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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
844 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 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.

PZZ080-200545-
844 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...AN AREA OF HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD W OF THE AREA AS A LOW PRES TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG THE
SRN COAST TODAY THROUGH MON. AN AREA OF INTENSIFYING LOW PRES
WILL APPROACH THE WATERS FROM THE W MON...THEN TURN SE AND CROSS
THE S PORTION WHILE WEAKENING MON NIGHT INTO TUE. ANOTHER AREA OF
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W OF THE REGION MON THROUGH THU. A SECOND
LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER VANCOUVER ISLAND WED AND PASS THROUGH THE E
PORTION THU.

$$

PZZ081-200545-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT-
844 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
W PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION INCREASING TO E
TO SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W PORTION...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO
NW 20 TO 30 KT. E PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING
N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14
FT...HIGHEST SW. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION W TO NW
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST W.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST SW.
.THU...SW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. NE
PORTION...SHIFTING WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SW.

$$

PZZ082-200545-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST. GEORGE-
844 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED MON NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW PORTION...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SE PORTION...N
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SE PORTION...N
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10
FT...HIGHEST SE.
.MON...NW PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W PART BECOMING
W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS
15 TO 25 KT BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW PORTION...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W
TO NW 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NE PORTION...W TO SW WINDS 5
TO 15 KT BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW PART INCREASING TO W TO
NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...HIGHEST SW.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10
TO 17 FT...HIGHEST SW.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION TO 25 KT
EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST W.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER KELLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.