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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
835 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025

Washington and Oregon waters-
Inner waters from  60 nm to 150 nm offshore.
Outer waters from 150 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.

PZZ898-120545-
835 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A cold front will
become stationary across the southern waters this morning. Low
pressure along the front SW of the waters will track NE over the
area this afternoon and tonight while strengthening. The
associated cold front will move E across the waters later today
and into tonight, followed by a low pressure trough Wed. High
pressure will build E over the area Wed night, and pass across
the waters Thu. A low pressure area and associated front will
approach the waters from the W late Thu into Thu night. A series
of low centers will form along the front as it moves across the
waters Fri and inland Fri night. Later Fri night, a ridge of high
pressure will move into the waters ahead of yet another
approaching frontal system. The low will push a warm front NE
across the southern waters late Sat followed by a cold front Sat
night.

$$

PZZ800-120545-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
835 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Chance of
rain. Scattered showers.
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ900-120545-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
835 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025

.TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. Scattered showers.
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
11 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 12 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 11 to
12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to
25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ805-120545-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
835 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI...

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Rain.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Chance
of rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to
17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft.

$$

PZZ905-120545-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
835 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to
12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 13 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to
17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
14 to 20 ft.

$$

PZZ810-120545-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
835 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI...

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Chance of
rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
Scattered showers.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.FRI...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to
16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to
17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft.

$$

PZZ910-120545-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
835 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 11 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 13 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to
13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 17 to 21 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
14 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft.

$$

PZZ815-120545-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
835 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Rain.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to
13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft.
.FRI...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to
18 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 13 to 18 ft.

$$

PZZ915-120545-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
835 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI...

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
Scattered showers.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.FRI...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 17 to 21 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.