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| Sunrise 7:39AM | Sunset 4:32PM | Tuesday December 10, 2019 1:45 PM PST (21:45 UTC) | Moonrise 3:53PM | Moonset 5:57AM | Illumination 99% |  |
PZZ255 Expires:201912110115;;135576 Fzus56 Kpqr 101053 Cwfpqr Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Portland Or 253 Am Pst Tue Dec 10 2019 Coastal Waters From Cape Shoalwater Washington To Florence Oregon And Westward 60 Nm Pzz250-255-110115- Coastal Waters From Cape Shoalwater Wa To Cascade Head Or Out 10 Nm-coastal Waters From Cascade Head To Florence Or Out 10 Nm- 253 Am Pst Tue Dec 10 2019
.small craft advisory in effect from 10 am pst this morning through late tonight...
.gale watch in effect from Wednesday afternoon through late Wednesday night...
Today..SE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves S 3 ft at 4 seconds. W swell 4 ft at 13 seconds, building to 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
Tonight..S wind 5 to 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt, becoming 15 kt overnight. Wind waves S 3 ft at 4 seconds. W swell 9 ft at 13 seconds. Showers in the evening.
Wed..S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves S 4 ft at 6 seconds. SW swell 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain in the afternoon.
Wed night..S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Wind waves S 6 ft at 7 seconds. W swell 15 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
Thu..SW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves sw 5 ft at 7 seconds. W swell 16 ft at 17 seconds. Showers.
Thu night..SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt in the evening. Wind waves sw 3 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 15 ft at 16 seconds. Showers.
Fri..SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. W swell 15 ft.
Sat..S wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. W swell 11 ft.
.small craft advisory in effect from 10 am pst this morning through late tonight...
.gale watch in effect from Wednesday afternoon through late Wednesday night...
Today..SE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves S 3 ft at 4 seconds. W swell 4 ft at 13 seconds, building to 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
Tonight..S wind 5 to 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt, becoming 15 kt overnight. Wind waves S 3 ft at 4 seconds. W swell 9 ft at 13 seconds. Showers in the evening.
Wed..S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves S 4 ft at 6 seconds. SW swell 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain in the afternoon.
Wed night..S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Wind waves S 6 ft at 7 seconds. W swell 15 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
Thu..SW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves sw 5 ft at 7 seconds. W swell 16 ft at 17 seconds. Showers.
Thu night..SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt in the evening. Wind waves sw 3 ft at 5 seconds. W swell 15 ft at 16 seconds. Showers.
Fri..SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. W swell 15 ft.
Sat..S wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft. W swell 11 ft.
PZZ200 253 Am Pst Tue Dec 10 2019
Synopsis for the southern washington and northern oregon coast.. A front will move through the waters today with a stronger front on Wed likely to bring gale force winds. The active weather pattern continues through mid week with the possibility of a break late in the week.
Synopsis for the southern washington and northern oregon coast.. A front will move through the waters today with a stronger front on Wed likely to bring gale force winds. The active weather pattern continues through mid week with the possibility of a break late in the week.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Neskowin, OR
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Area Discussion for - Portland, OR
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Portland OR 955 AM PST Tue Dec 10 2019
Updated: Aviation discussion
SYNOPSIS. Mother Nature now playing catch up after our extended period of relatively dry weather, with a series of fronts that will push across the region over the next several days. First up arrives today, with light rain. But, much wetter front arrives Wed night into Thu, with areas of heavy rain. Snow levels will stay high, mostly at or above the passes. Cooler and showery weather arrives later Thu, and continues into the weekend. This cooler air will bring snow levels down to around 3000 feet for the weekend, with snow piling up in the Cascades.
SHORT TERM. Today through Thursday . After a relatively dry November and start to December, will see several days of rain across much of the region, as upper flow turns more westerly.
NOAA satellite imagery showing first front just offshore this am, with higher clouds being pushed out and ahead of the surface front. As expected, this front is getting stretched apart, thanks to a low pressure area near Vancouver Island and another low off the Calif coast. This stretching will weaken the front further and weaken the frontal lifting, resulting, with lower rainfall expected today. As is the case with such fronts, most of the precipitation will be light, and generally confined to being along and behind the surface front. Will trend forecasts in that direction, with light rain spreading to the coast this am, and inland later this morning.
