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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
826 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

Washington and Oregon waters-
Inner waters from  60 nm to 150 nm offshore.
Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore.

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

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.

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...Low pressure will
move slowly NE over the waters today into Sat while pushing a
cold front through the waters. The low and front will move inland
Sat night while weakening. A high pressure ridge will build E
across the region Sun, before a cold front moves over the area
Sun night into Mon. Another ridge will build E over the waters
Mon night, then shift inland Tue. Yet another low will approach
the waters from the W Tue as the associated cold front moves over
the area, before the low moves over the region Tue night.

Cape Flattery to Cape Lookout

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TODAY...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

Cape Lookout to Point St. George

.TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.


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