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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
908 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS FROM 60 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.

PZZ080-221715-
908 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
W OF THE WATERS OVERNIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN DRIFT S OF THE
AREA THU THROUGH SUN WHILE BECOMING WEAKER. A LOW PRES TROUGH
ALONG THE COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN
OVERNIGHT...THEN WEAKEN WED. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
TROUGH OVER VANCOUVER ISLAND OVERNIGHT...DRIFT S THROUGH THE ERN
WATERS WED AND WED NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN THU.

$$

PZZ081-221715-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT-
908 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. AREAS OF RAIN.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NW PORTION...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SE PORTION...W TO
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$

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CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST. GEORGE-
908 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO
14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER ROWLAND. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.