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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
208 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

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

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208 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure will persist over the region with a thermally
induced low over California/Oregon and the Great Basin. This will
result in hot and dry conditions along with north to northwest
winds pattern through the remainder of the week. Recurring Small
Craft Advisories expected as winds peak each afternoon/evening.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
208 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming N
5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and SW
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening,
then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
208 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

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

.TONIGHT...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 5 to
7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 6 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, rising to 15 to
20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI 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 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
208 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, easing to
5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in
the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
208 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 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 5 ft at 5 seconds and S
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
208 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 7 ft
at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds, S 3 ft at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
208 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft
after midnight. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
5 seconds, S 3 ft at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
208 PM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...3 to 5 ft through Friday afternoon.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 2.77 kt at 432 PM Thursday. Seas 4 to
 5 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Very strong ebb current of 6.4 kt at 446 AM Friday.
 Seas 6 to 7 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 2.87 kt at 520 PM Friday. Seas 4 ft.

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