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FZUS56 KPQR 250759
CWFPQR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1259 AM PDT FRI SEP 25 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-260800-
1259 AM PDT FRI SEP 25 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INLAND TODAY USHERS IN GUSTY
WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS ALONG WITH RAIN SHOWERS. GALE FORCE WIND
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40-45 KT ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WATERS AND
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR WITH SEAS PEAKING AROUND 14-16 FT. WINDS WEAKEN
AND SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDE INTO THIS EVENING. BACK TO FAIRLY
BENIGN CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND.
PZZ251-260800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
1259 AM PDT FRI SEP 25 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
TODAY
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE THIS
MORNING, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT,
BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 12 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS THIS MORNING. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW
5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO
8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 9 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND SW 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, SW
2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
MON
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W
6 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS, W 7 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW
2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ252-260800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
1259 AM PDT FRI SEP 25 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
TODAY
W WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, EASING TO
10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 13 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS
THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT
E WIND AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
13 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
MON
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WIND AROUND 5 KT, BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT
14 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
TUE
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, W 7 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ253-260800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
1259 AM PDT FRI SEP 25 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
TODAY
W WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, EASING TO
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS, W
10 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS THIS
MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW
2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
SUN 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 5 SECONDS AND NW
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO E AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TUE
SE WIND AROUND 5 KT, VEERING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW
6 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ271-260800-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1259 AM PDT FRI SEP 25 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
TODAY
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS
AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS
EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW
2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT
AT 13 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, S 2 FT AT
13 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, S 2 FT AT
12 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, S
2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ272-260800-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1259 AM PDT FRI SEP 25 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
TODAY
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT, SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 15 FT THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY THIS
MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, S 2 FT AT
13 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, S 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS
AND NW 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, S 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TUE
SW WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, W 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ273-260800-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1259 AM PDT FRI SEP 25 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
TODAY
W WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW
6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, S 2 FT AT
13 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, S 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BACKING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
TUE
SW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
PZZ210-260800-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1259 AM PDT FRI SEP 25 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
7 TO 9 FT EARLY THEN BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT THIS
AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SATURDAY MORNING.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.89 KT AT 419 AM FRIDAY. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT.
SECOND EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.9 KT AT 444 PM FRIDAY. SEAS 12 TO
15 FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.96 KT AT 456 AM SATURDAY. SEAS 7 FT.
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