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Coastal Waters Forecast for Oregon / Washington

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland, OR
250 am pdt fri sep 3 2010

coastal waters from cape shoalwater washington to florence oregon
and westward 60 nm

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250 am pdt fri sep 3 2010

.synopsis for southern washington and northern oregon coast...
thermal low pressure along the coast will shift inland today as
higher pressure builds in from the west. an upper trough will
persist over the pacific northwest over the weekend and into mid
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-waters from cascade head to florence or from 10 to 60 nm-
250 am pdt fri sep 3 2010

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt...with gusts to 20 kt. wind waves 3
ft. nw swell 6 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog early in the morning.
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. wind waves 3 ft. w swell 6 ft
at 10 seconds. slight chance of rain after midnight.
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. wind waves 3 ft. w swell 6 ft at
9 seconds. slight chance of rain in the morning.
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt...with gusts to 20 kt. wind
waves 3 ft. nw swell 6 ft. chance of showers after midnight.
.sun...nw wind 10 to 15 kt...with gusts to 20 kt. wind waves 3
ft. nw swell 7 ft. chance of showers in the morning...then slight
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. gusts up to 15 kt in the
evening. wind waves 2 ft. nw swell 8 ft. slight chance of
showers in the evening...then chance of showers after midnight.
.mon...w wind 5 to 10 kt. wind waves 2 ft. nw swell 6 ft.
.tue...n wind 10 to 15 kt. wind waves 3 ft. nw swell 7 ft.

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columbia river bar-
250 am pdt fri sep 3 2010

.in the main channel...combined seas 4 ft today and tonight.
however...seas will temporarily build to 5 ft during the weak ebb
current around 1 pm this afternoon...and to 7 ft during the
stronger ebb current around 130 am sat morning.

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