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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
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.
PZZ898-232315-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE WATERS WILL WEAKEN TODAY. A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL
APPROACH THE WATERS TONIGHT WHILE THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT
MOVES INTO THE REGION. THE LOW WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA TUE WHILE
PULLING A STRONG COLD FRONT E AND SE ACROSS THE REGION. THE LOW
WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT AS A RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD
INTO THE WATERS. A WEAK LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
E OVER THE REGION LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WED. A STRONG AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W AND SW ACROSS THE WATERS WED
THROUGH THU AND MAINTAIN A RIDGE OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRI. A
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WATERS FROM THE NW LATE FRI NIGHT. A
TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN ALONG THE OREGON COAST THU AND THU NIGHT
AND EXPAND N ACROSS WASHINGTON FRI AND FRI NIGHT.
PZZ800-232315-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE SHOALWATER BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 22 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ900-232315-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE SHOALWATER BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT, BUILDING TO 15 TO 24 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ805-232315-
CAPE SHOALWATER TO CAPE LOOKOUT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT,
BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ905-232315-
CAPE SHOALWATER TO CAPE LOOKOUT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ810-232315-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO FLORENCE, OR BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ910-232315-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO FLORENCE, OR BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO
19 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ815-232315-
FLORENCE, OR TO POINT ST. GEORGE BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ915-232315-
FLORENCE, OR TO POINT ST. GEORGE BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
246 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
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