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FZUS56 KPQR 200823
CWFPQR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1223 AM PST FRI FEB 20 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-202315-
1223 AM PST FRI FEB 20 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
TODAY A LINGERING WESTERLY SWELL WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. THEN AN
APPROACHING SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS OVER THE WATERS THIS
WEEKEND WITH LIKELY GALES AND A 20-40% CHANCE FOR STORM FORCE
WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE FAR OUTER COASTAL WATERS ON SAT. WIND WAVE
DOMINATED SEAS BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT. SEAS GRADUALLY DECREASE
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PZZ251-202315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
1223 AM PST FRI FEB 20 2026
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
TODAY
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL
LATE AFTERNOON, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE.
TONIGHT
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS, S 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS
AND W 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:
SE 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS, S 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
15 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT, VEERING TO S 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SE 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS, S 9 FT AT
13 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS, S 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS
AND NW 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO
7 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, SW
8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS, SW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ252-202315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
1223 AM PST FRI FEB 20 2026
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
TODAY
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
TONIGHT
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: SE 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS, S 9 FT AT
13 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 11 FT
AT 9 SECONDS, S 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS, S
10 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT
AT 6 SECONDS, SW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO
7 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, SW
8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY
IN THE EVENING.
TUE
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS, SW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ253-202315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
1223 AM PST FRI FEB 20 2026
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
TODAY
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
TONIGHT
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: SE 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
RAIN.
SAT
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS, SW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS
AND W 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS, S 10 FT AT
13 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS, S
10 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
13 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT
AT 6 SECONDS, SW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, SW
9 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY
IN THE EVENING.
TUE
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS, SW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PZZ271-202315-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1223 AM PST FRI FEB 20 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
TODAY
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS LATE.
TONIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: SE 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO
16 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SE
13 FT AT 10 SECONDS, S 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT
13 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
SE WIND 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
13 TO 18 FT, BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:
SE 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS, S 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
14 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT, SUBSIDING TO 14 TO
17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS, S
12 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 16 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS, S 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
13 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS, SW 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, S
8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
SW WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS, S 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, S 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ272-202315-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1223 AM PST FRI FEB 20 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
TODAY
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, RISING TO
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS LATE.
TONIGHT
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SE WIND 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT, BUILDING TO 14 TO 19 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT
13 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 30 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS,
S 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO
18 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
14 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 16 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS, S 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT
AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND AROUND 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT
AT 7 SECONDS, SW 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO
9 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, S
9 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS, S 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, S 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ273-202315-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1223 AM PST FRI FEB 20 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
TODAY
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 KT. SEAS AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON,
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE.
TONIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO
14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W
3 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT, RISING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT, BUILDING TO 14 TO 19 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 16 FT AT 11 SECONDS, S 13 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS
15 TO 20 FT, BUILDING TO 17 TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 16 FT AT 12 SECONDS, S 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
14 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO
18 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
14 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 16 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND AROUND 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT
AT 7 SECONDS, SW 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, S
10 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY
IN THE EVENING.
TUE
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS, S 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, S 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PZZ210-202315-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1223 AM PST FRI FEB 20 2026
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT SATURDAY MORNING.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 5.36 KT AT 617 AM FRIDAY. SEAS 5 FT.
SECOND EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.96 KT AT 625 PM FRIDAY. SEAS 5 FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 5.55 KT AT 656 AM SATURDAY. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
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