000 FZUS56 KPQR 250300 AAA CWFPQR COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON 700 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009 UPDATED TO DROP SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR SEAS THE REST OF TONIGHT. COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON AND WESTWARD 60 NM PZZ200-250515- 700 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST... A HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS WED AND STAY NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY THU. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH THE FRONT INLAND LATE THU. HIGH PRES BRIEFLY BUILDS OVER THE WATERS FRI. $$ PZZ270-250515- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 700 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS. .WED...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. .THU...NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT. W SWELL 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT...EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 17 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 13 FT. $$ PZZ250-250515- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM- 700 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009 .TONIGHT...SE TO 10 KT...RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. .THU...E WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 16 FT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT...VEERING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT. W SWELL 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...EASING TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 15 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 13 FT. $$ PZZ255-275-250515- COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 700 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND TO 10 KT. WIND RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS. .WED...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT...RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 18 FT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 25 KT...VEERING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT. W SWELL 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...EASING TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 15 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 5 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 13 FT. $$ PZZ210-250515- COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 700 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS WILL BE 8 TO 9 FT THROUGH WED MORNING...BUT RISE TO 10 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER... SEAS OF 11 FT...WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE...WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING UNTIL MIDNIGHT DURING THE EBB CURRENT. SEAS TO 10 FT ARE LIKELY MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING DURING THE WEAKER EBB. THESE EBBS WILL OCCUR AROUND 945 PM THIS EVENING...AND 1115 AM WED MORNING. $$ WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND