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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
442 FZUS56 KPQR 072211 CWFPQR Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland OR 211 PM PST Fri Feb 7 2025 Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon and westward 60 NM PZZ200-082100- 211 PM PST Fri Feb 7 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... Southerly winds increase later today as a weak low pressure system moves across the coastal waters tonight. High pressure returns with northerly flow and relatively benign conditions through the weekend. Offshore flow increases by the middle of next week. $$ PZZ251-082100- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- 211 PM PST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt late this evening and early morning, then becoming SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers. .SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of snow showers after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of snow showers in the morning. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain and snow showers. .MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain and snow showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NE wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 17 seconds. Snow and rain likely. $$ PZZ252-082100- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- 211 PM PST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt late this evening and early morning, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers early this evening, then showers late this evening and overnight. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 18 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of snow showers in the morning. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain and snow showers. .MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NE wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of snow in the morning. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 18 seconds. Rain likely with a chance of snow in the evening, then rain after midnight. $$ PZZ253-082100- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 211 PM PST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt late this evening and early morning, then becoming SW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers early this evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms late this evening and overnight. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain and snow showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain and snow showers after midnight. .MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds. Rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ271-082100- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 211 PM PST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NW late. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Showers this evening. A slight chance of tstms late this evening and overnight. A chance of showers late. .SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of snow showers after midnight. .MON...NE wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain and snow showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...E wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...SE wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ272-082100- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- 211 PM PST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers, mainly this evening. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers. .MON...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds. Rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ273-082100- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 211 PM PST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight, veering to W late. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers this evening. A slight chance of tstms late this evening and overnight. A chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain and snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain and snow after midnight. .WED...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 17 seconds. Rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ210-082100- Columbia River Bar- 211 PM PST Fri Feb 7 2025 .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... .GENERAL SEAS...2 to 3 ft building to 4 to 5 ft Saturday noon. .FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 5.1 kt at 1222 PM Friday. Seas 3 ft. .SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 2.02 kt at 101 AM Saturday. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.34 kt at 126 PM Saturday. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$