973  
FZUS56 KPQR 091048  
CWFPQR  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON  
248 AM PST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON  
AND WESTWARD 60 NM  
 
PZZ200-091730-  
248 AM PST MON NOV 9 2009  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
 
 
ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES FOR THE NE PAC. BROAD LOW PRES  
WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUE. ANOTHER STRONG  
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS THIS MORNING. UNSETTLED WEATHER  
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK WITH A SERIES OF FRONTS MOVING  
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.  
 

 
 
PZZ250-270-091730-  
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-  
248 AM PST MON NOV 9 2009  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT AND LOCAL GUSTS  
TO 50 KT...THEN EASING TO W WIND 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
COMBINED SEAS 21 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 14 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 15  
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN BEFORE SUNRISE...THEN SHOWERS AND  
CHANCE OF TSTMS.   
TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT
 
EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. W SWELL 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS  
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
TUE
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. W SWELL 11 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. W SWELL  
11 FT. RAIN.   
WED
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT.  
W SWELL 12 FT. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES  
2 FT. W SWELL 10 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
THU
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 9 FT.    
FRI
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. W SWELL 7 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ255-275-091730-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
248 AM PST MON NOV 9 2009  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY
 
 
   
TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT
 
BECOMING SW 10  
TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 20 FT  
DOMINANT PERIOD 14 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN  
BEFORE SUNRISE...THEN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.   
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES  
4 FT. W SWELL 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
TSTMS IN THE EVENING... THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT
 
BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS.    
TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT
 
EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W  
SWELL 11 FT. RAIN.   
WED
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 11 FT.  
RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES  
2 FT. W SWELL 10 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
THU
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES  
4 FT. W SWELL 9 FT.    
FRI
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT.  
NW SWELL 7 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ210-091730-  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
248 AM PST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 15 FT. HOWEVER
 
SEAS NEAR  
20 FT DURING THE EBB AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING...AND TO 15 FT  
DURING THE EBB AROUND 1015 PM THIS EVENING. BREAKERS WILL OCCUR  
DURING BOTH EBBS.  
 

 
 
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