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National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZPN25 KWBC

FZPN25 KWBC 112151
OFFPZ5

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
151 PM PST Tue Dec 11 2018

Washington and Oregon waters-
Inner waters from  60 nm to 150 nm offshore.
Outer waters from 150 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.

PZZ898-121045-
151 PM PST Tue Dec 11 2018

SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS
A ridge will pass
quickly E across the area tonight into Wed, as a strong cold
front approaches the waters later Wed. The front will move SE
into the region Wed night, then will lift back N as a warm front
Thu into Thu night another strong cold front approaches the
waters. The front will cross the area Thu night and Fri. The
associated low center will track NW of the waters Fri and
Fri night. Yet another cold front will approach the waters from
the W Sat, then cross the area Sat night into Sun. A low pressure
trough will lift NE across the region Sun night.



PZZ800-121045-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 nm and 150 nm
offshore-
151 PM PST Tue Dec 11 2018

GALE WARNING

STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT


TONIGHT
W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. Scattered
showers and TSTMs.

WED
W to SW winds diminishing to 15 to 20 kt, then becoming S 25
to 35 kt. Seas becoming 19 to 21 ft.

WED NIGHT
SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
19 to 23 ft. Chance of rain.

THU
Winds diminishing to N 5 to 15 kt, then becoming E to NE 10
to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 16 to 20 ft. Chance of rain.

THU NIGHT
Winds increasing to S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 18 ft.

FRI
SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S 35 to 45 kt. Seas becoming
16 to 22 ft.

FRI NIGHT
S to SW winds 35 to 50 kt, becoming SW 30 to 40 kt.
Seas building to 21 to 29 ft.

SAT
S winds diminishing to 20 to 30 kt, then increasing to 30 to
40 kt. Seas subsiding to 14 to 20 ft.

SAT NIGHT
S to SE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas becoming 14 to 24 ft.

SUN
S winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
becoming 19 to 23 ft.

SUN NIGHT
S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas becoming 21 to 24 ft.



PZZ900-121045-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 nm and 250 nm
offshore-
151 PM PST Tue Dec 11 2018

GALE WARNING

STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI


TONIGHT
W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt, then
diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 23 ft. Scattered showers and
TSTMs.

WED
W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas
becoming 20 to 23 ft.

WED NIGHT
SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 20 to 24 ft. Rain.

THU
Winds diminishing to S 5 to 10 kt, then becoming SE 20 to 30
kt. Seas becoming 16 to 23 ft. Chance of rain.

THU NIGHT
S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas
becoming 17 to 19 ft.

FRI
SE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming S 40 to 50 kt. Seas 17 to 20
ft, building to 18 to 28 ft.

FRI NIGHT
Winds veering to W to SW 35 to 50 kt, then becoming SW
30 to 40 kt. Seas 18 to 29 ft.

SAT
S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas subsiding to 16 to 21 ft.

SAT NIGHT
S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas building to 17 to 25 ft.

SUN
S winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 19 to
25 ft.

SUN NIGHT
S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
becoming 23 to 26 ft.



PZZ805-121045-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 nm and 150 nm
offshore-
151 PM PST Tue Dec 11 2018

GALE WARNING


TONIGHT
W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 30 to 35 kt, then
becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. Scattered showers and
TSTMs.

WED
W winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then becoming SW 20 to 30
kt. Seas becoming 18 to 21 ft.

WED NIGHT
S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 18 to 22 ft. Chance of rain with VSBY 1 nm or less.

THU
S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to 15 to 20 ft.
Chance of rain and areas of fog with VSBY 1 nm or less.

THU NIGHT
S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas becoming 15 to 17 ft.

FRI
S winds increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas becoming 15 to 22 ft.

FRI NIGHT
S to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas building to 20 to 28
ft.

SAT
S winds diminishing to 20 to 30 kt, then increasing to 25 to
35 kt. Seas subsiding to 14 to 19 ft.

SAT NIGHT
S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas becoming 14 to 22 ft.

SUN
S winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas
becoming 19 to 23 ft.

SUN NIGHT
S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 20 to 24 ft.



PZZ905-121045-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 nm and 250 nm
offshore-
151 PM PST Tue Dec 11 2018

GALE WARNING

STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI


TONIGHT
W to NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 14 to 23 ft. Scattered showers.

WED
W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
becoming 19 to 22 ft.

