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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
601 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
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601 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
STRONG LOW PRES NOW JUST INLAND ON THE NORTH OREGON COAST.
STRONG PRES GRADIENT KEEPING STRONG WINDS THIS MORNING...BUT AS
THE LOW MOVES FURTHER INLAND AND HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS...WINDS WILL RELAX TODAY. NEXT FRONT WILL ARRIVE
ON MON BUT WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THE CURRENT SYSTEM.
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PZZ250-255-270-275-221730-
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-
601 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...
..TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT...WITH GUST TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. WIND
EASING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 24 FT..SUBSIDING TO
17 FT THIS AFTERNOON. DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
WIND WAVES 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 FT. W SWELL 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.MON...S WIND 25 TO 30 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT. W
SWELL 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN AT TIMES.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3
FT. W SWELL 12 FT. RAIN AT TIMES.
.TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 11 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. W SWELL 14 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 15 FT.
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
601 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS NEAR 13 TO 15 FT
TODAY...GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 11 FT TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SEAS
TEMPORARILY NEAR TO 17 FT DURING THE EBB AROUND 815 AM THIS
MORNING...AND NEAR 15 FT DURING THE EBB AROUND 8 PM TONIGHT.
BREAKERS ARE LIKELY DURING THE EBBS.
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WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND