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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
940 AM PDT WED APR 2 2025  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON  
AND WESTWARD 60 NM  
 
PZZ200-030200-  
940 AM PDT WED APR 2 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST  
 
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND LOWER PRESSURE INLAND  
WILL LEAD TO MODEST NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS THROUGH THE  
END OF THE WEEK. THE NEXT FRONT ARRIVES SATURDAY EVENING INTO  
SUNDAY, RETURNING BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS. THERE IS A 20 TO 30  
PERCENT CHANCE THAT GALE FORCE SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS OCCUR AHEAD OF  
THE FRONT ON SUNDAY.  
 
 
 
PZZ251-030200-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT  
10 NM-  
940 AM PDT WED APR 2 2025  
   
TODAY  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS THIS MORNING, THEN  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE.    
TONIGHT  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
THU  
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
SAT  
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT, BUILDING TO  
5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT  
AT 18 SECONDS.    
SUN  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT  
17 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 
 
 
PZZ252-030200-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-  
940 AM PDT WED APR 2 2025  
   
TODAY  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 7 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS, MAINLY THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WIND AROUND 10 KT, VEERING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
SAT  
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT, BUILDING TO  
5 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 18 SECONDS.    
SUN  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT  
17 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 
 
 
PZZ253-030200-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
940 AM PDT WED APR 2 2025  
   
TODAY  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY THIS  
MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
SAT  
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT, BUILDING TO  
5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 18 SECONDS.    
SUN  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT  
17 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 
 
 
PZZ271-030200-  
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
940 AM PDT WED APR 2 2025  
   
TODAY  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY  
THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
THU  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
SAT  
SE WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO  
5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT  
AT 18 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO  
12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W  
12 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 
 
 
PZZ272-030200-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
940 AM PDT WED APR 2 2025  
   
TODAY  
NW WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY  
THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
N WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WIND AROUND 10 KT, VEERING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
SAT  
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 18 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO  
12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W  
12 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 
 
 
PZZ273-030200-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
940 AM PDT WED APR 2 2025  
   
TODAY  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY THIS  
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.    
TONIGHT  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO  
6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT  
AT 18 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN  
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO  
12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W  
12 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 
 
 
PZZ210-030200-  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
940 AM PDT WED APR 2 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING  
 
   
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL  
 
   
GENERAL SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THURSDAY  
MORNING.  
   
FIRST EBB  
VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 6.39 KT AT 811 AM  
WEDNESDAY. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  
   
SECOND EBB  
EBB CURRENT OF 3.24 KT AT 845 PM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 4  
FT.  
   
THIRD EBB  
STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 5.71 KT AT 906 AM THURSDAY.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
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