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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
330 PM PDT THU AUG 21 2008

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.

PZZ080-220530-
330 PM PDT THU AUG 21 2008

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE 
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...THEN MOVE OVER THE SE 
PORTION FRI AND SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS SAT 
NIGHT AND SUN. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W MON 
AND TUE.
$$

PZZ081-220530-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT
330 PM PDT THU AUG 21 2008

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE 
PORTION VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
DEVELOPING W.
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NW. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
$$

PZZ082-220530-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST GEORGE
330 PM PDT THU AUG 21 2008

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION 
BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION N TO NW. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION 
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW.
.SAT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NW. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT NW 
PORTION 7 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY...BECOMING W TO NW AND 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT.
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
$$

.FORECASTER BANKS. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.