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OFFPZ5

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
230 PM PST SAT NOV 7 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.

PZZ080-080530-
230 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...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 OVER THE 
WATERS TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS 
SUN...FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT SUN NIGHT AND MON. A SECOND COLD 
FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS MON NIGHT AND TUE. A TROUGH OF LOW 
PRES WILL MOVE OVER THE WATERS WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER 
THE OREGON WATERS THU.
$$

PZZ081-080530-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT
230 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO W TO SW 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 15 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT...THEN OVER 
W PORTION BECOMING W TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
14 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART S 
30 TO 40 KT EARLY. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT. SHOWERS ENDING.
.MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.TUE...W TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...THEN 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 
13 FT.
$$

PZZ082-080530-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST GEORGE
230 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 15 TO 17 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT NW 
PART BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PART SW 25 TO 35 
KT EARLY. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 14 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 
12 FT.
.TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
12 TO 16 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 
FT.
$$

.FORECASTER SHAW. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.