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FZUS56 KPQR 171959
CWFPQR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1259 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-181030-
1259 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK, STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TO THE
SOUTH OF CAPE FALCON. A FRESH NORTHWEST SWELL ENTERING THE WATERS
ON SUNDAY WILL BRING STEEPENING SEAS AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR
SMALL CRAFT.
PZZ251-181030-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
1259 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2026
REST OF TODAY
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN
THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
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 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PZZ252-181030-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
1259 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
MON 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 8 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PZZ253-181030-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
1259 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW
6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
AROUND 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, EASING TO
10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, EASING TO AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
PZZ271-181030-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1259 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2026
REST OF TODAY
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS
AND W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT
AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PZZ272-181030-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1259 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PZZ273-181030-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1259 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT
13 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
PZZ210-181030-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1259 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2026
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT SATURDAY EVENING.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.48 KT AT 806 PM FRIDAY. SEAS 4 FT.
SECOND EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 5.47 KT AT 811 AM SATURDAY. SEAS 4
FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.52 KT AT 854 PM SATURDAY. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
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