FZPN25 KWBC 201000 OFFPZ5 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 330 AM PDT SAT SEP 20 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. PZZ080-201730- 330 AM PDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE TODAY INTO SUN...WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT SUN AND MON. LOW PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS TUE...THEN CONTINUE INLAND ON WED. $$ PZZ081-201730- CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT 330 AM PDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TUE INTO WED... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENDING. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT W PORTION INCREASING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST W. .WED...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 8 TO 12 FT. $$ PZZ082-201730- CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST GEORGE 330 AM PDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT W PORTION BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NW. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NW. .WED...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. $$ .FORECASTER BELL. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.