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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
240 AM PDT WED JUL 9 2008
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
SYNOPSIS
A HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING NE ACROSS THE NW WATERS
WILL SHIFT W OF THE WATERS TODAY AND SLOWLY BUILD THU AND
FRI...BEFORE WEAKENING AND SHIFTING S SAT AND SUN. A LOW PRES
TROUGH NEAR THE OREGON COAST WILL MOVE INLAND LATE TODAY.
CANADIAN BORDER TO CAPE LOOKOUT
TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT FAR E
PORTION 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE.
THU...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT W PORTION 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E.
THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT
FAR W PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST E.
FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT W PORTION BECOMING NW TO W
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST FAR SE.
SAT
WINDS NW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT
HIGHEST W.
CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT SAINT GEORGE
..GALE WARNING
TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART TO 35 KT
AND
FAR NW PART 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 5
TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE.
TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
EXCEPT
FAR SE PART TO 35 KT...AND FAR NW PART 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE.
FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION TO 35
KT...AND NW PORTION N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT
SE PORTION SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE.
SAT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT NW
PORTION NW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT SE PORTION
6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE.
SUN...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT
HIGHEST SE.
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