WED NIGHT
SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
19 to 23 ft. Chance of rain with VSBY 1 nm or less.

THU
SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas subsiding
to 15 to 21 ft. Chance of rain with VSBY 1 nm or less.

THU NIGHT
S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 16 to
19 ft.

FRI
S winds increasing to 35 to 45 kt, then becoming 35 to 50 kt.
Seas 16 to 21 ft, building to 19 to 29 ft.

FRI NIGHT
SW winds 35 to 50 kt, diminishing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
18 to 29 ft.

SAT
S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas subsiding to 15 to 20 ft.

SAT NIGHT
S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas building to 16 to 24 ft.

SUN
S winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
becoming 18 to 25 ft.

SUN NIGHT
S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas becoming 22 to
26 ft.



PZZ810-121045-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 nm and 150 nm offshore-
151 PM PST Tue Dec 11 2018

GALE WARNING


TONIGHT
W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 30 to 35 kt, then
becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Chance of rain with VSBY
1 nm or less. Scattered showers.

WED
NW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then becoming SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas becoming 18 to 20 ft.

WED NIGHT
S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas becoming 16 to 19 ft.

THU
SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S. Seas 14 to 19 ft. Chance of
rain with VSBY 1 nm or less.

THU NIGHT
S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.

FRI
S winds increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas building to 15 to 21
ft.

FRI NIGHT
SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
building to 19 to 25 ft.

SAT
S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
subsiding to 14 to 18 ft.

SAT NIGHT
S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas becoming 14 to 22 ft.

SUN
S winds 35 to 45 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
becoming 18 to 23 ft.

SUN NIGHT
S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt. Seas
becoming 20 to 24 ft.



PZZ910-121045-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 nm and 250 nm offshore-
151 PM PST Tue Dec 11 2018

GALE WARNING

STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI


TONIGHT
W to NW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
13 to 22 ft. Scattered showers.

WED
Winds backing to W to SW 10 to 20 kt, then becoming SW 25 to
35 kt. Seas becoming 18 to 20 ft.

WED NIGHT
SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 17 to 21 ft. Chance of rain.

THU
SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas subsiding
to 14 to 19 ft.

THU NIGHT
S winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
becoming 16 to 20 ft.

FRI
S winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming S to SW 35 to 50 kt. Seas
becoming 17 to 22 ft, then building to 19 to 30 ft.

FRI NIGHT
W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 18 to 29 ft.

SAT
S winds increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas subsiding to 15 to 18
ft.

SAT NIGHT
S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas building to 16 to 23 ft.

SUN
S to SW winds diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 18
to 25 ft.

SUN NIGHT
SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas becoming 22 to 26 ft.



PZZ815-121045-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 nm and 150 nm
offshore-
151 PM PST Tue Dec 11 2018

GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI


TONIGHT
W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.

WED
NW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming SW 10 to 20
kt. Seas becoming 16 to 19 ft.

WED NIGHT
S to SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas becoming
14 to 18 ft.

THU
S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft.

THU NIGHT
S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.

FRI
S to SW winds increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas building to 15
to 21 ft.

FRI NIGHT
SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
becoming 15 to 25 ft.

SAT
S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
subsiding to 14 to 18 ft.

SAT NIGHT
S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas becoming 14 to 22 ft.

SUN
S winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
becoming 17 to 23 ft.

SUN NIGHT
S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas becoming 19 to 24
ft.



PZZ915-121045-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 nm and 250 nm
offshore-
151 PM PST Tue Dec 11 2018

GALE WARNING


TONIGHT
W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
12 to 21 ft.

WED
Winds backing to W to SW 10 to 20 kt, then becoming SW 20 to
30 kt. Seas becoming 17 to 20 ft.

WED NIGHT
SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas becoming 15 to 19 ft.

THU
S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas becoming 12 to 18 ft.

THU NIGHT
S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas
building to 13 to 20 ft.

FRI
S to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas becoming 16 to 22 ft, then
building to 16 to 30 ft.

FRI NIGHT
Winds veering to W 30 to 40 kt, then becoming SW 20 to
30 kt. Seas 18 to 29 ft.

SAT
S winds increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas subsiding to 14 to 18
ft.

SAT NIGHT
S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas building to 15 to 22
ft.

SUN
SW winds diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 17 to
25 ft.

SUN NIGHT
SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 21 to 27 ft.



.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.