NWS Forecast

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
230 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

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.

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SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS
LARGE W TO NW SWELL
WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH SUN...AS A STRONG LOW MOVES
ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA. A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL PASS OVER THE
WATERS TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS
SUN...FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT SUN NIGHT AND MON. A SECOND COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS MON NIGHT AND TUE. A TROUGH OF LOW
PRES WILL MOVE OVER THE WATERS WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER
THE OREGON WATERS THU.

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CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT
230 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT INTO MON


TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO W TO SW 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

SUN
S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 15 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT...THEN OVER
W PORTION BECOMING W TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

MON
WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART S
30 TO 40 KT EARLY. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT. SHOWERS ENDING.

MON NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING W TO SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

TUE
W TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...THEN
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

WED
W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.

THU
WINDS BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO
13 FT.

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CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST GEORGE
230 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT INTO MON


TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT IN NW
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

SUN
S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 15 TO 17 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT NW
PART BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.

MON
WINDS BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PART SW 25 TO 35
KT EARLY. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 14 FT.

MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO
12 FT.

TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

WED
W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
12 TO 16 FT.

THU
WINDS BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13
FT.

.FORECASTER SHAW. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.