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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
159 AM PDT Mon May 20 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.

PZZ898-202215-
159 AM PDT Mon May 20 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...High pressure will
build in from the W today, then weaken tonight as a cold front
approaches from the NW. The front will move SE across the waters
late tonight and Tue, with high pressure rebuilding to the SW of
the area Tue night through Wed night as a low pressure trough
develops near Vancouver Island. The high will weaken and slide to
the SE Thu and Thu night as a cold front moves across the area
Thu night into Fri. High pressure will build towards the waters
Fri and Fri night.

$$

PZZ800-202215-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
159 AM PDT Mon May 20 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ900-202215-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
159 AM PDT Mon May 20 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ805-202215-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
159 AM PDT Mon May 20 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ905-202215-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
159 AM PDT Mon May 20 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance
of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ810-202215-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
159 AM PDT Mon May 20 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ910-202215-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
159 AM PDT Mon May 20 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ815-202215-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
159 AM PDT Mon May 20 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ915-202215-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
159 AM PDT Mon May 20 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.