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OFFPZ5

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
930 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2008

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.

PZZ080-041130-
930 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2008

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...WEAK LOW PRES W OF 
THE WASHINGTON WATERS WILL DRIFT N AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A 
WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG THE COAST OVERNIGHT AND 
FRI...THEN MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN FRI NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT 
WILL PASS ACROSS THE WATERS FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A HIGH PRES RIDGE 
WILL BUILD NE ACROSS THE NW WATERS SUN...THEN PERSIST MON AND 
TUE AS A LOW PRES TROUGH FORMS NEAR THE OREGON COAST.
$$

PZZ081-041130-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT
930 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2008

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITH PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NW. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING W AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE IN 
W SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING.
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 
FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION TO 14 FT IN W SWELL.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION W TO SW 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BECOMING 9 TO 11 FT IN W SWELL.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION SW 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
$$

PZZ082-041130-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST GEORGE
930 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2008

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED MON AND TUE...

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING W 
PORTION.
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...BECOMING W TO SW 
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... 
HIGHEST NW. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING.
.SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE 
PORTION TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 
TO 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST FAR NW IN W SWELL.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 25 KT...AND FAR SE PART TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 9 
TO 12 FT THROUGHOUT WITH W SWELL.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION INCREASING TO 
25 TO 35 KT...AND FAR NW PORTION VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
12 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 20 TO 30 
KT...AND FAR SE PART TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SE 
PORTION 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE.
$$

.FORECASTER KOSIER. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.