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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
225 PM PDT Fri May 16 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.

PZZ898-171030-
225 PM PDT Fri May 16 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A cold front moving
slowly through the inner waters will stall and eventually
dissipate near the coast by this evening.  Another cold front
will move into the waters tonight and move E and SE across the area
and out of the area by early Sat morning. High pressure will
build in from the W behind the cold front and settle over the
waters through Sun. The area of high pressure will move E of the
waters Sun night as a warm front crosses the waters followed by a
cold front moving E and SE over the area Mon and exiting the
region by Mon night. On Tue and Tue night high pressure will be
building E over the region and gradually moving over the waters
Wed and Wed night.


$$

PZZ800-171030-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
225 PM PDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ900-171030-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
225 PM PDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt early,
then, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ805-171030-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
225 PM PDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ905-171030-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
225 PM PDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt
early, then, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to
13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ810-171030-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
225 PM PDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt early,
then, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
10 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ910-171030-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
225 PM PDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ815-171030-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
225 PM PDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ915-171030-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
225 PM PDT Fri May 16 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.