286  
FZUS56 KPQR 190959  
CWFPQR  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON  
259 AM PDT SAT JUL 19 2008  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON  
AND WESTWARD 60 NM  
 
PZZ200-191630-  
259 AM PDT SAT JUL 19 2008  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN WEST OF THE WATERS WITH THERMAL LOW  
PRES INLAND AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS WILL PRODUCE  
GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
 

 
 
PZZ250-270-191630-  
/O.ROU.KPQR.MA.F.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT  
20 NM-  
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 20 TO  
60 NM-  
259 AM PDT SAT JUL 19 2008  
   
TODAY...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT
 
BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 4 FT. NW SWELL 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.   
TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT
 
EASING TO  
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. NW SWELL 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN...NW WIND 5 KT
 
RISING TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT
 
BECOMING N  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 3 FT. PATCHY FOG  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON...N WIND 10 KT
 
RISING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND  
WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 4 FT...SHIFTING TO THE SW 5 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. SW SWELL  
5 FT...SHIFTING TO THE W 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 7 FT.    
WED
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES  
2 FT. NW SWELL 6 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ255-275-191630-  
/O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0084.080719T2100Z-080720T0600Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 20 NM-  
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
259 AM PDT SAT JUL 19 2008  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM  
PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT
 
RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
NW SWELL 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.   
TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT
 
EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
NW SWELL 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SUN...N WIND 10 KT
 
RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND WAVES 1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL  
4 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT
 
EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
NW SWELL 4 FT.    
MON...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT
 
RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
W SWELL 4 FT...BUILDING TO SW 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT
 
EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SW SWELL 6 FT...SHIFTING TO THE W AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT.  
NW SWELL 7 FT.    
WED
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ210-191630-  
/O.ROU.KPQR.MA.F.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
259 AM PDT SAT JUL 19 2008  
 
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 4 FT THROUGH SAT. HOWEVER...SEAS  
TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 6 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB CURRENTS  
AROUND 6 AM MORNING...AND TO 5 FT DURING THE WEAK EBB AROUND 645  
PM.  
 

 
 
FOR MORE WEATHER INFORMATION FROM NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
VISIT...  
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND (ALL LOWER CASE)  
 
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