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FZPN35 KWBC 082045
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1245 PM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

Washington and Oregon waters-
Inner waters from  60 nm to 150 nm offshore.
Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore.

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

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.

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A ridge of high
pressure will remain in place across the E portions of the
regional waters tonight through Thu. A stationary front W of the
Oregon waters tonight will pull northward as a warm front through
early Thu then gradually weaken. Thereafter a cold front to the
NW of the area will move SE across the region Thu into Thu night.
Stronger high pressure will intensify just W of the waters Fri
into Sat, persist Sat night through Sun, then slide back into the
regional waters Sun night through Mon night.  

Cape Flattery to Cape Lookout

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance
of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.MON...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 

Cape Lookout to Point St. George

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.