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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
116 AM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-180000-
116 AM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
SOUTHERLY WINDS TROUGH TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT FOR THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ZONES. SEAS ALSO BUILD TOWARDS 10-12 FEET IN
THESE ZONES. AS A RESULT WILL MAINTAIN THE CURRENT SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING. BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS
CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AS A STATIONARY FRONT REMAINS OFFSHORE.
THERE IS A 20-30% CHANCE OF SMALL CRAFT GUSTS ACROSS THE CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN ZONES ON THURSDAY.
PZZ251-180000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
116 AM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
W 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
RAIN.
THU
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS AROUND
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
SW WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ252-180000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
116 AM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
RAIN, MAINLY THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
RAIN.
FRI
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ253-180000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
116 AM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS MORNING. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WED
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW
7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
PZZ271-180000-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
116 AM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
AROUND 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED
S WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 8 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
SW WIND AROUND 15 KT, VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ272-180000-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
116 AM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
S WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
THU
S WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT
10 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
SW WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
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. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ273-180000-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
116 AM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TODAY
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN, MAINLY
THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WED
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
N WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
PZZ210-180000-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
116 AM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.19 KT AT 427 AM TUESDAY. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT.
SECOND EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 5.25 KT AT 437 PM TUESDAY. SEAS 9 FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.95 KT AT 503 AM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
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