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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
836 AM PDT THU MAY 23 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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836 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...STRONG HIGH PRES W
OF THE WATERS WILL DRIFT S WHILE WEAKENING TODAY THROUGH
SUN...THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY MON. A LOW PRES TROUGH
EXTENDING SW THROUGH THE CENTRAL WATERS FROM THE COAST OF BRITISH
COLUMBIA WILL WEAKEN TODAY. A WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE W
LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...MOVING THROUGH THE WATERS FRI. LOW PRES
WILL THEN DEVELOP OVER THE NRN WATERS SAT...WITH AN ATTENDANT
COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH LATER SAT. A STRONG FRONT W OF THE
WATERS WILL THEN PUSH THROUGH THE REGION SUN AND MON.

$$

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CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT-
836 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST. GEORGE-
836 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER MUSONDA. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.