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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
843 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 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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843 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...HIGH PRES W OF THE
WATERS WILL DRIFT S OVERNIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. THE HIGH PRES WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...AND THEN DRIFT W
AS IT STRENGTHENS MON INTO WED. A WEAK WARM FRONT FROM THE W WILL
PASS THROUGH THE WATERS OVERNIGHT...THEN ASSOCIATED LOW PRES WILL
MOVE INTO THE NRN WATERS EARLY SAT INTO SAT NIGHT...WITH A COLD
FRONT PUSHING THROUGH SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE NRN WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT...THEN MOVE SLOWLY INTO THE
CENTRAL REGION MON AND TUE...AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SRN WATERS
WED.

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CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT-
843 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

$$

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CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST. GEORGE-
843 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.OVERNIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND
AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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.FORECASTER NOLT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.