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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
234 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 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.

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234 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
W OF THE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN DRIFT S OF THE
REGION THU THROUGH SUN. A LOW PRES TROUGH ALONG THE COAST OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN WED.
A SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH OVER VANCOUVER ISLAND
TONIGHT...DRIFT S THROUGH THE E PORTION WED AND WED NIGHT...THEN
WEAKEN THU.

$$

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CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT-
234 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NW PORTION...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SE PORTION...W TO
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$

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CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST. GEORGE-
234 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER MUSONDA. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.