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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
830 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

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.

PZZ080-241130-
830 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

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

PZZ081-241130-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT
830 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

...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 INCREASING TO 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 BECOMING 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 INCREASING TO 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 SUBSIDING 
TO 12 TO 14 FT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 12 TO 
14 FT.
$$

PZZ082-241130-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST GEORGE
830 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

...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 BECOMING 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 BECOMING 17 TO 20 FT THROUGHOUT WITH W 
SWELL.
.THU...WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NW AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT 
THROUGHOUT. SEAS BECOMING 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 SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 13 FT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
$$

.FORECASTER MUSONDA. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.