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OFFPZ5

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
830 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS FROM 60 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.

PZZ080-141130-
830 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...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.
$$

PZZ081-141130-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT
830 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

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

PZZ082-141130-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST GEORGE
830 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

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

.FORECASTER VUKITS. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.