FZPN24 KWNM 221021 OFFN09 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 220 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...STRONG LOW PRES WILL EXIT THE WATERS TO THE E EARLY TODAY WITH A HIGH PRES RIDGE TO SLIDE E OVER THE AREA LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION MON. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WATERS TUE AND CROSS WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT THU. CANADIAN BORDER TO CAPE LOOKOUT ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING. .TONIGHT...WINDS S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. AREAS OF RAIN DEVELOPING WITH VSBY OCCASIONALLY BELOW 1 NM. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...THEN BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...THEN BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BUILDING TO 14 TO 18 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT WITH W SWELL. .THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT WITH W SWELL. CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT SAINT GEORGE ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING. .TONIGHT...SW TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS DEVELOPING FAR NW. .MON...NW PORTION...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. SE PORTION...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. SE PORTION...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...NW PORTION...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. SE PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT THROUGHOUT WITH W SWELL...HIGHEST W. .THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT WITH W SWELL.