Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
995 FZPN25 KWBC 160927 OFFPZ5 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 127 AM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 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. PZZ898-162130- 127 AM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...Low pressure just W of the northern Washington waters early this morning will move NE and cross Vancouver Island later today into tonight. A trailing strong cold front will move E and SE over the waters today, and pass E and S of the area by tonight. A high pressure ridge W of the area will build E toward the waters tonight into Mon, slowly drift E over the waters Mon night into Tue night, and then shift inland by Wed. A warm front will lift quickly NE over the area Wed, followed by another strong cold front moving E over the waters late Wed and Wed night. A series of low pressure troughs or secondary cold fronts will move E over the area Thu and Thu night as high pressure builds to the SW of the waters. $$ PZZ800-162130- Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 127 AM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Rain likely. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE. Seas 10 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. $$ PZZ900-162130- Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 127 AM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 30 to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. $$ PZZ805-162130- Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 127 AM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Rain likely. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Rain likely. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Rain likely. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 10 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. $$ PZZ905-162130- Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 127 AM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 16 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Chance of rain. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. $$ PZZ810-162130- Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 127 AM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Rain likely. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Rain likely. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft, building to 12 to 20 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 16 to 19 ft. $$ PZZ910-162130- Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 127 AM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt, then, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Chance of rain. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 19 ft. $$ PZZ815-162130- Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 127 AM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Rain. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Rain likely. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 17 to 20 ft. $$ PZZ915-162130- Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 127 AM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt, then, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Chance of rain. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 19 ft. .THU...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.