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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
230 PM PST FRI NOV 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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SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS
A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE
REGION SAT. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE W
SAT NIGHT...MOVE INTO THE WATERS SUN...AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE OVER
AREA SUN NIGHT INTO MON. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA
EARLY TUE...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES BUILDING INTO THE REGION LATE
TUE INTO EARLY WED. YET A FOURTH COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARD THE
WATERS LATER WED.
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CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT
230 PM PST FRI NOV 21 2008
..STORM WARNING
REMAINDER OF TODAY...S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT
EXCEPT NE PORTION TO
50 KT...AND W PORTION W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25
TO 35 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE
PORTION 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KT BY MIDNIGHT...AND TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT
EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 16 FT THROUGHOUT LATE...HIGHEST N.
RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENDING FROM W TO E.
SAT...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY
THEN
BECOMING S LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT
EXCEPT W
PORTION TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN DEVELOPING.
SUN
S WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT EXCEPT NW PORTION TO 50
KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION
SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT
NW PORTION BUILDING TO 14 TO 18 FT. AREAS OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT...NW PORTION
NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 14 FT. SE PORTION...S WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST N.
MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT W PORTION N TO NW 10 TO
20 KT EARLY. SEAS BECOMING 10 TO 13 FT THROUGHOUT.
TUE
WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
WED...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT EARLY
THEN S TO SE
15 TO 25 KT LATE...HIGHEST W. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
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CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST GEORGE
230 PM PST FRI NOV 21 2008
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT...NW PORTION...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT...THEN TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT BECOMING 14 TO 16 FT LATE...HIGHEST FAR
NW. SE PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW
EARLY. WINDS BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT EARLY...
BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS
THROUGHOUT...ENDING FROM W TO E.
SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT
OR LESS...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING S TO SE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION TO 35 KT...AND FAR E PORTION 10 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. A CHANCE FOR RAIN OVER NW PORTION LATE.
SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
EXCEPT NW PORTION TO 35 KT. SEAS
BECOMING 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NW. AREAS OF RAIN MAINLY W PORTION.
SUN NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT
FAR W PORTION SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 7 TO 11
FT...HIGHEST NW.
MON...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT FAR W PORTION N WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
WED...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS
EXCEPT OVER NW
PORTION BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.FORECASTER MILLS. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.
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