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FZUS56 KPQR 150821
CWFPQR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
121 AM PDT THU OCT 15 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
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121 AM PDT THU OCT 15 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
A THERMAL TROUGH WILL BRING EAST/NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OVER THE
WATERS THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE THERMAL TROUGH BREAKS DOWN THIS
AFTERNOON, RETURNING NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. A SERIES
OF FRONTS WILL BRING SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. SEAS INCREASE SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A 10-30%
CHANCE OF SEAS OVER 13 FT ON MONDAY.
PZZ251-152245-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
121 AM PDT THU OCT 15 2026
TODAY
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W
5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
FRI
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO W AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS
AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W
6 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SAT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS
AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W
8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
MON
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 10 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
PZZ252-152245-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
121 AM PDT THU OCT 15 2026
TODAY
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT
AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT
AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 7 FT AT
12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
MON
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 10 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
PZZ253-152245-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
121 AM PDT THU OCT 15 2026
TODAY
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT
AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT
12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT
AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
SAT
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS
AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
18 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
MON
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 7 FT AT
13 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
PZZ271-152245-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
121 AM PDT THU OCT 15 2026
TODAY
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS
MORNING, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, BECOMING NE
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 5 FT
AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
FRI
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT
12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W
8 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, W 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
17 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
S WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO
10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W
10 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
E WIND AROUND 10 KT, BACKING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:
E 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.
PZZ272-152245-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
121 AM PDT THU OCT 15 2026
TODAY
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT
AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS
AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT
12 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MON
S WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO
10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 10 FT
AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 10 KT, BACKING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS AROUND 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 11 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.
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WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
121 AM PDT THU OCT 15 2026
TODAY
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT
12 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MON
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 9 FT AT
14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 10 KT, BACKING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 12 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
121 AM PDT THU OCT 15 2026
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
5 TO 6 FT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 2.57 KT AT 800 AM THURSDAY. SEAS 6 FT.
SECOND EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.7 KT AT 807 PM THURSDAY. SEAS 5 FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 2.12 KT AT 844 AM FRIDAY. SEAS 6 FT.
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