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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
854 AM PDT Tue Mar 26 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.

PZZ898-270530-
854 AM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A high pressure
ridge over the waters will shift inland later today. A warm
front will lift NE over the waters tonight, as a cold front moves
E over the area tonight into Wed. The associated low center will
slowly approach the N waters Wed night, then weaken while
drifting over the area Thu into Fri. A low pressure trough will
expand N along the coast Fri night, and persist Sat and Sat
night. Another ridge will build E towards the waters Sat and Sat
night.

$$

PZZ800-270530-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
854 AM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
9 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED...SE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
Scattered showers.
.THU...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ900-270530-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
854 AM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Rain with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Chance
of rain.
.THU...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ805-270530-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
854 AM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ905-270530-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
854 AM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Chance
of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ810-270530-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
854 AM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 10 to 18 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 17 to 20 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ910-270530-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
854 AM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Chance
of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 17 to 21 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ815-270530-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
854 AM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 18 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 17 to 20 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ915-270530-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
854 AM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Chance of
rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 16 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft.
Scattered showers.
.THU...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 19 to 22 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.


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