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FZUS56 KPQR 230309
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
809 PM PDT THU OCT 22 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-231815-
809 PM PDT THU OCT 22 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED
THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE WAKE OF A
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. NORTH WINDS WEAKEN LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO
THE AFTERNOON WITH A CONTINUED NORTHWEST SWELL AND SEAS BECOMING
LESS STEEP. NORTH WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS AN APPROACHING LOW STALLS WEST OF THE
COASTAL WATERS.
PZZ251-231815-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
809 PM PDT THU OCT 22 2026
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO
9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW
10 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W
7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
W 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO E AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW
2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
PZZ252-231815-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
809 PM PDT THU OCT 22 2026
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE
DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W
7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
E WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING.
TUE
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
PZZ253-231815-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
809 PM PDT THU OCT 22 2026
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, EASING TO
10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, EASING TO AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW
2 FT AT 18 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
PZZ271-231815-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
809 PM PDT THU OCT 22 2026
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT, VEERING TO N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS
AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, EASING TO 10 TO
15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT,
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW
8 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS, NW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS
AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, SW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
PZZ272-231815-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
809 PM PDT THU OCT 22 2026
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW
10 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW
7 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
RAIN.
MON
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
PZZ273-231815-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
809 PM PDT THU OCT 22 2026
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS
AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
RAIN.
MON
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, W 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE
W WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
PZZ210-231815-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
809 PM PDT THU OCT 22 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
8 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT SATURDAY MORNING.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.02 KT AT 303 AM FRIDAY. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT.
SECOND EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.95 KT AT 332 PM FRIDAY. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.2 KT AT 346 AM SATURDAY. SEAS 5 FT.
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