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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
830 PM PST THU FEB 9 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.

PZZ080-101130-
830 PM PST THU FEB 9 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A STRONG COLD FRONT 
WILL BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE WATERS OVERNIGHT AS LOW PRES 
MOVES ALONG THE FRONT AND OVER THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRI 
NIGHT. THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE JUST N OF THE AREA SAT. A WEAKER 
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH SAT NIGHT AND CROSS THE WATERS SUN. 
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT LATE SUN AND MON...THEN 
WEAKEN LATE MON. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA TUE.
$$

PZZ081-101130-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT
830 PM PST THU FEB 9 2012

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

.OVERNIGHT... W PORTION...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 
AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. E PORTION...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST W. RAIN WITH AREAS 
OF FOG OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VSBY BELOW 1 NM...MAINLY SE.
.FRI...W PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO 
NW 15 TO 25 KT. E PORTION...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 
TO SE. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT THROUGHOUT. SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG 
THROUGHOUT.
.FRI NIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT 
THROUGHOUT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT. 
SHOWERS ENDING.
.SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W 
PORTION BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT. 
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW THROUGHOUT AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS BECOMING 8 TO 14 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT.
$$

PZZ082-101130-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST GEORGE
830 PM PST THU FEB 9 2012

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

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION 
BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN WITH AREAS 
OF FOG OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VSBY BELOW 1 NM.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT N PORTION TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN 
AND AREAS OF FOG OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VSBY BELOW 1 NM...ENDING 
LATE WITH VSBY IMPROVED.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO SW...EXCEPT 
S PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION 
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS BECOMING 9 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING 
TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BECOMING 8 TO 14 FT.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW TO W 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 
FT.
$$

.FORECASTER BELL. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.