Weak low pressure are off to our southwest, around 130W and 40N, will act to slow the inland progression of the frontal boundary, especially for northwest Oregon. So, with that in mind, will keep inland PoPs elevated for late afternoon into the early evening. This system will wind up being one of those high PoPs/low QPF (rainfall) events. Frontal remains will drag over the interior later today into the evening, with precipitation gradually decreasing this evening. Not a lot of signs for instability overnight, and that apparent from lack of colder cumulus offshore. So, with that in mind, seems reasonable that the rain/drizzle this evening will just come to an end in the evening, but continue for a time later over the Cascades.
Decreasing precipitation overnight, with relative dry period again late tonight into Wed am as will be between systems. But, next front will push towards the Pac NW later Wed. Have been model differences in timing of rain to the coast, but overall consensus is for rain to increase in the afternoon over much of the region, and pushing into the interior later in the afternoon and early evening. So, will maintain current trend that matches that timing. Will be rather wet Wed night into early Thu, with areas of heavy rain over the higher terrain. Model precipitation water values approaching 1.25 inch offshore Wed night, further supporting heavy rainfall for our area, especially over the higher terrain. For now, will keep total rainfall for Wed night and Thu am in the 1 to 3 inches range for the coast and coastal mountains, and 1 to 2 inches for the Cascades. Generally 0.75 to 1.25 inch for interior lowlands. Main front will push onshore later Thu am, with transition to breezy and showery weather for Thu afternoon. Will see enough instability over the coastal waters and coastal areas to include a slight chance of thunderstorms for Thu afternoon.
Snow levels stay above the major passes through Thu am, with heavy snow likely higher, mainly above 6000 feet. Could see up to a foot or more of snow at those elevations, but again, this will be well above the passes. /Rockey
LONG TERM. Thursday night through Monday . Models and their ensembles are in good agreement a broad shortwave trough will be in place over the Gulf of Alaska with a broad downstream and low amplitude shortwave ridge over the Great Basin late in the week. This will place the Pacific Northwest in a progressive westerly flow pattern through the first half of the weekend. Expect several rounds of showers Thursday night, Friday, and again on Saturday as shortwave trough slides eastward across the area. Snow levels should gradually lower from around 4000-5000 ft Thursday night to 2000-3000 ft Saturday as colder air from the Gulf of Alaska trough spreads eastward across the area. This should result in at least some snow for the Cascade passes Friday and Saturday, but at this point, it looks questionable that 6-12" will fall in any given 12 hour period at pass level. There seems to be reasonable agreement that shortwave ridging will then develop over the eastern Pacific and Pacific Northwest Sunday into Monday. This should result in the area temporarily drying out Sunday and/or Monday, but there is a bit more uncertainty in how this time period will play out when examining ensemble data. /Neuman
AVIATION. Widespread stratus across much of the area with bases currently at 1000 ft. IFR ceilings are still present for areas south of KMMV but fog is not currently an issue as winds are starting to pick up. Model consensus shows an improving trend through mid morning with high MVFR to VFR cigs developing. But as a front spreads rain into the area cigs and visibilities decrease again with to a mix of MVFR-IFR. Showers diminish tonight but MVFR ceilings look to persist.
KPDX AND APPROACHES . VFR prevailing with offshore flow through from the Gorge. Will see cigs lower as rain begins around midday, but do not expect MVFR until after 00Z Wed. -BPhillips/mh
MARINE. Next front will bring southerly winds gusting 25 kt as it moves across the waters today. The front will move ashore by this evening, but overnight the next approaching system will bring increasing south winds. This front will likely bring gale force winds to the waters so have issued a Gale Watch for Wed and Wed night. Gales may end Wed evening but models disagree on the timing so for now will keep it through Wed night. Also the inner zones may just end up being a high end Small Craft Advisory.
Seas will be rising as well with around 10 ft today then another bump up to 15 to 17 ft later Wed and Thu with a gradual decline to 10 ft on Sat. /mh
PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. OR . Air Stagnation Advisory until noon PST today for Cascade Foothills in Lane County-Central Willamette Valley-Greater Portland Metro Area-Lower Columbia-Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills-South Willamette Valley.
WA . Air Stagnation Advisory until noon PST today for Greater Vancouver Area-I-5 Corridor in Cowlitz County-South Washington Cascade Foothills.
