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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1123 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-191015-
1123 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
A WESTERLY SWELL WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH FRIDAY. WEAK LOW
PRESSURE OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST DROPS SOUTH ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH THU. STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND WITH
LIKELY GALES AND A 20-30% CHANCE FOR STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS
ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS ON SAT. WIND WAVE DOMINATED SEAS
BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT.
PZZ251-191015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
1123 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
TONIGHT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO E LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY THIS
EVENING. SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
LATE.
THU
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
E WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
14 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
NW 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO
7 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ252-191015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
1123 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
TONIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BACKING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT,
BACKING TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF TSTMS EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
THU
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT
10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
FRI
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: SE 9 FT AT 7 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 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
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 NW 5 FT AT
14 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
10 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS, SW
10 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ253-191015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
1123 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
TONIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT, VEERING TO N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT
10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
FRI
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: SE 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
14 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 8 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO
7 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS, SW
9 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ271-191015-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1123 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
TONIGHT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS
THIS EVENING. SHOWERS.
THU
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT,
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO AROUND 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: SE 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
SAT
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO
16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 16 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
14 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SE 14 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
14 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT, SUBSIDING TO
11 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
NW 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO
9 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS, W
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ272-191015-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1123 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
TONIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, VEERING TO N WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT
10 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS UNTIL EARLY
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE.
THU
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT
10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
FRI
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W
6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING
SE 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
15 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
SE WIND 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 16 FT AT 11 SECONDS
AND W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
12 TO 17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT
14 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
15 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT, SUBSIDING TO
11 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
NW 11 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO
9 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS, SW
10 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ273-191015-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1123 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
TONIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, VEERING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT,
RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO
11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW
9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS.
THU
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
NW 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW
8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
FRI
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO
10 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS
AND W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO
17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 17 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT
13 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
11 TO 15 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:
SE 15 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 14 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
7 FT AT 9 SECONDS, W 12 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
14 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO
9 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS, SW
10 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ210-191015-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1123 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
FIRST EBB
STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 5.7 KT AT 513 PM WEDNESDAY.
SEAS 7 FT.
SECOND EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.99 KT AT 542 AM THURSDAY. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 5.43 KT AT 548 PM THURSDAY. SEAS 5 FT.
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