Montesano, Chehalis River Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
1222 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon
and westward 60 NM

PZZ200-042030-
1222 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Small craft gusts possible into tonight as a frontal system
increases southerly winds over the waters. Seas build further on
Wednesday as a westerly swell moves in. There is a 40-70% chance
for seas exceeding 10 feet by Thursday morning, with the highest
chances beyond 20 NM offshore.

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PZZ251-042030-
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
1222 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain early, then rain
late.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Rain.
.WED...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft,
building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
5 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.THU...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.

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PZZ252-042030-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
1222 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Rain likely.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Rain.
.WED...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at
9 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and
W 9 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
13 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.

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PZZ253-042030-
Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
1222 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain
early, then rain likely late.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Rain.
.WED...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at
9 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at
10 seconds. Rain.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
13 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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PZZ271-042030-
Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
1222 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at
13 seconds. A chance of rain early, then rain late.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W
2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.WED...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at
10 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.THU...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
10 ft, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.

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PZZ272-042030-
Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
1222 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of
rain early, then rain late.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at
14 seconds. Rain.
.WED...W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,
building to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
6 seconds and W 9 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at
11 seconds. Rain.
.THU...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...W wind around 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at
13 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.

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PZZ273-042030-
Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
1222 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at
13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at
15 seconds. Rain.
.WED...W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft,
building to 9 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
6 seconds and W 10 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and
W 10 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
11 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely.

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PZZ210-042030-
Columbia River Bar-
1222 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...4 to 5 ft building to 6 to 7 ft Wednesday
afternoon.

.FIRST EBB...Strong ebb current of 5.78 kt at 440 PM Tuesday. Seas
5 to 6 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 5.22 kt at 506 AM Wednesday. Seas 4
to 5 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.4 kt at 518 PM Wednesday. Seas 6 to
7 ft.

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