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FZUS56 KPQR 172025
CWFPQR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
125 PM PDT FRI APR 17 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-181045-
125 PM PDT FRI APR 17 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS INTO TONIGHT TURN SOUTHERLY AHEAD OF A
WEAKENING FRONT ON SATURDAY WHILE SEAS OF 2 TO 4 FT TODAY WILL
BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET ON SUNDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE
WILL FINALLY MOVE INLAND BY MIDWEEK, RESULTING IN ONSHORE FLOW,
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS, AND POTENTIALLY WIND GUSTS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL
CRAFT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
PZZ251-181045-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
125 PM PDT FRI APR 17 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, RISING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
SAT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
MON
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW 4 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, SW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ252-181045-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
125 PM PDT FRI APR 17 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS AROUND 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, SW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ253-181045-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
125 PM PDT FRI APR 17 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING E
AROUND 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
SAT
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO S AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS AROUND 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE
OF RAIN.
MON
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW 3 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
TUE
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW 3 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ271-181045-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
125 PM PDT FRI APR 17 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
SAT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS, S 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW 5 FT AT
13 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
W WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, SW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ272-181045-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
125 PM PDT FRI APR 17 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
NW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, SW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT
15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ273-181045-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
125 PM PDT FRI APR 17 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING E
5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
SAT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, SW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, SW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, SW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ210-181045-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
125 PM PDT FRI APR 17 2026
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
3 FT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.56 KT AT 531 PM FRIDAY. SEAS 3 FT.
SECOND EBB
VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 6.93 KT AT 547 AM
SATURDAY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.32 KT AT 614 PM SATURDAY. SEAS 3 FT.
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