Offshore Waters Forecast (Washington/Oregon)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
858 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

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.

PZZ898-191615-
858 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A low pressure
trough extends along the coast of Oregon and southern Washington
and will persist tonight into Fri, then begin gradually weakening
thereafter. Low pressure will develop along an approaching cold
front late Fri into Fri night and move NE. The low will move
across the Washington waters Sat with the associated cold front
moving across the area Fri night and Sat. A high pressure ridge
will build across the region late Sat and Sat night. A low
pressure trough again develops along the coast of Oregon Sun
through Mon, then weakens Mon night. A high pressure center will
move N along the outer waters Sun and Sun night, then begin
weakening Mon and Mon night. A cold front will approach the area
from the W late Mon and Mon night, and move through the area Tue
and Tue night. 

$$

PZZ800-191615-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
858 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ900-191615-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
858 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 11 to 15 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ805-191615-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
858 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft, building to 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ905-191615-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
858 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft, building to 9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ810-191615-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
858 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ910-191615-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
858 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to
5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ815-191615-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
858 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ915-191615-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
858 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.