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FZUS56 KPQR 180738
CWFPQR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1238 AM PDT SAT JUL 18 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-182230-
1238 AM PDT SAT JUL 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK,
STRONGEST THROUGH THE WEEKEND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS TO THE SOUTH OF CAPE FALCON. A FRESH NORTHWEST SWELL
ENTERING THE WATERS ON SUNDAY WILL BRING STEEPENING SEAS AND
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ACROSS ALL THE WATERS.
PZZ251-182230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
1238 AM PDT SAT JUL 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
TODAY
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS
AND NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
WED
W WIND AROUND 5 KT, RISING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PZZ252-182230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
1238 AM PDT SAT JUL 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
TODAY
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW
6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PZZ253-182230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
1238 AM PDT SAT JUL 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
TODAY
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW
6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, RISING TO 15 TO
20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, EASING TO AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PZZ271-182230-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1238 AM PDT SAT JUL 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
TODAY
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
SUN
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, NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW
2 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW
2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
WED
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PZZ272-182230-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1238 AM PDT SAT JUL 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
TODAY
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PZZ273-182230-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1238 AM PDT SAT JUL 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
TODAY
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, RISING TO
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PZZ210-182230-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1238 AM PDT SAT JUL 18 2026
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
4 TO 5 FT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 5.47 KT AT 811 AM SATURDAY. SEAS 4 FT.
SECOND EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.52 KT AT 854 PM SATURDAY. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.57 KT AT 858 AM SUNDAY. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT.
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