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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
230 PM PST THU FEB 12 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.

PZZ080-130530-
230 PM PST THU FEB 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS THIS EVENING...WITH THE ASSOCIATED 
STRONG LOW PRES AREA MOVING ACROSS THE OREGON WATERS TONIGHT 
INTO FRI. ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRES AREA WILL PASS S OF THE WATERS 
SAT INTO SUN. A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL APPROACH FROM THE SW 
MON AND MOVE OVER THE REGION TUE.
$$

PZZ081-130530-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT
230 PM PST THU FEB 12 2009

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR SW PORTION W 
TO NW 25 TO 35 KT THROUGH THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E TO NE 20 
TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...NE TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 10 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...WINDS INCREASING TO E TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 
FT...HIGHEST SW. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
9 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 11 TO 14 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT 
WITH NW SWELL.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 
5 TO 7 FT WITH NW SWELL.
$$

PZZ082-130530-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST GEORGE
230 PM PST THU FEB 12 2009

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW PORTION...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 
35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT BUILDING TO 20 TO 27 FT LATE. NE 
PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SE 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FT LATE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS THROUGHOUT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT 
FAR SE PORTION 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BECOMING 12 TO 18 FT 
THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST S. SCATTERED SHOWERS BECOMING ISOLATED.
.FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...THEN 
INCREASING TO S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 
13 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SW. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S 
PORTION TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...BECOMING HIGHEST S. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S PORTION 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SW.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT W PORTION TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT WITH NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST SW.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT 
WITH NW SWELL.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT 
WITH NW SWELL. 
$$

.FORECASTER KOSIER. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.