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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
845 AM PST TUE JAN 20 2009
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
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845 AM PST TUE JAN 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER INTERIOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WILL
WEAKEN THROUGH WED. A VERY WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE
UP THE OREGON COAST TONIGHT AND WED...THEN STALL AND LINGER OFF
THE COAST THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY FRIDAY. OVERALL...EXPECT
UNSEASONABLY LIGHT WINDS AND SEAS TO CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY...WITH THE WEATHER POSSIBLY BECOMING MORE UNSETTLED FOR
THE WEEKEND.
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PZZ250-255-270-275-202315-
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-
845 AM PST TUE JAN 20 2009
.TODAY...E WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT BELOW
COASTAL GAPS AND CANYONS...MAINLY ALONG THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
WINDS EASE TO 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
.WED...NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 5 FT AT
10 SECONDS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 5 TO 10 KT...VEERING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 4 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL
5 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES
1 FOOT. W SWELL 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT.
W SWELL 6 FT.  
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
845 AM PST TUE JAN 20 2009
.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 6 FT THROUGH EARLY
WED. HOWEVER...SEAS TEMPORARILY 6 TO 8 FT DURING THE
EBBS...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 1230 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN
AROUND 1 AM EARLY WED MORNING. NO BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED.
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WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND