NWS Forecast

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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
257 AM PDT THU MAY 14 2009

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

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257 AM PDT THU MAY 14 2009

SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST

HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NE PAC TODAY AND REMAINS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
257 AM PDT THU MAY 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

TODAY
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT EARLY. WIND BECOMING
NW 10 TO 15 KT DURING THE MORNING...THEN...EASING
TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2
FT. W SWELL 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS....DECREASING IN THE
AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS.

FRI
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 10
SECONDS.

FRI NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.

SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 4 FT.

SAT NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT.

SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.

MON
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.

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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
257 AM PDT THU MAY 14 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM TO 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT TODAY AND
TONIGHT...HOWEVER SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 11 FT WITH
BREAKERS DURING THE EBB CURRENT THAT OCCURS AROUND 830 AM THIS
MORNING. A SECOND EBB CURRENT WILL OCCUR AROUND 930 PM THIS EVENING.

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