412  
FZUS56 KPQR 170926  
CWFPQR  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
226 AM PDT TUE SEP 17 2024  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON  
AND WESTWARD 60 NM  
 
PZZ200-180030-  
226 AM PDT TUE SEP 17 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
 
 
A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PUSH ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE  
THEN REBUILDS WEDNESDAY, RESULTING IN MORE BENIGN CONDITIONS LATE  
THIS WEEK.  
 

 
 
PZZ251-180030-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT  
10 NM-  
226 AM PDT TUE SEP 17 2024  
   
TODAY
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING,  
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. SHOWERS THIS  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
WED
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
WED NIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
 

 
 
PZZ252-180030-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-  
226 AM PDT TUE SEP 17 2024  
   
TODAY
 
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
WED
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WIND AROUND 10 KT, VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 

 
 
PZZ253-180030-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
226 AM PDT TUE SEP 17 2024  
   
TODAY
 
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, RISING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE THIS  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
THIS MORNING, THEN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
WED
 
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
THU
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 

 
 
PZZ271-180030-  
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
226 AM PDT TUE SEP 17 2024  
   
TODAY
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW LATE THIS MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. SHOWERS THIS  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
WED
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.   
THU
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO  
6 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW  
7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 

 
 
PZZ272-180030-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
226 AM PDT TUE SEP 17 2024  
   
TODAY
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS  
MORNING. SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.   
THU
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
PZZ273-180030-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
226 AM PDT TUE SEP 17 2024  
   
TODAY
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS  
MORNING. SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE  
EVENING.    
WED
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.   
THU
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
FRI 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 12 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
N WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
PZZ210-180030-  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
226 AM PDT TUE SEP 17 2024  
   
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
 
 
   
GENERAL SEAS
 
2 TO 4 FT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
   
FIRST EBB
 
STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 6.09 KT AT 431 AM TUESDAY. SEAS  
6 FT.  
   
SECOND EBB
 
EBB CURRENT OF 5.56 KT AT 500 PM TUESDAY. SEAS 5 FT.  
   
THIRD EBB
 
STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 6.13 KT AT 515 AM WEDNESDAY.  
SEAS 6 FT.  
 

 
 
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