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Offshore Waters Forecast (Washington/Oregon)
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FZPN25 KWBC 091543
OFFPZ5
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
ISSUED BY NWS Honolulu HI
843 AM PDT Fri May 9 2025
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.
PZZ898-100430-
843 AM PDT Fri May 9 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...High pressure over
the waters will weaken this afternoon as a cold front approaches
the region. The cold front will move E across the waters later tonight
and Sat, then move inland Sat night into early Sun. A weak low
may form along the front Sat afternoon crossing the outer
Washington waters. Another area of low pressure will move E into
the waters Sun, while stronger will become weaker as it crosses
the waters and moves inland later Sun night into Mon. A
strengthening pressure gradient will develop across the waters
later Sun night through Mon night as strong high pressure builds
to the W. A trough will move SE across the waters Tue and Tue
night as the strong high pressure remains centered W and SW of
the region. Astoria NAVTEX is reported down. Technicians are
aware. We apologize for the inconvenience.
$$
PZZ800-100430-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Fri May 9 2025
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Slight
chance of showers.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Chance of showers.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ900-100430-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Fri May 9 2025
.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Slight chance of showers.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ805-100430-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Fri May 9 2025
.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ905-100430-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Fri May 9 2025
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Slight chance of showers.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ810-100430-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Fri May 9 2025
.TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ910-100430-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Fri May 9 2025
.TODAY...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft, building to 7 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ815-100430-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Fri May 9 2025
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ915-100430-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Fri May 9 2025
.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.