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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
836 PM PDT Sun Mar 24 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.

PZZ898-251645-
836 PM PDT Sun Mar 24 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A high pressure
ridge will move across the waters and inland tonight. An occluded
and cold front will enter the waters and move across the region
tonight into Mon. Another ridge will build E over the waters Mon
night, then shift inland Tue. Another low will approach the
waters from the W Tue, then move just N of the region Tue night
through Wed night while pulling a cold front E across the waters.
The low will slow and drift S just W of the outer waters later
Wed night into Fri. Another low pressure system will approach the
area Thu night, then move across the waters just to the S of the
region. Fri night a high pressure ridge will build across the NW
portions.

$$

PZZ800-251645-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
836 PM PDT Sun Mar 24 2024

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

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SE 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ900-251645-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
836 PM PDT Sun Mar 24 2024

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

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ805-251645-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
836 PM PDT Sun Mar 24 2024

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

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SE 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ905-251645-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
836 PM PDT Sun Mar 24 2024

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 17 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ810-251645-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
836 PM PDT Sun Mar 24 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
13 to 17 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to
13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ910-251645-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
836 PM PDT Sun Mar 24 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 17 to 20 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 10 to
12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ815-251645-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
836 PM PDT Sun Mar 24 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
13 to 18 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ915-251645-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
836 PM PDT Sun Mar 24 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to
15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.THU...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to
20 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.


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