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FZUS56 KPQR 150146  
CWFPQR  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
646 PM PDT THU MAY 14 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON  
AND WESTWARD 60 NM  
 
PZZ200-151630-  
646 PM PDT THU MAY 14 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST  
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON TURN NORTHWESTERLY THIS EVENING  
FOLLOWING A FRONTAL PASSAGE, REMAINING WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY  
INTO THIS WEEKEND. A WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD ABOVE 10 FEET  
WHILE WINDS GUST NEAR 20 KNOTS BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING,  
YIELDING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT FROM LATE FRIDAY  
THROUGH SATURDAY. SEAS EASE BELOW 10 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
 
 
PZZ251-151630-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT  
10 NM-  
646 PM PDT THU MAY 14 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH  
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN  
LIKELY.    
TONIGHT  
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W  
6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING.    
FRI  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS, W  
8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE  
MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SUN  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 19 SECONDS.   
MON  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO  
7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W  
7 FT AT 17 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 14 SECONDS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
PZZ252-151630-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-  
646 PM PDT THU MAY 14 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN.    
TONIGHT  
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
FRI  
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS, W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE  
MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
W 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SUN  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT  
19 SECONDS.    
MON  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 18 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W  
7 FT AT 15 SECONDS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
PZZ253-151630-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
646 PM PDT THU MAY 14 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS  
AND W 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
FRI  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SUN  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT  
6 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW  
6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 19 SECONDS.    
MON  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
18 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT  
15 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PZZ271-151630-  
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
646 PM PDT THU MAY 14 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH  
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 9  
SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TONIGHT  
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W  
6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
FRI  
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT  
11 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT  
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO  
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SUN  
NW WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT  
19 SECONDS.    
MON  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO  
8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W  
8 FT AT 16 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
PZZ272-151630-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
646 PM PDT THU MAY 14 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH  
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TONIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W  
3 FT AT 17 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
FRI  
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W  
7 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT  
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO  
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SUN  
N WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT  
19 SECONDS.    
MON  
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT  
17 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PZZ273-151630-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
646 PM PDT THU MAY 14 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TONIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND  
W 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
FRI  
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT  
15 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT  
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT  
12 SECONDS.    
SUN  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 19 SECONDS.   
MON  
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 FT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT  
17 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
N WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PZZ210-151630-  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
646 PM PDT THU MAY 14 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...  
   
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL  
 
   
GENERAL SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT SATURDAY MORNING.  
   
FIRST EBB  
VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 6.48 KT AT 357 AM FRIDAY.  
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  
   
SECOND EBB  
EBB CURRENT OF 3.84 KT AT 424 PM FRIDAY. SEAS 7 TO 8  
FT.  
   
THIRD EBB  
VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 7.04 KT AT 441 AM  
SATURDAY. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT.  
 
 
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