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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
831 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION WILL DISSIPATE 
OVERNIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL REACH THE WATERS TUE AND LIFT NE 
WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE WATERS WED...THEN STALL 
THU. A LOW PRES CENTER WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT LATE THU AND 
MOVE INLAND EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BRIEFLY BUILD INTO THE 
AREA FOLLOWING THE FRONT LATE FRI INTO SAT AS ANOTHER FRONTAL 
BOUNDARY APPROACHES FROM THE W.

CANADIAN BORDER TO CAPE LOOKOUT

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THU INTO FRI... 

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 15 
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN ENDING NW TO SE. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND 
PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING EARLY. 
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN 
AND PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...WINDS DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 
FT...EXCEPT W PORTION BUILDING TO 16 TO 23 FT WITH W SWELL. RAIN 
ENDING NW TO SE. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT WITH W 
SWELL. 
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
SW PORTION DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 
FT. 
.SAT...WINDS S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.

CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT SAINT GEORGE

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THU INTO FRI... 

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. SHOWERS 
ENDING EARLY. 
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN 
DEVELOPING NW. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 
PORTION SHIFTING TO NW. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 
BUILDING TO 14 TO 20 FT WITH W SWELL. RAIN AND TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT THROUGHOUT WITH W SWELL. 
.THU...WINDS N TO NW AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT THROUGHOUT. 
SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT N PORTION DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
.SAT...WINDS S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.