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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
920 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W OF THE WATERS OVERNIGHT
THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN DRIFT S OF THE AREA THU THROUGH SUN
WHILE BECOMING WEAKER. A LOW PRES TROUGH ALONG THE COAST OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT...THEN WEAKEN
WED. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH OVER VANCOUVER
ISLAND OVERNIGHT...DRIFT S THROUGH THE ERN WATERS WED AND WED
NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN THU.


CANADIAN BORDER TO CAPE LOOKOUT

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. AREAS OF
RAIN.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING 15 TO 25 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...WINDS S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT SAINT GEORGE

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 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...WINDS S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.