 15 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
200 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly
this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
11 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.MON...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW
6 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
200 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW
6 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW
6 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at
13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
200 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at
9 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at
11 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N wind around 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
200 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, N 3 ft at 8 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers early this morning,
then a slight chance of showers late this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at
10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of
showers.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
200 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, N 4 ft at 8 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at
10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of
showers.

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Columbia River Bar-
200 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...5 to 8 ft through Monday morning.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.08 kt at 1009 AM Sunday. Seas 5 to 6
 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 1.91 kt at 1127 PM Sunday. Seas 5 to
 6 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 3.91 kt at 1125 AM Monday. Seas 5 to 6
 ft.

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