Northern Oregon Coastal Waters -
Columbia River Bar Forecast
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
852 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ200-172230-
852 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NE PACIFIC WILL DRIFT OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WEAKENING OVER TIME. GUSTY NW
WINDS WILL EASE FRIDAY WITH GENERALLY LIGHT CONDITIONS EXPECTED
FOR THE WEEKEND. A MORE ACTIVE STORM TRACK WILL BRING A FRONTAL
SYSTEM ACROSS THE WATERS MONDAY...WITH POTENTIALLY MORE SYSTEMS
LATER IN THE WEEK.
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PZZ270-172230-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-
852 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 KT. WIND WAVES
6 FT. NW SWELL 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. NW SWELL 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
.FRI...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES
4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NW SWELL 8 FT AT
9 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL
5 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. NW SWELL 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND TO 5 KT...BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 1 FT. SW SWELL 2 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. SW SWELL 4 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 7 FT.
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PZZ250-255-172230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
852 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 4 FT. NW
SWELL 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING.
WIND WAVES 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
.FRI...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES
3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NW SWELL 5 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT...BECOMING
N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 5 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. NW SWELL 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 1 FT. SW SWELL 2 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 3 FT.
.MON...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 6 FT.
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PZZ275-172230-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
852 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
.TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
5 FT. NW SWELL 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NW SWELL 7 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
.FRI...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. NW SWELL 5 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 4 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...EASING TO TO 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. SW SWELL 2 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. SW SWELL 3 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 6 FT.
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PZZ210-172230-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
852 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. HOWEVER...SEAS
WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO NEAR 7 FT DURING THE EBB AROUND 330 PM
THIS AFTERNOON...AND TO NEAR 8 FT DURING THE EBB AROUND 345 AM
FRIDAY MORNING.
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WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
