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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
217 PM PST MON NOV 23 2009

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FROM 
THE NW TONIGHT...THEN STALL AND LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT TUE. 
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WATERS TUE NIGHT AND CROSS 
THE REGION WED THROUGH THU. A LOW PRES CENTER WILL DEVELOP ON 
THE FRONT THU AND MOVE INLAND EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BRIEFLY 
BUILD INTO THE AREA FOLLOWING THE FRONT FRI NIGHT INTO SAT AS 
ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES FROM THE W.

CANADIAN BORDER TO CAPE LOOKOUT

...GALE WARNING... 

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION N TO NW 
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT 
LATE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT BECOMING 11 TO 12 FT. RAIN ENDING NW TO 
SE. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION TO 35 KT 
LATE. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING EARLY. 
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN 
AND PATCY FOG. 
.WED...WINDS DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 
FT...EXCEPT W PORTION BUILDING TO 16 TO 23 FT WITH W SWELL. RAIN 
ENDING NW TO SE. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT WITH W 
SWELL. 
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
SW PORTION DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 
FT. 
.SAT...WINDS S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.

CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT SAINT GEORGE

...GALE WARNING... 

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. SHOWERS 
ENDING EARLY. 
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION 
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN 
DEVELOPING NW. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 
PORTION SHIFTING TO NW. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 
BUILDING TO 14 TO 20 FT WITH W SWELL. RAIN AND TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT THROUGHOUT WITH W SWELL. 
.THU...WINDS N TO NW AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT THROUGHOUT. 
SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT N PORTION DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
.SAT...WINDS S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.