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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
300 AM PDT FRI MAY 17 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.

PZZ080-180000-
300 AM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...WEAK LOW PRES OVER
THE ERN WASHINGTON WATERS WILL DRIFT N AND WEAKEN TODAY. A
TRAILING LOW PRES TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SE PORTION LATER
TODAY. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY INTO
TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E THROUGH
THE AREA TONIGHT INTO SUN WHILE WEAKENING. AN AREA OF HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD W OF THE AREA AS A LOW PRES TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG THE
SRN COAST SUN INTO TUE. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER
SW CANADA MON AND DRIFT SE TUE.

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CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT-
300 AM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN DEVELOPING W. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT.

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CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST. GEORGE-
300 AM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. RAIN DEVELOPING W LATE.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...NW PORTION...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SE PORTION...N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FT.

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.FORECASTER OSZAJCA. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.