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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
241 PM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

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.

PZZ898-101200-
241 PM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A cold front will
move E across the waters early tonight before dissipating inland.
A high pressure ridge will pass SE across the waters tonight
through Mon. A warm front will clip the far northern portions of
the area Mon, followed quickly by a cold front late Mon and Mon
night. The front will become stationary across the southern
waters early Tue. Low pressure will develop along the front SW of
the waters Tue, then track NE over the area late Tue and Tue
night while strengthening. The associated cold front will move E
across the waters late Tue and Tue night followed by a low
pressure trough Wed. High pressure will build E over the area Wed
night, and pass across the waters Thu. A low pressure area and
associated front will approach the waters from the W late Thu
into Thu night. A series of low centers will form along the front
as it moves across the waters Fri and inland Fri night. Later
Fri night, a ridge of high pressure will move into the waters.

$$

PZZ800-101200-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
241 PM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Chance
of rain.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of rain.
.TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to
12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ900-101200-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
241 PM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft. Chance of rain.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ805-101200-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
241 PM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of rain with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 14 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ905-101200-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
241 PM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to
12 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ810-101200-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
241 PM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON...N winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to
11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ910-101200-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
241 PM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to
13 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ815-101200-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
241 PM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
Chance of rain.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 10 to
13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to
14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ915-101200-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
241 PM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Chance of
rain.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.