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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
930 PM PDT MON MAY 20 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.

PZZ080-211130-
930 PM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A LOW PRES TROUGH
ALONG THE SRN COAST WILL WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. AN AREA OF STRONG LOW
PRES JUST W OF THE REGION WILL CROSS THE S PORTION WHILE
WEAKENING OVERNIGHT AND TUE. AN AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W
OF THE WATERS OVERNIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN DRIFT S OF THE
REGION THU THROUGH SAT. ANOTHER LOW PRES TROUGH ALONG THE COAST
OF BRITISH COLUMBIA WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TUE...SLOWLY
STRENGTHEN TUE NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN WED. A SECOND LOW WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH OVER VANCOUVER ISLAND TUE NIGHT...DRIFT
S THROUGH THE E PORTION WED AND WED NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN THU.

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PZZ081-211130-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT-
930 PM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO N TO NW
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BECOMING 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST W.
CHANCE OF RAIN AND TSTMS.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS BUILDING
TO 9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST W. RAIN. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...W PORTION...W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35
KT. E PORTION...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W PART
INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST W. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.WED...SW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 25 KT. NE PORTION...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. E
PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING
TO 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST W.
.THU...W PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. E PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST W.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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PZZ082-211130-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST. GEORGE-
930 PM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...W PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N
TO NW AND INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT. E PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PART
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 19
FT...HIGHEST SW. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TUE...NW PORTION...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SE PORTION...N TO NW
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT BECOMING 11 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SW. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16
FT...HIGHEST NW. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST NW.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20
KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST SW.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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.FORECASTER KOSIER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
National Weather Service Regional Office
