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Offshore Waters Forecast (Washington/Oregon)
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FZPN25 KWBC 200348
OFFPZ5
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
848 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026
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.
PZZ898-201615-
848 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A stationary front
will remain just NW of the waters tonight with high pressure
centered S of the OR waters. A cold front will move across the
waters late tonight into Fri. A high pressure ridge will then
build over the waters Sat behind the front. Another cold front
will move across the waters Sun. High pressure will briefly be
center over the waters Sun night into Mon. A strengthening area
of low pressure will approach the waters from the SW Mon night
and track just NW of the waters Tue. The low pressure will bring
a cold front across the waters Tue into Tue night.
$$
PZZ800-201615-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
848 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE...
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of rain
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 20 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 17 to 23 ft.
$$
PZZ900-201615-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
848 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...S to SE winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 35 to 45 kt.
Seas 10 to 17 ft, building to 14 to 24 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 15 to 25 ft.
$$
PZZ805-201615-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
848 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE...
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Chance of rain
and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 20 to
30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to 12 ft,
building to 11 to 18 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 13 to 20 ft.
$$
PZZ905-201615-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
848 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SE 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 30 to 40 kt. Seas
13 to 22 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft.
$$
PZZ810-201615-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
848 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE...
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 16 ft.
$$
PZZ910-201615-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
848 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 19 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
13 to 19 ft.
$$
PZZ815-201615-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
848 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
$$
PZZ915-201615-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
848 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.