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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
837 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 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.

PZZ080-201645-
837 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...AN AREA OF HIGH PRES
W OF THE AREA WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT AND MON AS A LOW PRES
TROUGH PERSISTS ALONG THE SRN COAST. AN AREA OF INTENSIFYING LOW
PRES WILL APPROACH THE WATERS FROM THE W MON...THEN TURN SE AND
CROSS THE S PORTION WHILE WEAKENING MON NIGHT INTO TUE. ANOTHER
AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W OF THE REGION WHILE DRIFTING S MON
THROUGH FRI. ANOTHER LOW PRES TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST
OF BRITISH COLUMBIA TUE NIGHT AND WED. A SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE TROUGH OVER VANCOUVER ISLAND WED AND DRIFT S THROUGH THE
E PORTION THU...THEN DISSIPATE FRI.

$$

PZZ081-201645-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT-
837 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...E PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W PORTION...N
TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST W. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST
W.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 18
FT...HIGHEST W.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E
PORTION DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST W.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION VARIABLE 5
TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST W.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 10
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.

$$

PZZ082-201645-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST. GEORGE-
837 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...NW PORTION...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 5
TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT
NW PART BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BECOMING 6 TO 10
FT...HIGHEST SE.
.MON...NW PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W PART
BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SE PORTION...N TO
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PART TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10
FT...HIGHEST SE. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SHIFTING WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W PART INCREASING
TO N TO NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 18 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT...HIGHEST SW. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
18 FT BECOMING 12 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12
TO 17 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT....EXCEPT E
PORTION DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT BECOMING 10
TO 15 FT...HIGHEST W.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR E PORTION W TO NW 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT BECOMING 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST W.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER KOSIER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.