390  
FZUS56 KPQR 092030  
CWFPQR  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
130 PM PDT MON MAR 9 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON  
AND WESTWARD 60 NM  
 
PZZ200-101115-  
130 PM PDT MON MAR 9 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
 
 
BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND SEAS ABOVE 10 FT SEAS CONTINUE THROUGH  
TUESDAY NIGHT BEHIND A WEAK FRONTAL PASSAGE. A STRONGER FRONTAL  
SYSTEM ON WEDNESDAY MAY BRING A PERIOD OF GALES AND HAZARDOUS  
SEAS; CHANCES FOR ISOLATED GALE-FORCE GUSTS ARE HIGH, BUT  
CONFIDENCE IN WIDESPREAD GALES IS MUCH LOWER, WHILE THERE IS  
MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN SEAS AT OR ABOVE 15 FT. SEAS THEN EASE  
BELOW 10 FT THROUGH THURSDAY WITH FURTHER CHANCES FOR SEAS  
HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT LATE IN THE WEEK.  
 

 
 
PZZ251-101115-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT  
10 NM-  
130 PM PDT MON MAR 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W  
10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
TUE
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU
 
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS.  
RAIN.   
FRI
 
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
SW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ252-101115-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-  
130 PM PDT MON MAR 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN EARLY, THEN RAIN LIKELY LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
NW 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
TUE
 
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
NW 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
10 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED
 
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO  
13 TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS.  
RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU
 
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND  
SW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI
 
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, VEERING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 9 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ253-101115-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
130 PM PDT MON MAR 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY  
IN THE EVENING.    
TUE
 
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
NW 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED
 
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU
 
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI
 
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ271-101115-  
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
130 PM PDT MON MAR 9 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
W WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 11 FT  
AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY, THEN RAIN LIKELY LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO  
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 11 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TUE
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
9 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
W 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 14  
TO 16 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
13 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU
 
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO AROUND 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT
 
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
SW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ272-101115-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
130 PM PDT MON MAR 9 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY EARLY, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 11 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
TUE
 
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS  
AND NW 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 16 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 13 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 13  
TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU
 
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W  
9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI
 
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WIND AROUND 20 KT, VEERING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 9 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ273-101115-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
130 PM PDT MON MAR 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TUE
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS  
AND NW 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED
 
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO  
12 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
12 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT
 
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
10 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI
 
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WIND AROUND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 

 
 
PZZ210-101115-  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
130 PM PDT MON MAR 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
   
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
 
 
   
GENERAL SEAS
 
8 TO 10 FT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.  
   
FIRST EBB
 
EBB CURRENT OF 2.29 KT AT 916 PM MONDAY. SEAS 9 FT.  
   
SECOND EBB
 
EBB CURRENT OF 3.98 KT AT 950 AM TUESDAY. SEAS 9 TO  
10 FT.  
   
THIRD EBB
 
EBB CURRENT OF 1.71 KT AT 1014 PM TUESDAY. SEAS 9 TO  
10 FT.  
 

 
 
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