054  
FZUS56 KPQR 081958  
CWFPQR  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
1258 PM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON  
AND WESTWARD 60 NM  
 
PZZ200-091015-  
1258 PM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST  
 
AFTER A WEAK FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING A  
PROGRESSIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL KEEP WINDS AND SEAS SOMEWHAT  
ELEVATED THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A STRONGER  
WEATHER SYSTEM ON WEDNESDAY WITH SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS AND  
SEAS IN THE MID-TEENS.  
 
 
 
PZZ251-091015-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT  
10 NM-  
1258 PM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.    
TONIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W  
8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W  
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
MON NIGHT  
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W  
9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
W 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE NIGHT  
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
WED  
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT, RISING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS  
AND SW 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT  
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU  
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT  
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS.  
RAIN.  
 
 
 
PZZ252-091015-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-  
1258 PM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TONIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
MON NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
NW 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE  
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
NW 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE NIGHT  
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W  
10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
WED  
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT, VEERING TO SW 30 TO 40 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS  
AND SW 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT  
SW WIND 30 TO 35 KT, EASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT, SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 15 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 10 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU  
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
W 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 
 
 
PZZ253-091015-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
1258 PM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT  
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT  
AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.    
TONIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT  
AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
MON NIGHT  
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE  
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE NIGHT  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW  
9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
WED  
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO  
14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW  
10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT  
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU  
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
W 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W  
3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 
 
 
PZZ271-091015-  
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
1258 PM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
NW WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS AROUND 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
MON NIGHT  
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
10 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE  
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE NIGHT  
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND  
W 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
WED  
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT, RISING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 15 TO 16 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 10 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT  
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT, VEERING TO W 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 14 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU  
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT  
W WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
9 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
NW 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 
 
 
PZZ272-091015-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
1258 PM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TONIGHT  
NW WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
NW WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
MON NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE  
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
NW 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE NIGHT  
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND  
W 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
WED  
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT, RISING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 15 FT, BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVE DETAIL: W 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS.  
RAIN.   
WED NIGHT  
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS  
AND W 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU  
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT  
W WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 
 
 
PZZ273-091015-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
1258 PM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TONIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT  
13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
NW 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE  
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
NW 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUE NIGHT  
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
WED  
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
WED NIGHT  
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND  
W 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU  
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT  
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.  
 
 
 
PZZ210-091015-  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
1258 PM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026  
   
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL  
 
   
GENERAL SEAS  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
   
FIRST EBB  
EBB CURRENT OF 2.94 KT AT 835 PM SUNDAY. SEAS 8 FT.  
   
SECOND EBB  
EBB CURRENT OF 4.42 KT AT 903 AM MONDAY. SEAS 8 TO 9  
FT.  
   
THIRD EBB  
EBB CURRENT OF 2.29 KT AT 916 PM MONDAY. SEAS 9 TO 10  
FT.  
 
 
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