445  
FZPN25 KWBC 220339  
OFFPZ5  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
739 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
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.  
 
PZZ898-221630-  
739 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS
 
A FRONTAL SYSTEM  
WILL APPROACH THE WATERS TONIGHT, THEN MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS  
SUN, AS THE ASSOCIATED STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES NW OF THE  
AREA. ANOTHER STRONG LOW WILL DEVELOP W OF THE WATERS SUN NIGHT,  
AND WILL PASS JUST W OF THE WATERS MON INTO MON NIGHT, WITH ITS  
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT.  
A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD IN FROM THE SW  
TUE, AS YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE WATERS BEHIND THE  
RIDGE TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS WED AND  
WED NIGHT, WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE THU. YET ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM  
OR LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE WATERS THU NIGHT.  
 

 
 
PZZ800-221630-  
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE SHOALWATER BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
739 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
   
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 17 TO 19 FT.    
SUN
 
S TO SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT.    
MON
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
21 TO 25 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT.  
SEAS 18 TO 26 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
19 TO 28 FT, SUBSIDING TO 17 TO 21 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.    
WED
 
S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 20 FT.    
THU
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ900-221630-  
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE SHOALWATER BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
739 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
   
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 30 TO 40 KT.  
SEAS 18 TO 24 FT.    
SUN
 
S TO SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 26 FT. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 21 TO 27 FT.    
MON
 
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS  
21 TO 26 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING SW 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS  
20 TO 23 FT, BUILDING TO 22 TO 31 FT.    
TUE
 
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
20 TO 29 FT, SUBSIDING TO 16 TO 21 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.    
WED
 
S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT.    
THU
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ805-221630-  
CAPE SHOALWATER TO CAPE LOOKOUT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
739 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
   
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT.    
SUN
 
S TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 20 TO 23 FT.    
MON
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 21 TO  
25 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 19 TO 23 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.    
WED
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS  
13 TO 15 FT, BUILDING TO 14 TO 21 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
19 TO 21 FT.    
THU
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 TO 20 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ905-221630-  
CAPE SHOALWATER TO CAPE LOOKOUT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
739 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
   
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS  
18 TO 24 FT.    
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 21 TO 27 FT.    
MON
 
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS  
21 TO 26 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 20 TO 25 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.    
WED
 
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT.    
THU
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 TO 20 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ810-221630-  
CAPE LOOKOUT TO FLORENCE, OR BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
739 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
18 TO 20 FT.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 20 TO 23 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
MON
 
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
21 TO 24 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 19 TO 22 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 16 TO  
19 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.   
WED
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS  
13 TO 19 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT.    
THU
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 20 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ910-221630-  
CAPE LOOKOUT TO FLORENCE, OR BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
739 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS  
18 TO 23 FT.    
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 21 TO 27 FT.    
MON
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 TO  
26 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 19 TO 23 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO  
25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.    
WED
 
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT.    
THU
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 TO 20 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ815-221630-  
FLORENCE, OR TO POINT ST. GEORGE BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
739 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT.    
MON
 
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
20 TO 24 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
17 TO 21 FT.    
TUE
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
14 TO 18 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.    
WED
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS  
12 TO 18 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT.    
THU
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 19 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ915-221630-  
FLORENCE, OR TO POINT ST. GEORGE BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
739 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
   
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS  
18 TO 23 FT.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO  
24 FT. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 19 TO 27 FT.    
MON
 
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS  
20 TO 25 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 18 TO 22 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.    
WED
 
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT.    
THU
 
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 TO 20 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT.  
 

 
 
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