FZPN25 KWBC 100330
OFFPZ5
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
830 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
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 TUE FEB 9 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE 
OVER THE W PORTION WILL MOVE E THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. A 
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA WED...THEN PASS INLAND 
WED NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. A SERIES OF THREE STRONG COLD FRONTS 
WILL PASS ACROSS THE WATERS THU THROUGH SAT. YET ANOTHER COLD 
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE W SUN.
$$
PZZ081-101130-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT
830 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...GALE WARNING...
.OVERNIGHT...W PART...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 
35 KT. ISOLATED SHOWERS DEVELOPING. E PART...VARIABLE WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS...BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
9 FT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION BUILDING TO 11 FT BY 
MORNING. 
.WED...S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
FAR SE PART TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BECOMING 10 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND FOG.
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
15 FT...BECOMING HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND FOG.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PART S TO SW 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND FOG.
.THU NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 
INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 TO 21 FT.
.FRI...S TO SE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 30 TO 45 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AND DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 12 TO 15 FT.
$$
PZZ082-101130-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST GEORGE
830 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...GALE WARNING...
.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT NW INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS DEVELOPING NW.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND FOG.
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 
BECOMING 12 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND FOG.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 
KT...THEN SHIFTING TO S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 18 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND FOG.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
17 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 TO 24 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 18 TO 20 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING S TO SE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 14 FT.
$$
.FORECASTER SHAW. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.