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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
243 AM PDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Washington and Oregon waters-
Inner waters from  60 nm to 150 nm offshore.
Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore.

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

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.

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A high pressure
ridge over the W and NW portions will gradually weaken and shift
E over the waters today into Thu night. A weak low pressure area
will drift N over the SE waters early today and dissipate. A
weakening cold front will approach the area from the W Thu, then
move E across the waters Thu night into Fri. A second cold front
will move through the waters Sat night into Sun night. High
pressure will gradually rebuild NE over the waters behind the
fronts Fri through Sun night.

Cape Flattery to Cape Lookout

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Cape Lookout to Point St. George

.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.