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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
251 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 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.

PZZ898-171115-
251 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A low pressure
trough along Vancouver Island will persist through early Thu.
Another low pressure trough will remain along the coast of
southern Oregon tonight, then expand N along the coast of Oregon
and Washington Wed and Wed night, then persist into Fri while
weakening. Low pressure will develop along a approaching cold
front late Fri into Fri night. The low pressure will move NE of
the waters Fri night and a cold front will move across the
waters Fri night and Sat. A high pressure ridge will build across
the area later Sat and Sat night, while a low pressure trough
again develops along the coast of southern Oregon. On Sun and Sun
night a high pressure center will move N along the outer waters
Sun and move N of the area Sun night. The coastal trough will
expand from Oregon into Washington Sun into Sun night.

$$

PZZ800-171115-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
251 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

$$

PZZ900-171115-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
251 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

$$

PZZ805-171115-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
251 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt
early, then, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ905-171115-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
251 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

$$

PZZ810-171115-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
251 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ910-171115-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
251 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

$$

PZZ815-171115-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
251 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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 4 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ915-171115-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
251 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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 4 to 6 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 to SW.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.