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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
909 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-180645-
909 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY
WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO AT LEAST 25 KT AND SEAS BUILDING TO AROUND
10 FT. NORTHERLY WINDS WEAKEN ON FRIDAY. A WEAK FRONT APPROACHES
THE WATERS FROM THE NORTH LATER THIS WEEKEND.
PZZ251-180645-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
909 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
TODAY
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO NW LATE THIS MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE
OF RAIN THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W
2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW
6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
PZZ252-180645-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
909 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
TODAY
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N LATE THIS MORNING,
BACKING TO NW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE
THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT
AT 7 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, EASING TO
15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO
8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT
AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 10 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 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
PZZ253-180645-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
909 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
TODAY
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N LATE THIS MORNING,
RISING TO 5 TO 10 KT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY
THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, EASING TO
15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 10 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 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
W WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
PZZ271-180645-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
909 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
TODAY
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING N
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE
OF RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE
THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WIND AROUND 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND
NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
SW WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
SUN
NW WIND AROUND 10 KT, EASING TO AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS
AND W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
9 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
PZZ272-180645-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
909 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
TODAY
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT
AT 7 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
12 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
W WIND AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
PZZ273-180645-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
909 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
TODAY
S WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO N WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT
LATE THIS MORNING, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT, EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, VEERING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
PZZ210-180645-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
909 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 2.78 KT AT 222 PM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
SECOND EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.97 KT AT 238 AM THURSDAY. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 3.45 KT AT 316 PM THURSDAY. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
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