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FZUS56 KPQR 132200
CWFPQR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
200 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2025
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-141230-
200 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
HIGH PRESSURE MAINTAINS TRANQUIL CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON, THEN A WEAK FRONT BRINGS INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS
TONIGHT. A STRONGER FRONTAL SYSTEM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WILL
BRING WIDESPREAD GALES ALONG WITH STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS. THERE
IS A 25-45% CHANCE OF STORM-FORCE WIND GUSTS ON MONDAY WITHIN THE
INNER WATERS. AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH NEXT
WEEK WITH ELEVATED SEAS AND ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR GALES.
PZZ251-141230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
200 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
THIS AFTERNOON
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT, RISING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO
14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S
13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MON
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT, VEERING TO SW
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO
18 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 15 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 16 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT, VEERING TO W 25 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT, BUILDING TO 17 TO 19 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 17 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
W WIND 25 TO 30 KT, BACKING TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
PZZ252-141230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
200 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
THIS AFTERNOON
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT
13 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO
11 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS
AND SW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT, VEERING TO SW
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO
20 FT, SUBSIDING TO 14 TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW
9 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 17 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
W 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO
16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW
13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT, BUILDING TO
17 TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 17 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
W WIND 25 TO 30 KT, BACKING TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT, SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 16 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 16 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
W 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
PZZ253-141230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
200 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
THIS AFTERNOON
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, RISING TO
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 11 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO
17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
W 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 12 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT, BUILDING TO
14 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
RAIN.
WED
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO
14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W
14 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
PZZ271-141230-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
200 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
THIS AFTERNOON
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
13 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
SW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT, RISING TO 30 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 14 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT, VEERING TO SW
25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
14 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 15 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
12 TO 14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 14 TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT, BUILDING TO
17 TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 16 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
WED
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 15 TO
16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W
16 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
PZZ272-141230-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
200 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
THIS AFTERNOON
S WIND AROUND 10 KT, RISING TO AROUND 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 6 FT
AT 13 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
SW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT, RISING TO 30 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT, VEERING TO SW
25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO
14 TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS
AND S 15 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
12 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT, BUILDING TO
17 TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 16 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
WED
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 17 FT, SUBSIDING TO 14 TO
15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W
15 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 20 KT, RISING TO AROUND 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
W 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
PZZ273-141230-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
200 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
THIS AFTERNOON
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT
13 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
SW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT, RISING TO 30 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT, SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 9 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 12 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT, BUILDING TO
15 TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
WED
W WIND AROUND 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT, SUBSIDING TO 13 TO
14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W
14 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
PZZ210-141230-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
200 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT SUNDAY NIGHT.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 2.6 KT AT 1158 PM SATURDAY. SEAS 8 FT.
SECOND EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.38 KT AT 1240 PM SUNDAY. SEAS 7 FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 2.4 KT AT 1255 AM MONDAY. SEAS 9 TO 11
FT.
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