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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
222 AM PDT Wed Mar 27 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.

PZZ898-272130-
222 AM PDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A warm front over
the eastern waters will lift NE early this morning. A cold front
will move E over the area today. The associated low center will
slowly approach the N waters tonight, then weaken while drifting
over the area Thu into Fri. A low pressure trough will expand N
along the coast Fri night, and persist through Sun night. Another
ridge will build E towards the waters Sat through Sun night.

$$

PZZ800-272130-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
222 AM PDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 13 to
17 ft. Scattered tstms and showers.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
Scattered showers.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ900-272130-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
222 AM PDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt
early, then, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
Scattered showers.
.THU...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
Scattered showers.
.FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ805-272130-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
222 AM PDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 18 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms.
.THU...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 16 to 20 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ905-272130-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
222 AM PDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 10 to
18 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ810-272130-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
222 AM PDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
Scattered showers. Scattered tstms.
.THU...SW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas
17 to 20 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ910-272130-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
222 AM PDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 23 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
Scattered showers.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ815-272130-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
222 AM PDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 10 to
12 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 17 to 20 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ915-272130-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
222 AM PDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft.
Scattered showers.
.THU...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 18 to 23 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.


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