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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
853 PM PDT Sat Oct 23 2021

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 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.  

Cape Flattery to Cape Lookout

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Rain.
.SUN...S winds 45 to 60 kt. Seas 22 to 37 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas 22 to 37 ft. Rain.
.MON...W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 19 to 28 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. 
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 

Cape Lookout to Point St. George

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 40 to 50 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SUN...SW winds 45 to 60 kt. Seas 27 to 42 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas 25 to 40 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.MON...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 24 to 29 ft. Scattered showers.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 17 to 24 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

.Forecaster Kosier. Ocean Prediction Center.