Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
031 FZPN35 KWBC 281004 OFFN35 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 304 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Washington and Oregon waters- Inner waters from 60 nm to 150 nm offshore. Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore. Conditions given represent the highest within that period. 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. .SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A cold front will move SE from the far southern Oregon waters early today. Low pressure NW of the waters, over the Gulf of Alaska, will move slowly SE and approach the outer Washington waters later today into Mon. The low will likely move SE into the Washington waters Mon night, and then weaken as it nears the northern Oregon coast Tue. A high pressure ridge will build E into the outer waters later Tue, with the ridge crossing the region Tue night into early Wed. Another low will approach the area from the W and NW during Wed as the ridge moves inland. The low will pull a weakening cold front over the region later Wed and Wed night, with the front and low both dissipating Thu as another ridge develops over the waters. The ridge will drift E Thu night as a warm front approaches from the W and SW. Cape Flattery to Cape Lookout ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Cape Lookout to Point St. George .TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of showers. .TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.