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FZUS56 KPQR 220749  
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
1249 AM PDT WED JUL 22 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON  
AND WESTWARD 60 NM  
 
PZZ200-222230-  
1249 AM PDT WED JUL 22 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
 
 
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY LATE  
TODAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT  
LIGHTNING POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE,  
BENIGN CONDITIONS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.  
 

 
 
PZZ251-222230-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT  
10 NM-  
1249 AM PDT WED JUL 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS,  
NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT  
14 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
THU
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS, S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S AROUND 5 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
PZZ252-222230-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-  
1249 AM PDT WED JUL 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS  
AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT  
14 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THU
 
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS, S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ253-222230-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
1249 AM PDT WED JUL 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW LATE THIS MORNING,  
THEN BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT EARLY THIS  
AFTERNOON, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT  
15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU
 
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT  
9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT  
9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO W AROUND 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND  
SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT  
AND VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS  
AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ271-222230-  
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
1249 AM PDT WED JUL 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS  
AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.  
RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN  
LIKELY IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.   
SUN
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ272-222230-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
1249 AM PDT WED JUL 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO NW LATE. SEAS AROUND 5 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT  
AT 14 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
THU
 
S WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT  
5 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ273-222230-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
1249 AM PDT WED JUL 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO NW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON,  
BACKING TO SW LATE. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND  
S 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
THU
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT  
9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW  
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PZZ210-222230-  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
1249 AM PDT WED JUL 22 2026  
   
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
 
 
   
GENERAL SEAS
 
3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT THURSDAY MORNING.  
   
FIRST EBB
 
EBB CURRENT OF 4.3 KT AT 1131 PM TUESDAY. SEAS 3 TO 4  
FT.  
   
SECOND EBB
 
EBB CURRENT OF 2.17 KT AT 1144 AM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 3  
TO 4 FT.  
   
THIRD EBB
 
EBB CURRENT OF 4.28 KT AT 1228 AM THURSDAY. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT.  
 

 
 
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