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FZUS56 KPQR 172105
CWFPQR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
205 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-181230-
205 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
SOUTHERLY WINDS PERSIST INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WITH CHANCES
FOR SMALL CRAFT GUSTS UP TO 25 KT THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS
REMAIN AROUND 7 TO 9 FEET. ANOTHER LOW CHANCE FOR SMALL CRAFT
GUSTS IS POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY.
PZZ251-181230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
205 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
REST OF TODAY
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
RAIN.
WED
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
RAIN.
THU
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
RAIN.
FRI
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ252-181230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
205 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
REST OF TODAY
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF
RAIN LATE.
TONIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W
8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
SW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
RAIN.
FRI
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO
5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT
AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ253-181230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
205 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
REST OF TODAY
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
WED
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
PZZ271-181230-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
205 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
REST OF TODAY
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 10 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS AROUND
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
RAIN.
WED
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
THU
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
RAIN.
FRI
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO
7 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ272-181230-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
205 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
REST OF TODAY
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT
12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W
9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
S WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
THU
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS AROUND
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT
10 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO
7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW
7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW
7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO
5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT
AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ273-181230-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
205 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
REST OF TODAY
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
RAIN.
FRI
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW
6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
PZZ210-181230-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
205 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 5.25 KT AT 437 PM TUESDAY. SEAS 9 FT.
SECOND EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.95 KT AT 503 AM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 8
FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 5.34 KT AT 515 PM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
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