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FZPN25 KWBC 231011
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
230 AM 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.

PZZ080-231730-
230 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A STRONG COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE NW TODAY...STALL TONIGHT AND 
LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL 
APPROACH THE WATERS TUE NIGHT AND CROSS THE REGION WED THROUGH 
THU. A LOW PRES CENTER WILL DEVELOP ON THE FRONT THU AND MOVE 
INLAND THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FOLLOWING 
THE FRONT THU NIGHT AND FRI.
$$

PZZ081-231730-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT
230 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO NW AND 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE AND INCREASING TO 
15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BECOMING 10 
TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NW. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS 
BECOMING 10 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NW. RAIN.
.WED...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 21 FT WITH W SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT WITH W 
SWELL.
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 TO 20 KT...THEN 
BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT.
$$

PZZ082-231730-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST GEORGE
230 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW PORTION...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO N AND 
DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. SE PORTION...SW WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
BECOMING 10 TO 12 FT THROUGHOUT. SHOWERS ENDING.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW INCREASING TO 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NW. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW.
.WED...NW PORTION...WINDS BECOMING N AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 
KT. SE PORTION...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 
FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST NW.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BECOMING 14 TO 18 FT 
WITH W SWELL.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW...HIGHEST NW. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT.
$$

.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.