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FZUS56 KPQR 311934
CWFPQR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1234 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-011945-
1234 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM
THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS ON WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERLY GALES AND
STEEP SEAS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WED MORNING. WESTERLY
WINDS EASE THROUGH WED NIGHT WHILE A WEST SWELL BRINGS ELEVATED
SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS NORTHERLIES BY THE
WEEKEND.
PZZ251-011945-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
1234 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W
2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 10 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W
8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
FRI
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
PZZ252-011945-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
1234 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W
2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, VEERING TO SW
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
W 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT
12 SECONDS.
FRI
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW
5 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ253-011945-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
1234 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
SW WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W
2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, VEERING TO SW
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W AROUND 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS
AND W 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
FRI
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ271-011945-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1234 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING S
25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 3 FT
AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 10 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, VEERING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT
12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO
7 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W
10 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
FRI
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
PZZ272-011945-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1234 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING S
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND
3 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, BECOMING W
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, VEERING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, EASING TO
AROUND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
MORNING.
THU NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
FRI
S WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
PZZ273-011945-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1234 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING S
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND
3 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT
AT 11 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT, VEERING TO W 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
10 FT AT 8 SECONDS, SW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, EASING TO
AROUND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
THU NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:
W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
FRI
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ210-011945-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1234 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT WEDNESDAY
MORNING, THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.94 KT AT 436 PM TUESDAY. SEAS 3 FT.
SECOND EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 5.41 KT AT 500 AM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.74 KT AT 516 PM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 7
FT.
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