NWS Forecast

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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
857 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

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

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857 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST

VERY LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY A STRONG GULF OF ALASKA STORM
SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS. THIS SWELL WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...GRADUALLY
SUBSIDING LATER TODAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A SERIES OF COLD
FRONTS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS AS WELL...BRINGING GALE FORCE
WINDS TODAY AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON SUN NIGHT OR MON.

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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-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
857 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON


TODAY
SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT. WIND WAVES
7 FT. W SWELL 25 FT AT 16 SECONDS. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.

TONIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT...DECREASING S
10 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 5 FT EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT
OVERNIGHT. W SWELL 22 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.

SUN
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 21 FT AT
15 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AT 15 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF RAIN.

SUN NIGHT
S WIND INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT
DEVELOPING TOWARD DAYBREAK. COMBINED SEAS 18 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.

MON
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT...SHIFTING SW AND
DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 16 FT.
PERIODS OF RAIN.

MON NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND
WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 13 FT.
RAIN LIKELY.

TUE
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. W SWELL 12 FT.

WED
W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. NW SWELL 12 FT. 

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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
857 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
COMBINED SEAS 23 TO 27 FT...SUBSIDING TO
20 TO 24 FT LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING...MOST FREQUENT DURING THE STRONG
EBB AROUND 745 PM THIS EVENING AND DURING THE EBB AROUND 845 AM
SUNDAY MORNING.

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