Expires:No;;259024 FZPN24 KWNM 260959 OFFN09 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 156 AM PST THU NOV 26 2009 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...AN AREA OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES JUST W OF THE REGION WILL MOVE NE ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE S PORTION TODAY...THEN PASS INLAND TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES SE OF THE AREA. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL MOVE SE OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT...THEN PERSIST OVER THE SE PORTION INTO MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE OVER THE NW PORTION SUN...THEN DRIFT SE THROUGH MON WHILE WEAKENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD JUST N OF THE WATERS MON. CANADIAN BORDER TO CAPE LOOKOUT ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION 15 TO 25 KT...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST S. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 TO 18 FT WITH W SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS BECOMING ISOLATED. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY. .FRI...WINDS DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING SW. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT FRI NIGHT...THEN BUILDING TO 14 TO 18 FT SAT...HIGHEST NW. ISOLATED SHOWERS N FRI NIGHT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT WITH W TO NW SWELL. .MON...WINDS NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT SAINT GEORGE ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST NW BECOMING HIGHEST SE. NW PORTION...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO N 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W PART TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT THROUGHOUT BECOMING 16 TO 18 FT WITH W TO NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG THROUGHOUT. .TONIGHT...WINDS NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE. .SAT AND SUN...NW PORTION...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SE PORTION...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW PART BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT WITH NW SWELL THROUGHOUT SAT...THEN BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 FT SUN. .MON...WINDS N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.