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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
203 PM PDT WED OCT 1 2008
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 20 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
203 PM PDT WED OCT 1 2008
...STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS EXPECTED LATE THIS WEEK OVER THE
SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COASTAL WATERS...
AFTER THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STORMS BRINGS GALE FORCE WINDS UP
TO ABOUT 35 KNOTS AND SEAS TO NEAR 15 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY...THE STRONGEST STORM OF THE EARLY FALL SEASON WILL ROAR
IN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY BRING STRONG GALES
TO THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL COASTAL WATERS WITH
GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. SEAS WITH THIS STORM WILL LIKELY EXCEED
20 FEET ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. SEAS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE BEACH EROSION ALONG THE COAST AND CAUSE UNSAFE
CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES.
MARINERS ALONG THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON
COASTS SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR THE UPCOMING CHANGE TO MUCH MORE
WINTER LIKE CONDITIONS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.
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FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND