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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
918 PM PDT Tue Aug 19 2025

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

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918 PM PDT Tue Aug 19 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Expect high pressure to build across the northeastern Pacific the
next few days with increasing northerly winds. High chances for
diurnal gusts in excess of 21 kt late tomorrow through at least
Thursday/Friday, highest in the afternoon hours.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
918 PM PDT Tue Aug 19 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and
W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W
3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
918 PM PDT Tue Aug 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and
NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at
8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.

$$

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
918 PM PDT Tue Aug 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog late this evening and early
morning. Areas of dense fog late.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, W
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at
8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 8 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
918 PM PDT Tue Aug 19 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
918 PM PDT Tue Aug 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2
ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 3 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
918 PM PDT Tue Aug 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog after
midnight. Areas of dense fog late.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon, with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15
seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
918 PM PDT Tue Aug 19 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...3 ft building to 3 to 4 ft Thursday morning.

.FIRST EBB...Strong ebb current of 5.61 kt at 254 AM Wednesday.
 Seas 4 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 2.91 kt at 332 PM Wednesday. Seas 3
 to 4 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Strong ebb current of 5.86 kt at 347 AM Thursday.
 Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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