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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
200 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

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

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200 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Strong northwest breezes develop this morning behind a departing
front, remaining gusty through Saturday. A building westerly swell
will push seas above 10 feet today and Saturday. High pressure
returns Sunday into early next week.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
200 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 11 to 14 ft this
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at
17 seconds. Rain early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 11 to
13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers,
mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft
at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 10 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
200 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 13 ft
this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 12 ft at
17 seconds. Rain early this morning, then a slight chance of rain
late this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and
W 12 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at
13 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to
7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW
8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to
10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
10 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 10 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
200 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NW late this morning,
rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to
9 to 12 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
W 10 ft at 16 seconds. Rain early this morning, then a chance of
rain late this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W
9 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at
12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to
10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
10 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
200 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt this
afternoon. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds
and W 13 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 12 to
14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 13 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 10 to
13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 12 ft at
13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 10 ft at
12 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft,
subsiding to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 11 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind around 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
200 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
13 ft, building to 11 to 14 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at 17 seconds. Rain early this
morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 10 to
13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 12 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at
14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 10 ft at
12 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and W 11 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to
9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and W
10 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind around 10 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
200 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at
16 seconds. Rain early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at
14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at
12 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 11 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 10 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind around 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
200 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...6 to 8 ft building to 10 to 13 ft Friday afternoon
through Saturday morning.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 2.41 kt at 112 AM Friday. Seas 6 to 8
ft.

.SECOND EBB...Strong ebb current of 5.96 kt at 141 PM Friday. Seas
 12 to 14 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 2.55 kt at 215 AM Saturday. Seas 11
to 13 ft.

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