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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
247 AM 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.

PZZ080-202200-
247 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...AN AREA OF HIGH PRES
W OF THE AREA WILL DISSIPATE TODAY AS A LOW PRES TROUGH PERSISTS
ALONG THE SRN COAST. AN AREA OF INTENSIFYING LOW PRES WILL
APPROACH THE WATERS FROM THE W LATER TODAY...THEN TURN SE AND
CROSS THE S PORTION WHILE WEAKENING TONIGHT INTO TUE. ANOTHER AREA
OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W OF THE REGION WHILE DRIFTING S TODAY
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.

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PZZ081-202200-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT-
247 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. RAIN DEVLOPING.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST W. CHANCE
OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO
16 FT...HIGHEST W. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT FAR E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO
13 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT.

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PZZ082-202200-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST. GEORGE-
247 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW PORTION...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N IN
THE MORNING...THEN...BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SE PORTION...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW PORTION...W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40
KT...BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...W
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. ISOLATED
TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12
TO 17 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10
TO 15 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.

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