Coastal Waters Forecast


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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
834 AM PDT WED OCT 16 2013
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
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834 AM PDT WED OCT 16 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC OCEAN AND THERMAL LOW
PRESSURE OVER CALIFORNIA WILL LEAD TO A SUMMER LIKE NORTHERLY
WIND PATTERN THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. A LONGER PERIOD
WESTERLY SWELL GENERATED BY TYPHOON WIPHA WILL LIKELY ARRIVE
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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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-
834 AM PDT WED OCT 16 2013
.TODAY...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT
13 SECONDS. PATCHY DRIZZLE AND FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT
12 SECONDS. 
.THU...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT...RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES
3 FT. W SWELL 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 3 FT AT
10 SECONDS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 3 FT
AT 12 SECONDS. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.  
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WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
834 AM PDT WED OCT 16 2013
.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT
13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W
SWELL 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. 
.THU...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 4 FT AT
11 SECONDS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES
4 FT. W SWELL 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 3 FT AT
10 SECONDS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES
2 FT. W SWELL 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 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.  
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
834 AM PDT WED OCT 16 2013
.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS AROUND 5 FT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...SEAS TEMPORARILY AROUND 7 FT WITH BREAKERS
POSSIBLE DURING THE STRONG EBB AROUND 345 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND
AGAIN DURING THE WEAKER EBB AROUND 4 AM THURSDAY.
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WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND