FZUS56 KPQR 092245 CWFPQR COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON 245 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010 COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON AND WESTWARD 60 NM PZZ200-100530- 245 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL SHIFT INLAND TONIGHT. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH LATE IN THE DAY WED FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER FRONT ON THU AND ANOTHER ON FRI. $$ PZZ270-275-100530- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 245 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. .WED...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT... RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 4 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 14 SECONDS. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. COMBINED SEAS 14 FT. OCCASIONAL RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. COMBINED SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT. W SWELL 15 FT. OCCASIONAL RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. W SWELL 17 FT. RAIN LIKELY. .SAT...S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. W SWELL 16 FT. $$ PZZ250-255-100530- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- 245 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT...RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING... THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS 12 FT. OCCASIONAL RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. COMBINED SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. W SWELL 14 FT. OCCASIONAL RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. W SWELL 16 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. W SWELL 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. W SWELL 16 FT. $$ PZZ210-100530- COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 245 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010 .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 6 FT TONIGHT AND WED. A WEAK EBB CURRENT WILL OCCUR AROUND 215 AM WED MORNING. SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 8 FT DURING ANOTHER EBB AROUND 230 PM WED AFTERNOON. $$ WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND