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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
221 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 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.

PZZ898-241115-
221 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...Low pressure will
slide SE across the waters and move inland late tonight. A high
pressure ridge will build E across the region Sun, before an
occluded and cold front move over the area Sun night 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,
them move E across the region Tue night through Wed night while
pulling a cold front E through the area. The low will slow and
drift within the northern waters Thu and Thu night as another low
moves S of the area.

$$

PZZ800-241115-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
221 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ900-241115-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
221 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Chance of rain.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft, building to
11 to 18 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ805-241115-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
221 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Chance of
rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to
13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt. Seas
14 to 18 ft.

$$

PZZ905-241115-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
221 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to NW 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...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S. Seas 10 to 12 ft,
building to 12 to 18 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft.
.THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft.

$$

PZZ810-241115-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
221 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt. Seas
15 to 18 ft.

$$

PZZ910-241115-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
221 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft, building to
13 to 18 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft.
.THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 22 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.

$$

PZZ815-241115-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
221 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 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, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt. Seas
15 to 18 ft.

$$

PZZ915-241115-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
221 PM PDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft, building to
12 to 18 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft.
.THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 22 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.


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