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FZUS56 KPQR 281909
CWFPQR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1209 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
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1209 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE MAINTAINS NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS
THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
MORE ACTIVE WEATHER LIKELY RETURNS BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS A
STRONGER FRONT APPROACHES THE WATERS.
PZZ251-291915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
1209 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2026
REST OF TODAY
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
18 SECONDS.
SUN
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ252-291915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
1209 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2026
REST OF TODAY
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
SUN
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ253-291915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
1209 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2026
REST OF TODAY
N WIND AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, EASING TO AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT
AT 5 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, EASING TO AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS
AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT, RISING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ271-291915-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1209 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2026
REST OF TODAY
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE
W WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW
2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ272-291915-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1209 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2026
REST OF TODAY
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 10 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS, W
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1209 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2026
REST OF TODAY
N WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE
MORNING.
SAT 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, NW
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS, W
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1209 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2026
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT SATURDAY EVENING.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.45 KT AT 551 PM FRIDAY. SEAS 3 FT.
SECOND EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 5.34 KT AT 556 AM SATURDAY. SEAS 3
FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.89 KT AT 622 PM SATURDAY. SEAS 4 FT.
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