Offshore Waters
— Pacific - Washington & Oregon
Office:
KWBC
Issued:
Mar 17, 2026 at 4:05 AM UTC
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000 FZPN25 KWBC 170405 OFFPZ5 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 905 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 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. PZZ898-171615- 905 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A cold front will gradually approach from the W tonight through Tue, stall just W of the waters Tue night into Thu, then press E across the region Thu night into Fri. High pressure will build over the waters behind the front Fri through Sat. High pressure will weaken as a cold front approaches the W waters Sat night. $$ PZZ800-171615- Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 905 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ900-171615- Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 905 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Patchy fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ805-171615- Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 905 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Slight chance of rain. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ905-171615- Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 905 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Slight chance of rain and patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ810-171615- Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 905 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ910-171615- Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 905 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ815-171615- Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 905 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ915-171615- Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 905 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Slight chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.