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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
223 AM 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.

PZZ898-180030-
223 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

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

$$

PZZ800-180030-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
223 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

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

$$

PZZ900-180030-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
223 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 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 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ805-180030-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
223 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.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...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 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 to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ905-180030-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
223 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ810-180030-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
223 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 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 14 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ910-180030-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
223 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.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 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW
10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ815-180030-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
223 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.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 4 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to
7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ915-180030-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
223 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.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 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW
10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Nolt. Ocean Prediction Center.