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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
230 AM PDT Sat Jul 20 2024

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

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230 AM PDT Sat Jul 20 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pres will remain over the offshore waters, while thermal low
pres remains over far S Oregon coast into NW California. Wind
driven northerly winds continue into early next week.

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PZZ251-210030-
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
230 AM PDT Sat Jul 20 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, W
2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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, W
2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Isolated showers
after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, SW 4 ft at 14 seconds and
W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Isolated showers. Hazy.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at
10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the
evening. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.

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PZZ252-210030-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
230 AM PDT Sat Jul 20 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, W
2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Hazy late.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then
scattered showers after midnight. Hazy.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, SW 4 ft at 14 seconds and W
2 ft at 14 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. Hazy in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 8 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 7 seconds and NW
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
230 AM PDT Sat Jul 20 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
dense fog early this morning. Hazy this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, W
2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Scattered showers.
Hazy.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and W
2 ft at 14 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. Hazy in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON 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
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and
NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
230 AM PDT Sat Jul 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Scattered showers after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, SW 4 ft at 14 seconds
and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Scattered showers. Hazy.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
230 AM PDT Sat Jul 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, rising to
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Scattered showers.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds, SW 3 ft at 14 seconds and W
2 ft at 14 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning.
Hazy.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
230 AM PDT Sat Jul 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Hazy late.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Scattered showers. Hazy.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, SW 4 ft at 14 seconds and W
4 ft at 14 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...N wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
230 AM PDT Sat Jul 20 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...3 to 4 ft building to 4 to 5 ft Sunday morning.

.FIRST EBB...Strong ebb current of 6.1 kt at 426 AM Saturday. Seas
 6 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 2.92 kt at 503 PM Saturday. Seas 4 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Very strong ebb current of 6.46 kt at 509 AM Sunday.
 Seas 9 ft.

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