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Offshore Waters Forecast (Washington/Oregon)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
627 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

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

PZZ898-231615-
627 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A cold front over
the waters will move E tonight. A strong low will develop W of
the waters tonight, then spawn a secondary low center closer to
the waters Mon. This secondary low will rapidly develop later Mon
and Mon night while passing just W and then NW of the waters,
with its associated cold front moving across the waters. A weak
high pressure ridge will briefly build in from the SW Tue, as yet
another cold front approaches the waters behind the ridge Tue
night. The front will move across the waters Wed and Wed night,
weaken and dissipate Thu. Yet another frontal system or low
pressure trough will approach the waters Thu night, then move
across the waters Fri and Fri night. 

$$

PZZ800-231615-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
627 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 19 to 23 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
20 to 24 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 40 to 50 kt, becoming S to SW 45 to 60 kt.
Seas 19 to 29 ft. Chance of rain.
.TUE...SW winds 40 to 50 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
18 to 32 ft. Scattered showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. 
.WED...S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
20 to 21 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 18 to
20 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 17 to 19 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 17 to 21 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 18 to 21 ft. 

$$

PZZ900-231615-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
627 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 21 to 27 ft. 
.MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SE 25 to 30 kt. Seas 21 to
26 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 35 to 50 kt, becoming SW 60 to 75 kt. Seas
20 to 33 ft. Rain.
.TUE...W to SW winds 45 to 55 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 23 to 33 ft, subsiding to 18 to 25 ft. Scattered showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas
14 to 19 ft. 
.WED...S to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
19 to 22 ft. 
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 18 to
21 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 18 to 19 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 18 to 21 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 18 to 21 ft. 

$$

PZZ805-231615-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
627 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 19 to 23 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 20 to
24 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 35 to 50 kt, becoming SW 35 to 45 kt.
Seas 19 to 25 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
17 to 25 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 14 to 18 ft. 
.WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas
13 to 15 ft, building to 14 to 21 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming SW 35 to 45 kt. Seas
20 to 24 ft. 
.THU...W winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 19 to
23 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 18 to 19 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 18 to 21 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 20 to 21 ft. 

$$

PZZ905-231615-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
627 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 21 to 27 ft. 
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SE 30 to 40 kt. Seas 21 to
26 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 45 to 60 kt, becoming SW 50 to 65 kt.
Seas 20 to 30 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TUE...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
18 to 27 ft. Scattered showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 14 to 18 ft. 
.WED...S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 40 to
50 kt. Seas 20 to 23 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 19 to 23 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 18 to 20 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 19 to 21 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 20 to 23 ft. 

$$

PZZ810-231615-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
627 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

...GALE WARNING...
...STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 20 to 23 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 21 to
24 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 19 to 22 ft. Rain.
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
16 to 22 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 14 to 17 ft. 
.WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
14 to 19 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming S to SW 35 to 50 kt.
Seas 19 to 24 ft. 
.THU...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
20 to 24 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 18 to 19 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 19 to 20 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 20 to 21 ft. 

$$

PZZ910-231615-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
627 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
21 to 27 ft. 
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SE 35 to 45 kt. Seas 21 to
26 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 40 to 55 kt, becoming SW 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 21 to 26 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 17 to 22 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 14 to 17 ft. 
.WED...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 40 to 55 kt.
Seas 21 to 24 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 20 to 24 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 18 to 20 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 19 to 21 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 20 to 23 ft. 

$$

PZZ815-231615-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
627 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 19 to 24 ft. 
.MON...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 21 to 24 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 19 to 23 ft. Rain.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
15 to 20 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 14 to 17 ft. 
.WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
13 to 18 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 20 to 24 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 17 to 19 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 17 to 20 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 18 to 21 ft. 

$$

PZZ915-231615-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
627 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 21 to 27 ft. 
.MON...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SE 30 to 40 kt. Seas
21 to 26 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 20 to 25 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. 
.WED...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 35 to 45 kt. Seas
17 to 24 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt.
Seas 20 to 24 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 20 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 18 to 21 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 19 to 23 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.