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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
255 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 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.

PZZ898-282215-
255 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...Low pressure will
dride E over the northern waters while weakening today into Fri.
A low pressure trough will expand N along the coast Fri night,
and persist through Sun night. A high pressure ridge will build E
towards the waters Sat through Mon, then weaken while moving
over the SE waters Mon night. A weak cold front will approach the
NW portion Mon night.

$$

PZZ800-282215-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
255 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TODAY...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
Scattered showers.
.FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ900-282215-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
255 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TODAY...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 10 to
17 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ805-282215-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
255 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ905-282215-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
255 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt
early, then, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 11 to 19 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ810-282215-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
255 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 17 to 20 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to
13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.

$$

PZZ910-282215-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
255 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt
early, then, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 23 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 12 to 19 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
7 ft.

$$

PZZ815-282215-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
255 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TODAY...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 13 to 19 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ915-282215-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
255 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt early, then,
diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 23 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 12 to 19 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.


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