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NWS Forecast

FZUS56 KPQR 112133
CWFPQR

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
233 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008

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

PZZ200-120430-
233 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008

SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST

HIGH PRES WEST OF THE COASTAL WATERS WITH LOW PRES WELL INLAND.
THERMAL LOW PRES OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL PERSIST INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN ON SUN. A FAIRLY WEAK
WEATHER FRONT WILL BRUSH ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE WATERS
MON AND MON NIGHT.



PZZ250-270-120430-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
233 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008

TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 5 FT
AT 9 SECONDS.

SUN
NW WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

SUN NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 7 FT
AT 12 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MON
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 9 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.

MON NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W
SWELL 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.

TUE
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 8 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

TUE NIGHT
N WIND 20 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
NW SWELL 8 FT.

WED
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 9 FT.

THU
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 6 FT. 



PZZ255-275-120430-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
233 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008

TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NW SWELL
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.

SUN
N WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. NW SWELL 5 FT AT
12 SECONDS.

SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL
6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

MON
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 9 FT.

MON NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT...RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W
SWELL 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.

TUE
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 9 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

TUE NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. NW SWELL
8 FT.

WED
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT.
NW SWELL 8 FT.

THU
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. NW SWELL 6 FT. 



PZZ210-120430-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
233 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
COMBINED SEAS 5 FT THROUGH SUN. HOWEVER...
SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 7 FT DURING THE EBB CURRENTS. EBB
CURRENTS WILL OCCUR AROUND 315 PM THIS AFTERNOON...AND 330 AM SUN
MORNING.



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