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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
841 PM PDT Sat Mar 15 2025

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.

PZZ898-161630-
841 PM PDT Sat Mar 15 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...An area of low
pressure will move NE across the Oregon waters this evening, then
pass inland near Cape Lookout tonight. The associated cold front
will briefly stall just SE of the region tonight. A second, more
compact area of low pressure will move E into the southern waters
on Sun, then turn SE and move inland just S of the waters Sun
night. A low pressure trough will move E across the northern
waters Sun night, followed by a high pressure ridge building E
across the waters Mon into Tue. The ridge will move SE across the
area Tue afternoon as a cold front approaches the area from the
W Tue night. The front will move E across the waters Wed, with an
area of low pressure developing along the front just NW of the
northern waters Wed then lifting NE towards Vancouver Island Wed
night. A weak high pressure ridge will move E across the waters
Thu, followed by another cold front Thu night.

$$

PZZ800-161630-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
841 PM PDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to
13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft. Scattered showers.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas building to 10 to 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 13 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ900-161630-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
841 PM PDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ805-161630-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
841 PM PDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas
14 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ905-161630-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
841 PM PDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
12 to 14 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 15 to 17 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ810-161630-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
841 PM PDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ910-161630-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
841 PM PDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 12 to
14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ815-161630-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
841 PM PDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
Scattered showers.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ915-161630-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
841 PM PDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 14 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 10 to 14 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED...S winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to
15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.