PZ . Gale Watch from Wednesday afternoon through late Wednesday night for coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Florence OR out 60 NM.
Small Craft Advisory until 4 AM PST Wednesday for coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM.
Small Craft Advisory from 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM PST this evening for Columbia River Bar.
Small Craft Advisory until 1 AM PST Wednesday for coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Florence OR out 10 NM.
PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. OR . Air Stagnation Advisory until noon PST today for Cascade Foothills in Lane County-Central Willamette Valley-Greater Portland Metro Area-Lower Columbia-Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills-South Willamette Valley.
WA . Air Stagnation Advisory until noon PST today for Greater Vancouver Area-I-5 Corridor in Cowlitz County-South Washington Cascade Foothills.
PZ . Gale Watch from Wednesday afternoon through late Wednesday night for coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Florence OR out 60 NM.
Small Craft Advisory until 4 AM PST Wednesday for coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM.
Small Craft Advisory from 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM PST this evening for Columbia River Bar.
Small Craft Advisory from 10 AM this morning to 1 AM PST Wednesday for coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Florence OR out 10 NM.
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This discussion is for Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington from the Cascade crest to 60 nautical miles offshore. This area is commonly referred to as the forecast area.
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off) Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a map| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
| TLBO3 - 9437540 - Garibaldi, Tillamook Bay, OR | 30 mi | 51 min | 48°F | 1020.2 hPa | ||||
| SBEO3 - 9435380 - South Beach, OR | 35 mi | 51 min | ESE 4.1 G 5.1 | 46°F | 49°F | 1020.4 hPa | ||
| NWPO3 - Newport, OR | 36 mi | 45 min | E 2.9 G 2.9 | 47°F | 1020.6 hPa (-1.1) | |||
| 46097 | 37 mi | 115 min | S 14 | 48°F | 51°F | 1019.3 hPa | ||
| 46050 - STONEWALL BANKS - 20NM West of Newport, OR | 40 mi | 25 min | S 18 G 21 | 49°F | 51°F | 1019.7 hPa | 47°F |
Wind History for Garibaldi, OR
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Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
| Tillamook, Tillamook Airport, OR | 24 mi | 70 min | N 0 | 7.00 mi | Light Rain | 45°F | 44°F | 100% | 1020.7 hPa |
Link to 5 minute data for KTMK
Wind History from TMK (wind in knots)
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Tide / Current Tables for Nestucca Bay entrance, Oregon
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Tue -- 04:48 AM PST 2.71 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 05:56 AM PST Moonset
Tue -- 07:43 AM PST Sunrise
Tue -- 10:36 AM PST 8.33 feet High Tide
Tue -- 03:51 PM PST Moonrise
Tue -- 04:33 PM PST Sunset
Tue -- 05:56 PM PST -0.19 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Tue -- 04:48 AM PST 2.71 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 05:56 AM PST Moonset
Tue -- 07:43 AM PST Sunrise
Tue -- 10:36 AM PST 8.33 feet High Tide
Tue -- 03:51 PM PST Moonrise
Tue -- 04:33 PM PST Sunset
Tue -- 05:56 PM PST -0.19 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
| 12 am | 1 am | 2 am | 3 am | 4 am | 5 am | 6 am | 7 am | 8 am | 9 am | 10 am | 11 am | 12 pm | 1 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 9 pm | 10 pm | 11 pm |
| 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 5.9 |
Tide / Current Tables for Taft, Siletz Bay, Oregon
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Tue -- 04:49 AM PST 2.21 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 05:56 AM PST Moonset
Tue -- 07:42 AM PST Sunrise
Tue -- 10:29 AM PST 7.12 feet High Tide
Tue -- 03:53 PM PST Moonrise
Tue -- 04:34 PM PST Sunset
Tue -- 05:57 PM PST -0.15 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Tue -- 04:49 AM PST 2.21 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 05:56 AM PST Moonset
Tue -- 07:42 AM PST Sunrise
Tue -- 10:29 AM PST 7.12 feet High Tide
Tue -- 03:53 PM PST Moonrise
Tue -- 04:34 PM PST Sunset
Tue -- 05:57 PM PST -0.15 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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| 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5 | 6.3 | 7 | 7 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
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