NWS Forecast

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
330 PM PDT SUN SEP 21 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.

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330 PM PDT SUN SEP 21 2008

SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS
A WEAKENING COLD
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE THROUGH THE WATERS EARLY TONIGHT.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT AND MON. LOW
PRES WILL APPROACH THE WATERS TUE...THEN MOVE JUST N OF THE AREA
TUE NIGHT AND WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS
THU...WHILE A LOW PRES TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG THE COAST LATE THU
AND FRI.

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CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT
330 PM PDT SUN SEP 21 2008

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TUE INTO WED


TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.

MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

MON NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT W PORTION TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN
DEVELOPING FAR W PORTION.

TUE
S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW
PORTION TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION
BUILDING TO 8 TO 15 FT. AREAS OF RAIN.

TUE NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SW 30 TO 35 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
BECOMING 9 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST N.

WED
WINDS BECOMING NW AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10
TO 16 FT...HIGHEST N.

THU
WINDS BECOMING N AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST
SE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.

FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT.

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CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST GEORGE
330 PM PDT SUN SEP 21 2008

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT


TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.

MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION BECOMING S
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BECOMING SW
AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NW
PORTION BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION.

TUE NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT N
PORTION TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION
TO 9 TO 13 FT.

WED
WINDS BECOMING N AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BECOMING 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NW.

THU
N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.

FRI
N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 7 FT.

.FORECASTER NOLT. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.