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NAVTEX Marine Forecast (Astoria, OR)

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FZPN24 KWNM 240448
OFFN09

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Washington and Oregon waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
948 PM PDT Sat Oct 23 2021

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal
waters forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...A strong frontal system will approach the area from
the W tonight as a very intense low pressure center develops W of
the region. The intense low will track E and NE and over the
outer NW portions of the waters Sun afternoon and Sun night as
the front moves E and inland by late Sun morning. The low
pressure will then move slowly NE Mon over Vancouver island.
Another frontal system will move E into the region Mon night,
then pass inland early Tue. A trough will move over the N waters
Tue night, and move inland early Wed. High pressure will then
briefly build over the waters Tue night, and shift inland later
Wed. Low pressure will move NE over the area Wed night while
lifting a warm front over the region. A cold front will follow
behind the low and stall over the waters late Thu. Another low
pressure will approach the area Thu night and lift the front N as
a warm front. Large NW swell will impact most of the region Sun
into next week.  

Canadian border to 45N

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 40 to 50 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. Rain.
.SUN...S winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas 23 to 38 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 40 to 55 kt. Seas 22 to 37 ft. Rain.
.MON...W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 19 to 29 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

45N to Point Saint George

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 40 to 50 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.SUN...SW winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas 25 to 40 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 40 to 55 kt. Seas 25 to 40 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms. 
.MON...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 18 to 30 ft. Scattered showers
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.