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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
832 PM PDT Wed Apr 17 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.

PZZ898-181645-
832 PM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A low pressure
trough across Vancouver Island will persist through Thu. Another
low pressure trough along the coast of southern Oregon will
expand N along the coasts of Oregon and Washington tonight, then
persist through Fri while weakening. Low pressure will develop
along an approaching cold front late Fri into Fri night. The low
pressure will move NE and clip NW portions of the region Sat with
the associated cold front moving across the area Fri night and
Sat. A high pressure ridge will build across the region late Sat
and Sat night. A low pressure trough again develops along the
coast of Oregon Sun through Mon, then weakens Mon night. A high
pressure center will move N along the outer waters Sun and move N
of the area Sun night into Mon. A cold front will approach the
area from the W late Mon and Mon night.

$$

PZZ800-181645-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
832 PM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ900-181645-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
832 PM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ805-181645-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
832 PM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ905-181645-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
832 PM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
10 ft, building to 11 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ810-181645-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
832 PM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ910-181645-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
832 PM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft, building to 10 to
17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ815-181645-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
832 PM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ915-181645-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
832 PM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.