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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST

 
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
900 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

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

PZZ200-241115-
900 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA IS PUSHING A WEAK
WARM FRONT INTO WASHINGTON AND OREGON. LATEST MODELS SHOW FAIRLY
STRONG LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE OREGON COAST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY...PUSHING THE NEXT COLD FRONT ONSHORE
LATER THURSDAY.




PZZ270-241115-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-
900 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 11 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
.TUE...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUST TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W
SWELL 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND
WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. W SWELL 8 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 14 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
.THU...NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 16 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 25 KT...BACKING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT. W SWELL 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS
17 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT.
W SWELL 10 FT.




PZZ250-241115-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-
900 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT.
W SWELL 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
.TUE...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND WAVES 3
FT. W SWELL 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 9 FT
AT 12 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT...RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 8 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 13 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
.THU...SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING.
WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 16 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT...BACKING TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT. W SWELL 15 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT.
W SWELL 15 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES
1 FOOT. W SWELL 10 FT.




PZZ255-275-241115-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
900 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 11 FT AT
13 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 10 FT
AT 12 SECONDS.
.WED...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT.
W SWELL 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT.
W SWELL 14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
4 FT. W SWELL 16 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT...VEERING TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES
7 FT. W SWELL 15 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES
2 FT. W SWELL 9 FT.




PZZ210-241115-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
900 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 12 FT THROUGH
TUESDAY. SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT WITH BREAKERS
POSSIBLE DURING THE EBB AROUND 845 PM THIS EVENING. SEAS ALSO
TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT DURING THE WEAKER EBB
AROUND 1015 AM TUESDAY MORNING.





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