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NOAA>NWS>NCEP>OPC> N Pacific Navtex Forecast>N09

                   
                     
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
832 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE WATERS WILL WEAKEN EARLY 
OVERNIGHT. LOW PRES WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE AREA LATE OVERNIGHT 
INTO TUE WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT S THROUGH THE WATERS. A HIGH 
PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TUE NIGHT AND WEAKEN WED. A 
COLD FRONT WILL PUSH E INTO THE WATERS WED NIGHT AND WEAKEN THU. 
THE HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL REBUILD INTO WATERS LATE THU...THEN 
WEAKEN FRI AS DEVELOPING LOW PRES APPROACHES FROM THE W. THE 
STRONG LOW PRES WITH A COLD FRONT WILL THEN PASS E ACROSS THE 
WATERS FRI NIGHT AND SAT.

CANADIAN BORDER TO CAPE LOOKOUT

...GALE WARNING... 

.OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW 
PORTION S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT EARLY. WINDS S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT 
THROUGHOUT...THEN W OF 127W SHIFTING TO W TO NW AND INCREASING 
TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 
11 TO 13 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT LATE...HIGHEST NW. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS DEVELOPING. 
.TUE...WINDS NW 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NE PORTION E TO NE 
20 TO 30 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT 
THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST SW. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT. SHOWERS ENDING. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING S TO SE 10 
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING FAR W LATE. 
.WED NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...THEN OVER W PORTION 
SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST 
NW. 
.THU...WINDS W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT EARLY... THEN 
DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
.FRI...WINDS S TO SE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...THEN OVER 
SW PORTION SHIFTING TO W 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT 
LATE...HIGHEST SW. 
.SAT...WINDS N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT... HIGHEST W AND S.

CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT SAINT GEORGE

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT... 

.OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE 
PORTION NW 15 TO 25 KT EARLY. WINDS W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
OVER NW PORTION INCREASING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 16 
FT SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS DEVELOPING. 
.TUE...WINDS NW 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. 
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
OVER FAR NW PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 
11 TO 14 FT. SHOWERS ENDING. 
.WED...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION 
INCREASING TO S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...WINDS S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW 
PORTION SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...WINDS NW TO N AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT... THEN OVER 
NW PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT...HIGHEST NW. 
.FRI...WINDS S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT... THEN OVER 
W PORTION SHIFTING TO W 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT 
LATE..HIGHEST W. 
.SAT...WINDS W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT THROUGHOUT...THEN DIMINISHING 
TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT.