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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
724 PM PST Mon Dec 4 2023

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.

PZZ898-051630-
724 PM PST Mon Dec 4 2023

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A cold front will
move slowly across the waters tonight into Tue, then push SE of
the area Tue night into early Wed. A weak high pressure ridge
will build over the area behind the front later Tue into Tue
night, and then will shift inland Wed and Wed night. Low pressure
will move over the N portion Wed night, followed by a stronger
low Thu over the S waters. High pressure will build E over the
waters later Thu into Fri, then shift inland Fri night. A strong
low pressure will pass NW of the area Fri night into Sat night,
pulling a strong cold front across the waters. 

$$

PZZ800-051630-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
724 PM PST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to
22 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 16 to
21 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 14 to 17 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 12 to 14 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to
16 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. 

$$

PZZ900-051630-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
724 PM PST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 17 to 21 ft. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. Chance
of rain. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 16 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft. 

$$

PZZ805-051630-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
724 PM PST Mon Dec 4 2023

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 12 to
21 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft.
Chance of rain. 
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 

$$

PZZ905-051630-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
724 PM PST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
14 to 23 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas
17 to 21 ft. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 15 ft. 

$$

PZZ810-051630-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
724 PM PST Mon Dec 4 2023

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Rain.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
17 to 20 ft. Chance of rain. 
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 13 to
17 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 

$$

PZZ910-051630-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
724 PM PST Mon Dec 4 2023

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 14 to
22 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas
17 to 20 ft. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
14 to 16 ft. Chance of rain. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
13 to 15 ft. 

$$

PZZ815-051630-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
724 PM PST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 17 to 21 ft. Rain.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to
17 ft. Chance of rain. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft. 
.THU...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to
17 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 

$$

PZZ915-051630-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
724 PM PST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
17 to 20 ft. Chance of rain. 
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
14 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 12 to 16 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 18 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.