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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
823 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

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

PZZ898-241615-
823 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A high pressure
ridge will slowly weaken over the waters through Tue. A weak cold
front will pass across the waters Tue night through Wed night. A
strong low pressure system will pass to the N of the waters Thu
and Thu night with significant swells entering the waters from
late Thu into Fri night. Conditions then improve by early Sat as
high pressure begins to build over the waters and persist through
Sun night.

$$

PZZ800-241615-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
823 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas
of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less
early.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Chance of
rain.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 13 to
19 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ900-241615-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
823 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 14 to 23 ft.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 14 to
21 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ805-241615-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
823 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less early.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to
11 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to
12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ905-241615-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
823 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
13 to 18 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ810-241615-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
823 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 8 to
11 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ910-241615-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
823 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 9 to
11 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to
16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ815-241615-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
823 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ915-241615-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
823 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.