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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.

$$