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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
836 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 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.

PZZ898-210430-
836 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...Low pressure W of
the waters will move NE today, clipping the far NW outer
Washington waters while the associated cold front moves across
the region as well. A high pressure ridge will build across the
region late today and tonight. A low pressure trough will develop
along the coast of Oregon Sun and persist through Mon, then
weaken Mon night. High pressure just SW of the waters will move
N over the waters Sun and Sun night, then begin weakening Mon and
Mon night as a trough develops near the coast. A cold front will
approach the area from the W Mon night, then move across the
area Tue through Tue night. High pressure will rebuild over the
area Tue night and Wed, then weaken Wed night as another frontal
system approaches.

$$

PZZ800-210430-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
836 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TODAY...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to
30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ900-210430-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
836 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 30 to 40 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ805-210430-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
836 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ905-210430-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
836 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ810-210430-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
836 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ910-210430-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
836 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.

$$

PZZ815-210430-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
836 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ915-210430-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
836 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.TODAY...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.