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FZUS56 KPQR 182231
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
231 PM PST THU DEC 18 2025
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-191330-
231 PM PST THU DEC 18 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
HAZARDOUS SEAS OF 12 TO 15 FT AT 10 SECONDS THROUGH THURSDAY.
STRONG FRONTAL PASSAGE ON THURSDAY WITH STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY
RAIN. EXPECT HIGH END GALE TO STORM FORCE CONDITIONS STARTING
THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT STORM FORCE WINDS IN
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS. CONDITIONS BECOME MORE SETTLED
OVER THE WEEKEND.
PZZ251-191330-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
231 PM PST THU DEC 18 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
TODAY
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT, VEERING TO SW 30 TO 35 KT EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON, VEERING TO W 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: SW 16 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN
THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN
LATE.
TONIGHT
W WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 11 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 14 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
FRI
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 9 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:
W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
SUN
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO
11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W
9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
W 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ252-191330-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
231 PM PST THU DEC 18 2025
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
TODAY
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT, VEERING TO SW 30 TO 40 KT LATE THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 16 FT
THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 18 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 16 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS LATE.
TONIGHT
W WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, EASING TO
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO
16 FT, SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W
10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 15 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN
THE EVENING.
FRI
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 9 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,
THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 10 FT
AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
RAIN.
MON
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
RAIN.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ253-191330-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
231 PM PST THU DEC 18 2025
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
TODAY
S WIND 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 TO
18 FT, BUILDING TO 16 TO 19 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW
19 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT, BECOMING NW
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO
18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
18 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN
THE EVENING.
FRI
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 9 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS, W 9 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
W 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
RAIN.
PZZ271-191330-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
231 PM PST THU DEC 18 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
TODAY
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT, VEERING TO SW 30 TO 35 KT LATE THIS
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, VEERING TO W 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS
14 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 16 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN THIS
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY
LATE.
TONIGHT
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO
15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W
11 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN
THE EVENING.
FRI
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
W WIND AROUND 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO
11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W
10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO
9 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
W 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
RAIN.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ272-191330-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
231 PM PST THU DEC 18 2025
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
TODAY
S WIND 30 TO 35 KT, VEERING TO SW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON,
EASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: W 17 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, EASING TO
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO
17 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W
10 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
FRI
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 10 FT AT
10 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI 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 NW 9 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO
11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W
10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
W 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
PZZ273-191330-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
231 PM PST THU DEC 18 2025
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
TODAY
SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO
16 FT, BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW
18 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO
18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W
10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 16 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN
THE EVENING.
FRI
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS, W 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT
10 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS
AND W 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
W 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
PZZ210-191330-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
231 PM PST THU DEC 18 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
11 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 5.56 KT AT 333 PM THURSDAY. SEAS 12 TO
15 FT.
SECOND EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 2.57 KT AT 404 AM FRIDAY. SEAS 11 TO
12 FT.
THIRD EBB
STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 5.68 KT AT 409 PM FRIDAY. SEAS
10 TO 11 FT.
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