NWS Forecast

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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
255 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008

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

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255 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008

SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ALONG THE OREGON COAST MONDAY...RESULTING
IN LIGHTER WINDS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS. A WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO BRUSH THE NORTHERN WATERS MON NIGHT AND TUE...FOLLOWED BY
ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE FOR MIDWEEK. GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW IS
LIKELY BY THE END OF THE WEEK...ESPECIALLY NEAR COASTAL CANYONS. A
STRONG STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA MAY
SPREAD LARGER SWELL INTO THE COASTAL WATERS BY LATE WEEK.

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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-
255 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008

TODAY
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING...BECOMING SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. CHANCE
OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT
SE 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 8 FT AT 10
SECONDS... SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.

TUE
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES
4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 6 FT AT
10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.

TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES
1 FOOT. W SWELL 8 FT. RAIN LIKELY.

WED
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 8 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.

WED NIGHT
W WIND 5 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 9 FT.

THU
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 11 FT.

FRI
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 11 FT. 

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COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
255 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008

TODAY
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 8 FT AT
11 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT
SW WIND 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.

TUE
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT
10 SECONDS.

TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 6 FT.

WED
SW WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT. W SWELL 7 FT.

WED NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT... BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
NW SWELL 8 FT.

THU
N WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT.
W SWELL 11 FT.

FRI
N WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT.
W SWELL 11 FT. 

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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
255 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 9 FT TONIGHT...SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 7 FT BY MONDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 10 TO
11 FT WITH BREAKERS LIKELY DURING THE EBB 1130 AM MONDAY MORNING.
SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 8 FT DURING THE WEAKER EBB AROUND
1215 AM EARLY TUE MORNING.

FOR MORE WEATHER INFORMATION FROM NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND (ALL LOWER CASE)