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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
938 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2008

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

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES W OF THE WASHINGTON WATERS WILL DRIFT 
N AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD 
ALONG THE COAST OVERNIGHT AND FRI...THEN MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN 
FRI NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS THE WATERS FRI 
NIGHT AND SAT. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD NE ACROSS THE NW 
WATERS SUN...THEN PERSIST MON AND TUE AS A LOW PRES TROUGH FORMS 
NEAR THE OREGON COAST.

CANADIAN BORDER TO CAPE LOOKOUT

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITH PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NW. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...WINDS W AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE IN W SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING. 
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 
NW PORTION TO 14 FT IN W SWELL. 
.SUN...WINDS NW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION W TO SW 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN W SWELL. 
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION SW 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT SAINT GEORGE

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED MON AND TUE... 

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING W 
PORTION. 
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...BECOMING W TO SW 
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...WINDS W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... HIGHEST NW. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING. 
.SAT NIGHT...WINDS N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION TO 9 TO 13 
FT...HIGHEST FAR NW IN W SWELL. 
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 25 KT...AND FAR SE PART TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
THROUGHOUT WITH W SWELL. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION INCREASING TO 
25 TO 35 KT...AND FAR NW PORTION VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
12 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE. 
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 20 TO 30 
KT...AND FAR SE PART TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SE 
PORTION 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE.