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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
822 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.
PZZ898-240415-
822 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.
PZZ800-240415-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE SHOALWATER BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
822 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 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
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.
PZZ900-240415-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE SHOALWATER BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
822 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT. RAIN.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 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.
PZZ805-240415-
CAPE SHOALWATER TO CAPE LOOKOUT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
822 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
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
WED
W TO SW 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.
PZZ905-240415-
CAPE SHOALWATER TO CAPE LOOKOUT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
822 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN.
TUE
S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO
18 FT. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 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.
PZZ810-240415-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO FLORENCE, OR BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
822 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 9 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 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.
PZZ910-240415-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO FLORENCE, OR BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
822 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. RAIN.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 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.
PZZ815-240415-
FLORENCE, OR TO POINT ST. GEORGE BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
822 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 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.
PZZ915-240415-
FLORENCE, OR TO POINT ST. GEORGE BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
822 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. RAIN EARLY.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 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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