Coastal Waters Forecast for Oregon / Washington

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland, OR
217 am pdt tue may 17 2022

coastal waters from cape shoalwater washington to florence oregon
and westward 60 nm

pzz200-180000-
217 am pdt tue may 17 2022

.synopsis for the southern washington and northern oregon coast...
high pres over the region will push inland later today as a
front approaches. this front will push across the coastal waters
tonight, and inland wed am. unsettled weather remains over the
waters into thu. then, high pres will build offshore, with
return of more benign weather and northerly winds.

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pzz250-270-180000-
coastal waters from cape shoalwater wa to cascade head or out
10 nm-
waters from cape shoalwater wa to cascade head or from 10 to
60 nm-
217 am pdt tue may 17 2022

...gale warning late tonight through wed am...

.today...w wind 5 kt to 10 kt. wind waves w 1 ft at 4 seconds.
w swell 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 25 to 30 kt with
gusts to 35 kt after midnight. combined seas 6 ft, building to
around 10 ft later tonight. dominant period around 9
seconds. rain.
.wed...sw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming w 15
to 20 kt by early afternoon. combined seas 10 to 12 ft, with a
dominant period of 9 seconds. rain early, then showers.
.wed night...w wind 15 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt. wind waves w
3 ft at 5 seconds. w swell 9 to 10 ft at 10 seconds.
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. wind waves w 3 ft at 5 seconds. w
swell 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt. wind waves 3 ft. w swell 6 ft.
.sat...nw wind 10 kt. wind waves 2 ft. nw swell 4 ft.

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pzz255-275-180000-
coastal waters from cascade head to florence or out 10 nm-
waters from cascade head to florence or from 10 to 60 nm-
217 am pdt tue may 17 2022

...small craft advisory late tonight through wed am...

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. wind waves nw 1 ft at 4 seconds. w
swell 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. wind waves nw 2 ft at 4 seconds, shifting to the s 5
ft at 5 seconds overnight. w swell 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. rain
increasing.
.wed...s wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming w 10 to
15 kt by afternoon. combined seas around 10 ft with a dominant
period of 9 seconds. rain early, then decreasing showers.
.wed night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. wind waves nw 2 ft at
4 seconds. w swell 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. wind waves nw 2 ft at 4 seconds. w
swell 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.fri...n wind 10 to 15 kt. wind waves 3 ft. w swell 6 ft.
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. wind waves 2 ft. nw swell 4 ft.

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pzz210-180000-
columbia river bar-
217 am pdt tue may 17 2022

...small craft advisory until 8 am today...

.in the main channel...

- general seas...seas 4 to 5 ft today into this evening. then,
  seas building to 8 ft later tonight.

- first ebb...very strong ebb around 615 am today. seas near 8
  ft with breakers.

- second ebb...around 645 pm today, with seas near 6 ft.

- third ebb...very strong ebb around 7 am wed, with seas near
  11 ft. breakers expected to cover the bar.



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