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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
138 AM PST THU DEC 18 2025
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-190030-
138 AM 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.
PZZ251-190030-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
138 AM PST THU DEC 18 2025
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
TODAY
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO INCREASING TO 25 TO
35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT IN THE LATE MORNING, VEERING TO SW
WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, EASING TO
15 TO 20 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 W
12 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO
9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W
9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
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 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 11 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 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ252-190030-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
138 AM PST THU DEC 18 2025
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
TODAY
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT INCREASING TO
25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING, VEERING TO
SW 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, EASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT LATE.
SEAS 13 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 16 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE
DETAIL: W 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 16 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW
15 TO 20 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 W
12 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
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 NW 9 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS 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 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 6 SECONDS AND W 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, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
W 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ253-190030-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
138 AM PST THU DEC 18 2025
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
TODAY
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT INCREASING TO
30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT, BUILDING TO
16 TO 19 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND
SW 17 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT, BECOMING NW
10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO
18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W
14 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 12 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
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP 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. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 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 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 10 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 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
W 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
PZZ271-190030-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
138 AM PST THU DEC 18 2025
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
TODAY
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT INCREASING TO
25 TO 30 KT, VEERING TO SW 30 TO 35 KT LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT
LATE. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S
13 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 12 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 11 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
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 8 FT AT 10 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 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
SW WIND AROUND 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 20 TO 25 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. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 10 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 7 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
PZZ272-190030-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
138 AM PST THU DEC 18 2025
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
TODAY
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30
TO 35 KT, VEERING TO SW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, VEERING TO W 25 TO
30 KT LATE. GUSTS UP TO 50 KT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 17
FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 14 TO 17 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 10 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
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 NW 10 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
W WIND AROUND 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
S WIND 15 TO 20 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, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO
11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W
11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
PZZ273-190030-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
138 AM PST THU DEC 18 2025
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
TODAY
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT BECOMING SW
WIND 30 TO 40 KT, EASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT,
BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL:
W 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 16 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW
15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 11 TO
15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
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 AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP 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 AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP 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
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT 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 AND W 9 FT AT
10 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 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 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 11 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: W 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
RAIN.
PZZ210-190030-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
138 AM PST THU DEC 18 2025
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
10 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT FRIDAY MORNING.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 2.49 KT AT 322 AM THURSDAY. SEAS 10 TO
11 FT.
SECOND EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 5.56 KT AT 333 PM THURSDAY. SEAS 12
TO 15 FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 2.57 KT AT 404 AM FRIDAY. SEAS 11 TO
12 FT.
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