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Hurricane Symbol Storm Special! View the latest observations near Atlantic Tropical Storm Gustav and Atlantic Tropical Storm Hanna.

NWS Forecast

FZPN25 KWBC 281547
OFFPZ5

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
930 AM PDT THU AUG 28 2008

WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS FROM 60 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.

PZZ080-282330-
930 AM PDT THU AUG 28 2008

SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS
A RIDGE WILL
PERSIST OVER THE OREGON WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT
WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS THE WATERS FRI. THE RIDGE WILL REBUILD OVER
THE REGION FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...THEN WEAKEN MON AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS.


PZZ081-282330-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT
930 AM PDT THU AUG 28 2008

TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

TONIGHT
WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
7 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

FRI
WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.

FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

SAT
NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

SUN
NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT.

MON
WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PART NW 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.


PZZ082-282330-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST GEORGE
930 AM PDT THU AUG 28 2008

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SAT


TODAY
SE PORTION...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART
TO 30 KT. NW PORTION...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT THROUGHOUT.

TONIGHT
SE PORTION...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART
TO 30 KT EARLY. NW PORTION...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BECOMING 7 TO 9 FT THROUGHOUT.

FRI
WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT...HIGHEST SE.

FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

SUN
N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE
PART TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE.

MON
SE PORTION...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART TO
30 KT. NW PORTION...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT...HIGHEST SE.


.FORECASTER MUSONDA. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.

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