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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
242 AM PDT TUE MAR 24 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.
PZZ898-242245-
242 AM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS
A STRONG LOW CENTER
WILL PASS N OF THE WATERS TODAY WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT SE
ACROSS THE REGION. THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE INLAND N OF THE AREA
TONIGHT WHILE THE COLD FRONT MOVES S OF THE WATERS. A WEAK
SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE WATERS EARLY WED. A
STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W AND SW
ACROSS THE WATERS WED NIGHT, THEN GRADUALLY MOVE N THROUGH THE
REGION THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL THEN DRIFT BACK SE
AND EXPAND ACROSS THE AREA SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A COASTAL TROUGH
WILL EXPAND N ALONG THE OREGON THU PERSISTING INTO SAT NIGHT.
PZZ800-242245-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE SHOALWATER BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
242 AM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 25 TO 35 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING S TO SW 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT,
BUILDING TO 13 TO 21 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ900-242245-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE SHOALWATER BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
242 AM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 21 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ805-242245-
CAPE SHOALWATER TO CAPE LOOKOUT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
242 AM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 20 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
PZZ905-242245-
CAPE SHOALWATER TO CAPE LOOKOUT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
242 AM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ810-242245-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO FLORENCE, OR BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
242 AM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
11 TO 14 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
PZZ910-242245-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO FLORENCE, OR BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
242 AM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 18 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
EARLY.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ815-242245-
FLORENCE, OR TO POINT ST. GEORGE BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
242 AM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ915-242245-
FLORENCE, OR TO POINT ST. GEORGE BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
242 AM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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