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FZUS56 KPQR 120813
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
113 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-122315-
113 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH MOVES INTO
THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY, BRINGING INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS AND
SLIGHT CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS NORTHERLY WINDS EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
PZZ251-122315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
113 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2026
TODAY
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS
THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
WED
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ252-122315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
113 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2026
TODAY
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS 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 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
MON
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO W AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ253-122315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
113 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2026
TODAY
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS 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 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON 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 AND NW
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
WED
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ271-122315-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
113 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2026
TODAY
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUN
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW
2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
MON
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ272-122315-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
113 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2026
TODAY
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
MON
NW WIND AROUND 5 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 14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT
7 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT
7 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ273-122315-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
113 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2026
TODAY
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS LATE
THIS MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN
THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, EASING TO AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ210-122315-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
113 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2026
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
AROUND 4 FT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 5.43 KT AT 558 AM SATURDAY. SEAS 4 FT.
SECOND EBB
STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 5.71 KT AT 621 PM SATURDAY.
SEAS 5 FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.89 KT AT 636 AM SUNDAY. SEAS 4 FT.
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