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FZUS56 KPQR 172143
CWFPQR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
243 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-181230-
243 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN BREEZY NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. WAVE HEIGHTS
WILL BUILD TO AROUND 8 TO 10 FEET WITH A MIX OF WIND WAVES AND A
NORTHWESTERLY SWELL. NORTHERLY WINDS WEAKEN ON FRIDAY. A WEAK
FRONT APPROACHES THE WATERS THIS WEEKEND, RETURNING SOUTHERLY
WINDS.
PZZ251-181230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
243 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS AROUND
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW
7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ252-181230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
243 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
NW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, EASING TO
15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W
7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
PZZ253-181230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
243 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
NW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW
8 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, EASING TO
5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO S AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
PZZ271-181230-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
243 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND AROUND 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
W WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
12 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO
7 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W
8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ272-181230-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
243 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS AROUND 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
12 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ273-181230-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
243 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS, NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS
AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW
8 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
13 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
PZZ210-181230-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
243 PM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT THURSDAY MORNING.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 2.78 KT AT 222 PM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
SECOND EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.97 KT AT 238 AM THURSDAY. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 3.45 KT AT 316 PM THURSDAY. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
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