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FZPN25 KWBC 181523
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
823 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

Washington and Oregon waters-
Inner waters from  60 nm to 150 nm offshore.
Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore.

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

PZZ898-190330-
823 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A low pressure
trough extends along the coast of Oregon and southern Washington
and will persist today through Fri, then begin gradually
weakening thereafter. Low pressure will develop along an
approaching cold front late Fri into Fri night and move NE. The
low will move across the Washington waters Sat with the
associated cold front moving across the area Fri night and Sat. A
high pressure ridge will build across the region late Sat and
Sat night. A low pressure trough again develops along the coast
of Oregon Sun through Mon, then weakens Mon night. A high
pressure center will move N along the outer waters Sun and Sun
night, then begin weakening Mon and Mon night. A cold front will
approach the area from the W late Mon and Mon night.

$$

PZZ800-190330-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ900-190330-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ805-190330-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ905-190330-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ810-190330-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ910-190330-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft, building to 11 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ815-190330-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ915-190330-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, building to 10 to
16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.