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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
853 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 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.

PZZ898-250415-
853 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A high pressure
ridge will slowly weaken over the waters today. A weak cold front
will pass across the waters tonight 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 Sat
night.

$$

PZZ800-250415-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
853 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Areas
of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 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 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to
14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 16 to
23 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ900-250415-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
853 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 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 20 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft, building to
14 to 23 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 29 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ805-250415-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
853 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

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

$$

PZZ905-250415-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
853 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...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. 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 to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to
11 to 18 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 15 to
20 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ810-250415-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
853 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

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

$$

PZZ910-250415-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
853 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...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...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 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.

$$

PZZ815-250415-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
853 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

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

$$

PZZ915-250415-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
853 AM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
10 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.