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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
841 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

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

.SYNOPSIS...LARGE W TO NW SWELL WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH 
SUN...AS A STRONG LOW MOVES ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA. A LOW 
PRES TROUGH WILL PASS E OVER THE WATERS TODAY. A WARM FRONT WILL 
MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT SUN. THE 
FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS SUN NIGHT AND MON. A LOW PRES TROUGH 
WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TUE. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD 
ACROSS THE REGION LATE TUE AND WED.

CANADIAN BORDER TO CAPE LOOKOUT

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT INTO MON... 

.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 22 TO 27 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 18 TO 
20 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...THEN OVER W PORTION 
BECOMING W TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART SW 30 TO 
40 KT EARLY. WINDS THEN BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT 
LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.TUE...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT SAINT GEORGE

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT INTO MON... 

.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 15 TO 20 
KT EARLY. SEAS 22 TO 27 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 18 TO 
20 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 17 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT NW PART BECOMING 
W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON...WINDS W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PART SW 25 TO 35 KT 
EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
.TUE...WINDS NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.WED...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.