NWS Forecast

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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
915 AM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

SYNOPSIS
WEAK LOW PRES OVER THE NRN WATERS WILL MOVE N OF THE
AREA TODAY. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL QUICKLY BUILD ACROSS THE
REGION LATE TONIGHT AND SUN. LOW PRES WILL APPROACH THE AREA MON
AND PASS JUST N OF THE WATERS EARLY TUE. AN ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE WATERS MON AND EARLY TUE. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD W OF THE AREA WED.

CANADIAN BORDER TO CAPE LOOKOUT

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED MON INTO TUE


TODAY
SHIFTING WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SUN NIGHT
S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
AREAS OF RAIN.

MON
.SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION INCREASING TO 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST W.

TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW.

WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT SAINT GEORGE

TODAY AND TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW LATE
TODAY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NW PORTION
BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

MON
W TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS NW.

TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY...BECOMING NW AND DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NW.

WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.