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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
207 PM PDT Sat Oct 19 2024

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

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207 PM PDT Sat Oct 19 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
A frontal boundary pushes through the coastal waters on Sunday
allowing the pressure gradient to tighten and producing Small
Craft winds for all zones. Monday through the middle of the week a
ridge of high pressure rebuilds overhead with winds turning
northerly.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
207 PM PDT Sat Oct 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 9 ft at 11 seconds.
A chance of showers until late afternoon, then showers likely
late.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the evening.
Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at
11 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.SUN...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. A
slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at
10 seconds. Rain.
.MON...S wind around 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at
10 seconds. Rain in the morning, then showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
6 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NE wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.

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PZZ252-201145-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
207 PM PDT Sat Oct 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 11 seconds. A slight
chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
9 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. A
slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at
11 seconds. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds.
Rain in the morning, then showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
7 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TUE 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 9 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
207 PM PDT Sat Oct 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. A
slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy dense fog after
midnight.
.SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds. Rain
in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
W 7 ft at 10 seconds. Rain in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at
9 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
207 PM PDT Sat Oct 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at
11 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this morning, then a
chance of showers late this morning and early afternoon. Showers
late.
.TONIGHT...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
11 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.SUN...S wind 20 to 25 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at
11 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at
10 seconds. Rain.
.MON...SW wind around 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at
10 seconds. Rain in the morning, then showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
6 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
207 PM PDT Sat Oct 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at
11 seconds. A slight chance of showers until late afternoon, then
a chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 11 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.SUN...S wind 20 to 25 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at
10 seconds. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds. Rain in the morning, then
showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 9 seconds. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
207 PM PDT Sat Oct 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at
11 seconds. A slight chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
8 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening,
then a chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds.
A chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
4 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds. Rain in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
207 PM PDT Sat Oct 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...10 to 13 ft subsiding to 8 ft Sunday evening.

.FIRST EBB...Very strong ebb current of 7.16 kt at 642 PM
 Saturday. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 3.95 kt at 713 AM Sunday. Seas 7 to 8
 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Very strong ebb current of 6.68 kt at 727 PM Sunday.
 Seas 8 to 10 ft.

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