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FZUS56 KPQR 222232  
CWFPQR  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON  
232 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON  
AND WESTWARD 60 NM  
 
PZZ200-230600-  
232 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST  
 
HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER WATERS TONIGHT RELAXING GRADIENT. NEXT  
FRONT WILL ARRIVE ON MON AND HAS POTENTIAL TO BRING GALE FORCE  
GUSTS TO THE WATERS. ANOTHER WEAK RIDGE BUILDS IN ON TUE.  
 
 
 
PZZ250-270-230600-  
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-  
232 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY  
MORNING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH  
MONDAY MORNING...  
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT  
BECOMING  
SW 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT  
IN THE EVENING. W SWELL 22 FT AT 12 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS BEFORE DARK...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING.   
MON  
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS  
13 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE  
DAY.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2  
FT. W SWELL 12 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.   
TUE  
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES  
2 FT. W SWELL 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL  
11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED  
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT.  
W SWELL 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED NIGHT  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES  
2 FT. W SWELL 14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU  
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 15 FT.    
FRI  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT.  
W SWELL 14 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ255-275-230600-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
232 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY  
MORNING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH  
MONDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT  
BECOMING  
SW 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT IN THE  
EVENING. W SWELL 20 FT AT 12 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AT 12  
SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS BEFORE DARK...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.   
MON  
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 6  
FT. W SWELL 11 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
AFTERNOON.   
MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT  
EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 12 FT AT  
16 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TUE  
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 11 FT.  
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES  
1 FOOT. W SWELL 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT.  
W SWELL 12 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND  
WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU  
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 15 FT.    
FRI  
NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 14 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ210-230600-  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
232 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT  
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL  
COMBINED SEAS NEAR 18 FT WILL GRADUALLY  
DECREASE TO 11 FT TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SEAS TEMPORARILY NEAR  
15 FT DURING THE EBB AROUND 800 PM TONIGHT...AND TO 14 FT  
DURING THE EBB AROUND 915 AM MON MORNING. BREAKERS ARE LIKELY  
DURING THE EVENING EBB AND POSSIBLE DURING TOMORROW MORNINGS  
EBB.  
 
 
 
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