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FZUS56 KPQR 162155  
CWFPQR  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
155 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON  
AND WESTWARD 60 NM  
 
PZZ200-171215-  
155 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST  
 
OFFSHORE WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20-25 KTS WEST OF THE COASTAL  
GAPS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. WEAKER OFFSHORE WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH  
THIS WEEKEND. SEAS REMAIN BELOW 10 FT THIS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
 
 
 
PZZ251-171215-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT  
10 NM-  
155 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT  
12 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.   
SAT  
E WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 2 FT  
AT 16 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
4 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
SUN  
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT, EASING TO AROUND 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
MON  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 20 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 18 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE  
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO S AROUND 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 16 SECONDS.  
PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
5 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG.  
 
 
 
PZZ252-171215-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-  
155 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT  
12 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.   
SAT  
E WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT  
11 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
4 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
SUN  
E WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT  
AT 14 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
MON  
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 20 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
E WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
6 FT AT 18 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
5 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG.  
 
 
 
PZZ253-171215-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
155 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WIND AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT  
12 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
E WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.   
SAT  
E WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W  
2 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
4 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG.   
SUN  
E WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT  
AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG.    
MON  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 20 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
E WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
5 FT AT 18 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE  
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO S AROUND 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 17 SECONDS.  
PATCHY DENSE FOG.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG.  
 
 
 
PZZ271-171215-  
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
155 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT  
12 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.   
SAT  
E WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W  
3 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.   
SUN  
E WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT  
AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
MON  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 19 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 18 SECONDS.    
TUE  
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT  
AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE EVENING.  
 
 
 
PZZ272-171215-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
155 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT  
12 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.   
SAT  
E WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT  
11 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
4 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
SUN  
E WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT  
AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
MON  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 19 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 18 SECONDS.    
TUE  
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT  
AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE  
FOG IN THE EVENING.  
 
 
 
PZZ273-171215-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
155 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT  
12 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
E WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.   
SAT  
E WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W  
2 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
4 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
SUN  
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT  
AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG  
IN THE EVENING.    
MON  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 20 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 18 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT  
AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
6 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG.  
 
 
 
PZZ210-171215-  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
155 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL  
 
   
GENERAL SEAS  
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  
   
FIRST EBB  
EBB CURRENT OF 5.35 KT AT 311 PM FRIDAY. SEAS 4 FT.  
   
SECOND EBB  
EBB CURRENT OF 2.51 KT AT 344 AM SATURDAY. SEAS 3  
FT.  
   
THIRD EBB  
STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 5.63 KT AT 350 PM SATURDAY.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
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