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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
837 AM PDT Sat Apr 20 2024

Washington and Oregon waters-
Inner waters from  60 nm to 150 nm offshore.
Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore.

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

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.

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...Low pressure W of
the waters will move NE today, clipping the far NW outer
Washington waters while the associated cold front moves across
the region as well. A high pressure ridge will build across the
region late today and tonight. A low pressure trough will develop
along the coast of Oregon Sun and persist through Mon, then
weaken Mon night. High pressure just SW of the waters will move N
over the waters Sun and Sun night, then begin weakening Mon and
Mon night as a trough develops near the coast. A cold front will
approach the area from the W Mon night, then move across the area
Tue through Tue night. High pressure will rebuild over the area
Tue night and Wed, then weaken Wed night as another frontal
system approaches.

Cape Flattery to Cape Lookout

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

Cape Lookout to Point St. George

.TODAY...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.