897  
FZUS56 KPQR 230359  
CWFPQR  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON  
859 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON  
AND WESTWARD 60 NM  
 
PZZ200-231015-  
859 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
 
 
LOW PRES OVER THE REGION WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH THU...THEN  
PUSH OFF TO THE EAST ON FRI. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE  
NE PAC THIS WEEKEND. ANOTHER FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION  
EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 

 
 
PZZ250-270-231015-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT  
10 NM-  
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO  
60 NM-  
859 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL  
MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT
 
BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WIND WAVES 3 FT. NW SWELL 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT  
AT 11 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.   
THU...S WIND 10 KT
 
BACKING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND  
WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT
 
BACKING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS.   
FRI...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT
 
BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND  
WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 6 FT  
AT 13 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SAT...W WIND TO 5 KT
 
BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND  
WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SAT NIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT
 
VEERING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.   
SUN
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 4 FT.    
MON
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 3 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ255-275-231015-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
859 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM  
PDT THURSDAY...  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. NW SWELL 13 FT AT  
12 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS LATE. RAIN.   
THU
 
SW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. NW  
SWELL 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT
 
BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. NW SWELL 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
FRI
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 7 FT AT  
14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT
 
BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
SAT...W WIND 5 KT
 
BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES  
1 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT
 
VEERING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.   
SUN
 
NW WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 4 FT.    
MON
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 3 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ210-231015-  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
859 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT  
UNTIL 6 AM PDT THURSDAY...  
   
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS NEAR 10 FT TONIGHT
 
AND  
9 FT ON THU. HOWEVER...SEAS TEMPORARILY NEAR 14 FT WITH BREAKERS  
COVERING THE BAR WITH THE STRONG EBB AROUND 345 AM THU...AND TO 11  
FT DURING THE WEAKER EBB AROUND 415 PM THU.  
 

 
 
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