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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 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.

PZZ898-230330-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...Low pressure will
move slowly NE over the waters today into Sat while pushing a
cold front through the waters. The low and front will move inland
Sat night while weakening. A high pressure ridge will build E
across the region Sun, before a cold front moves over the area
Sun night into Mon. Another ridge will build E over the waters
Mon night, then shift inland Tue. Yet another low will approach
the waters from the W Tue as the associated cold front moves over
the area, before the low moves over the region Tue night.

$$

PZZ800-230330-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ900-230330-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 15 to
25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ805-230330-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TODAY...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ905-230330-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ810-230330-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TODAY...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ910-230330-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TODAY...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to
12 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ815-230330-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
Showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ915-230330-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
825 AM PDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Showers.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.


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