957  
FZUS56 KPQR 112025  
CWFPQR  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
125 PM PDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON  
AND WESTWARD 60 NM  
 
PZZ200-121115-  
125 PM PDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
 
 
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH MOVES INTO  
THE COASTAL WATERS ON SATURDAY, BRINGING INCREASING SOUTHERLY  
WINDS AND SLIGHT CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO  
SUBSIDE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS NORTHERLY  
WINDS EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 

 
 
PZZ251-121115-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT  
10 NM-  
125 PM PDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO N LATE THIS EVENING,  
VEERING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, RISING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT  
15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS  
LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY,  
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
SUN
 
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND  
SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT  
14 SECONDS.    
MON
 
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
WED
 
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE AROUND 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW  
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
PZZ252-121115-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-  
125 PM PDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT  
16 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT  
14 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT  
14 SECONDS.    
MON
 
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO NW AROUND 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS  
AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
TUE 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 7 SECONDS.    
WED
 
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
PZZ253-121115-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
125 PM PDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT EARLY THIS EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT  
AND VARIABLE, THEN BECOMING S AROUND 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY MORNING.    
SAT
 
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT  
14 SECONDS.    
MON
 
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
WED
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
PZZ271-121115-  
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
125 PM PDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND AROUND 5 KT EARLY THIS EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT  
AND VARIABLE, THEN BECOMING SE AROUND 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT  
16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.    
SAT
 
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT  
10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SUN
 
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT  
14 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT  
14 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
WED
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
PZZ272-121115-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
125 PM PDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT  
16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.    
SAT
 
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.   
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT  
14 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT  
14 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
N WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
WED
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
PZZ273-121115-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
125 PM PDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT  
16 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.    
SAT
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
MON
 
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT  
18 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
WED
 
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
PZZ210-121115-  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
125 PM PDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
   
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
 
 
   
GENERAL SEAS
 
4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT SATURDAY EVENING.  
   
FIRST EBB
 
EBB CURRENT OF 5.53 KT AT 543 PM FRIDAY. SEAS 5 TO 6  
FT.  
   
SECOND EBB
 
EBB CURRENT OF 5.43 KT AT 558 AM SATURDAY. SEAS 4  
FT.  
   
THIRD EBB
 
STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 5.71 KT AT 621 PM SATURDAY.  
SEAS 5 FT.  
 

 
 
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