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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
200 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025

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

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200 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Weak high pressure maintains light northerly winds through
Saturday, with locally stronger gusts over the nearshore waters
during the afternoon and evening hours. A weak front moves across
the waters late Sunday into Monday.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
200 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
200 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025

.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.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...S wind around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at
10 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds
and W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
200 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...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 W 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W
5 ft at 10 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
200 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...E wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...S wind around 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at
10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
200 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening,
then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.MON...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
5 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
200 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas around 4 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.MON...W wind around 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail:
N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
200 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...2 to 3 ft through Friday afternoon.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 3.72 kt at 113 PM Thursday. Seas 3 to
 4 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 5.1 kt at 200 AM Friday. Seas 3 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 3.73 kt at 216 PM Friday. Seas 3 ft.

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