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NWS Forecast

FZPN24 KWNM 140433
OFFN09

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
832 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

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

SYNOPSIS
A HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE WATERS WILL WEAKEN EARLY
OVERNIGHT. LOW PRES WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE AREA LATE OVERNIGHT
INTO TUE WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT S THROUGH THE WATERS. A HIGH
PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TUE NIGHT AND WEAKEN WED. A
COLD FRONT WILL PUSH E INTO THE WATERS WED NIGHT AND WEAKEN THU.
THE HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL REBUILD INTO WATERS LATE THU...THEN
WEAKEN FRI AS DEVELOPING LOW PRES APPROACHES FROM THE W. THE
STRONG LOW PRES WITH A COLD FRONT WILL THEN PASS E ACROSS THE
WATERS FRI NIGHT AND SAT.

CANADIAN BORDER TO CAPE LOOKOUT

GALE WARNING


OVERNIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW
PORTION S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT EARLY. WINDS S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT
THROUGHOUT...THEN W OF 127W SHIFTING TO W TO NW AND INCREASING
TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS
11 TO 13 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT LATE...HIGHEST NW. SCATTERED
SHOWERS DEVELOPING.

TUE
WINDS NW 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NE PORTION E TO NE
20 TO 30 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT
THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST SW. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.

TUE NIGHT
WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT. SHOWERS ENDING.

WED
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING S TO SE 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING FAR W LATE.

WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...THEN OVER W PORTION
SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST
NW.

THU
WINDS W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT EARLY... THEN
DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.

FRI
WINDS S TO SE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...THEN OVER
SW PORTION SHIFTING TO W 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT
LATE...HIGHEST SW.

SAT
WINDS N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT... HIGHEST W AND S.

CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT SAINT GEORGE

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT


OVERNIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE
PORTION NW 15 TO 25 KT EARLY. WINDS W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
OVER NW PORTION INCREASING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 16
FT SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS DEVELOPING.

TUE
WINDS NW 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS N. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

TUE NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
OVER FAR NW PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS
11 TO 14 FT. SHOWERS ENDING.

WED
WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION
INCREASING TO S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

WED NIGHT
WINDS S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW
PORTION SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

THU
WINDS NW TO N AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT... THEN OVER
NW PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST NW.

FRI
WINDS S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT... THEN OVER
W PORTION SHIFTING TO W 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT
LATE..HIGHEST W.

SAT
WINDS W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT THROUGHOUT...THEN DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT.