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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
213 PM PDT Sat Apr 19 2025

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

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213 PM PDT Sat Apr 19 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-
213 PM PDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft
after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10
seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers late.
.SUN...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 7 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
6 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. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at
12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED 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 12 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 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-
213 PM PDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late this evening and
overnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers late.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 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 rain, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 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 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW
4 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW
4 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
213 PM PDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at
6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. 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 in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW
6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 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 6 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 6 ft.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW
4 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at
6 seconds and NW 4 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. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW
4 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 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-
213 PM PDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds.
A slight chance of showers late.
.SUN...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 7 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 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...NW wind 10 to 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 NIGHT...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
10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at
12 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to W after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
213 PM PDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW
10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6
seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A slight
chance of showers late.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds, N 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. A
chance of showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...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
11 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
7 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 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 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 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...N wind around 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 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 around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of
showers after midnight.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
213 PM PDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

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

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Columbia River Bar-
213 PM PDT Sat Apr 19 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...5 to 7 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft Sunday evening.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 1.82 kt at 959 PM Saturday. Seas 6 to
 7 ft.

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

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

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