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NWS Forecast

FZUS56 KPQR 212141
CWFPQR

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
241 PM PDT SUN SEP 21 2008

COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM

PZZ200-220430-
241 PM PDT SUN SEP 21 2008

SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST

REMNANTS OF AN OLD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS EARLY THIS
EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THIS FEATURE FOR INCREASED
NW WINDS. A LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE WATERS LATE TUE NIGHT
AND WED...WITH SMALL CRAFT WINDS LIKELY.



PZZ250-255-270-275-220430-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 20 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
241 PM PDT SUN SEP 21 2008

TONIGHT
W WIND 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2
FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

MON
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 10
SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

MON NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 7 FT
AT 9 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUE
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.

TUE NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 4 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.

WED
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. W SWELL 8 FT...
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.

WED NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 10 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

THU
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT.
NW SWELL 10 FT.

FRI
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. NW SWELL 5 FT. 



PZZ210-220430-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
241 PM PDT SUN SEP 21 2008

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
COMBINED SEAS 4 FT. HOWEVER...SEAS WILL
TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 7 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING THE EBB
CURRENT AROUND 1015 PM THIS EVENING...AND TO 6 FT DURING THE
WEAKER EBB CURRENT AROUND 1115 AM MON MORNING.



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