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NWS Forecast

FZUS56 KPQR 232143
CWFPQR

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
243 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2008

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

PZZ200-240530-
243 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2008

SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WEAKENS SLIGHTLY THU
AS A WEAK FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. ON FRI THE HIGH WEAKENS
SIGNIFICANTLY AND SHIFTS EAST AS THE VERY WEAK FRONT MOVES OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS. HIGH PRES REBUILDS SAT AND ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES
THE COASTAL WATERS LATE SUN.



PZZ250-270-240500-
/O.ROU.KPQR.MA.F.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
243 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2008

TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.

THU
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT.
NW SWELL 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.

THU NIGHT
N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT... BECOMING NW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRI
NW WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO SW WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 3 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.

FRI NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 15 KT IN THE
EVENING. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 3 FT. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.

SAT
NW WIND 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE
AFTERNOON.

SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL
4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE.

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

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



PZZ255-275-240530-
/O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0086.080723T2200Z-080724T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
243 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

TONIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING.
WIND WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NW SWELL 4 FT
AT 9 SECONDS.

THU
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT... BUILDING TO 4 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. NW SWELL 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.

THU NIGHT
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
W SWELL 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRI
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 3 FT.

FRI NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL
3 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE.

SAT
NW WIND 10 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE THROUGH THE DAY.

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

SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 6 FT.

MON
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 6 FT. 



PZZ210-240530-
/O.ROU.KPQR.MA.F.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
243 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2008

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
COMBINED SEAS 4 FT. SEAS TEMPORARILY
BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING THE EBB AROUND
9 PM THIS EVEING. SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 6 FT DURING THE
WEAKER EBB AROUND 915 AM THU MORNING.




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