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Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Coastal Waters Forecast for Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm (PZZ252) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm (PZZ252)
Issued by: National Weather Service Portland, OR
Last Update: 1227 AM PST Thu Feb 26 2026		Print

Today: SE wind around 5 kt, veering to NW this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 9 seconds.

Tonight: NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

Fri: NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers.

Fri Night: NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.

Sat: NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.

Sat Night: N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds.

Sun: E wind around 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 11 seconds.

Sun Night: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 10 seconds.

Mon: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 9 seconds.

Mon Night: NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 9 seconds.






Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm (PZZ252)

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