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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
205 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025

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

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205 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Southerly to southwesterly winds continue through today while
northwesterly swell builds into the weekend ahead of a frontal
system nearing the coast. Winds veering northwesterly behind the
front are likely to yield gusts exceeding 25 kt with seas
approaching 10 ft Saturday into Sunday, conditions potentially
hazardous to small craft. Active weather is expected to continue
into next week.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
205 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight, then showers likely early this morning. A chance
of showers late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
7 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
6 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
8 ft at 12 seconds.

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PZZ252-162330-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
205 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft,
building to 6 to 7 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers
after midnight, then a chance of showers early this morning. A
slight chance of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W after midnight. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at
12 seconds. Showers.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds.
Showers, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W
7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W
5 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and
W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
205 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft,
building to 5 to 7 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and
W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 ft in
the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at
12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
205 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely after
midnight, then a chance of showers late this morning and early
afternoon. Showers likely late.
.TONIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at
11 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds.
A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 8 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind around 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at
9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...S wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at
10 seconds. Showers, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUE...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
205 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025

.TODAY...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds
and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 7 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
8 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at
11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.MON...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Showers, mainly in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUE...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 to
9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
9 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
205 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025

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

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Columbia River Bar-
205 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...4 to 5 ft building to 6 to 7 ft this afternoon.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 5.34 kt at 716 AM Friday. Seas 5 to 6
 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 2.35 kt at 800 PM Friday. Seas 6 to
 7 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.09 kt at 758 AM Saturday. Seas 6 to
 7 ft.

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