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FZUS56 KPQR 211913
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1213 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-221015-
1213 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST BRINGING
INCREASING SEAS AND WINDS ON WEDNESDAY. WESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO
20-25 KT ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WITH A NORTHWESTERLY SWELL MOVING
IN LATER WEDNESDAY EVENING AND PUSHING SEAS ABOVE 10 FEET FOR
MOST OF THE WATERS. WINDS DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ON THURSDAY,
HOWEVER SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT.
PZZ251-221015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
1213 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON,
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
TONIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
THU
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 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, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
PZZ252-221015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
1213 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON,
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
TONIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT,
BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT
12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
PZZ253-221015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
1213 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON,
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
TONIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS
AND W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT
AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT
AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW
6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
PZZ271-221015-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1213 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TODAY
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
TONIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS AROUND
8 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
NW 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO
10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW
11 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PZZ272-221015-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1213 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT,
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
NW 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PZZ273-221015-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1213 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT,
BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
PZZ210-221015-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1213 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT WEDNESDAY EVENING.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 3.0 KT AT 849 PM TUESDAY. SEAS 5 FT.
SECOND EBB
STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 5.69 KT AT 903 AM WEDNESDAY.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 2.66 KT AT 959 PM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT.
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