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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
241 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
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241 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
A HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS WED AND STAY NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY THU. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH THE
FRONT INLAND LATE THU. HIGH PRES BRIEFLY BUILDS OVER THE WATERS
FRI.
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WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-
241 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 10 FT AT
13 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 11 FT AT 12
SECONDS.CHANCE OF RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT TO 20 KT...EASING TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W
SWELL 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
.THU...NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 16 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT. W SWELL 16 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT...EASING TO
15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 17 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 12 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 11 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 13 FT.
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-
241 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 9 FT AT
12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT TO 20 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY.
.THU...E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 16 FT. RAIN
LIKELY.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...VEERING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 7 FT. W SWELL 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...EASING TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 15 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 11 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 13 FT.
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
241 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT IN THE
EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 10 FT AT 13
SECONDS.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT...RISING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS
18 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT...VEERING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 7 FT. W SWELL 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...EASING TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 15 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 5 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W
SWELL 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 11 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 13 FT.
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
241 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 12 FT TODAY AND
TONIGHT. SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 13 FT WITH BREAKERS
POSSIBLE DURING THE EBB AROUND 945 PM THIS EVENING. A WEAKER
EBB OCCURS AROUND 1115 AM TOMORROW MORNING.
WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND