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NWS Forecast

FZPN25 KWBC 240946
OFFPZ5

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
246 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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.

PZZ080-242300-
246 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS
STRONG HIGH PRES W
OF THE WATERS WILL DRIFT S WHILE WEAKENING TODAY THROUGH
SUN...THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY MON AND TUE. A WARM FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE NW WILL PASS THROUGH THE WATERS TODAY. LOW
PRES WILL THEN DEVELOP OVER THE NRN WATERS SAT...WITH AN
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER FRONT W
OF THE WATERS WILL THEN MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SUN INTO TUE.



PZZ081-242300-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT-
246 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.

SAT
NW PORTION...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE
IN THE AFTERNOON. SE PORTION...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SUN
S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

MON
W TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.



PZZ082-242300-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST. GEORGE-
246 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.

TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. AREAS OF FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.

SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN
AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.

SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.

SUN
S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION
BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.

MON
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

TUE
WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.



.FORECASTER BELL. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.