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OFFSHORE FORECAST

 
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 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
 NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
 830 PM PST TUE NOV 24 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...A STRONG COLD FRONT 
 WILL CROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT BEFORE STALLING ACROSS THE S 
 PORTION OF THE OREGON WATERS WED AND WED NIGHT. A LOW PRES 
 CENTER WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT THU AND MOVE INLAND THU 
 NIGHT INTO EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA 
 FOLLOWING THE FRONT LATE FRI INTO SAT AS ANOTHER STRONG COLD 
 FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE W SUN.
 

 
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 CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT
 830 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 ...GALE WARNING...
 
 .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 TO 
 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NW. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG.
 .WED...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W AND DIMINISHING TO 15 
 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT W PORTION BUILDING TO 15 TO 
 22 FT WITH W TO SW SWELL. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG.
 .WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST FAR 
 SE. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT WITH W SWELL. RAIN MAINLY SE.
 .THU...N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 
 SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 17 FT WITH W SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
 .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NE. SEAS 14 TO 
 16 FT WITH W SWELL.
 .FRI...SHIFTING WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO NW 10 TO 
 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 13 FT.
 .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 21 FT 
 WITH W TO NW SWELL.
 .SUN...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
 BUILDING TO 18 TO 23 FT WITH W TO NW SWELL.
 

 
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 CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST GEORGE
 830 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 20 TO 
 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 12 TO 15 FT. SHOWERS 
 AND PATCHY FOG.
 .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION SHIFTING TO NW 
 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NW. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG.
 .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION 
 SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FT WITH W SWELL. RAIN 
 AND TSTMS.
 .THU...WINDS INCREASING TO N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
 BECOMING 15 TO 17 FT WITH W TO NW SWELL. RAIN AND TSTMS.
 .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT WITH W TO NW 
 SWELL.
 .FRI...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 
 TO 13 FT.
 .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO 19 FT LATE 
 WITH NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
 .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION N TO NE 10 TO 15 
 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 TO 21 FT WITH NW SWELL.
 

 
 .FORECASTER MUSONDA. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.
 

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