FZPN24 KWNM 182252

OFFN09



NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Washington and Oregon waters

NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC

352 PM PDT Sat Apr 18 2026



Conditions given represent the highest within that period.



...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available

through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal

waters forecasts...



.SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the waters weakens tonight as a

developing and strengthening low and associated warm front

approaches from the W. The low and an associated cold front

approaches from the W then tracks just SW of the outer waters Sun

and Sun night. A weak low pressure trough will develop along the

coast Mon night into Tue. By late Tue into Wed night an area of

strong high pressure will build into the area from the W and NW.

An area of low pressure will track S near Vancouver island Tue

night, then along the NE waters Wed into Wed night before

stalling near the E waters Thu into Thu night. 



Canadian border to 45N



...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...



.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of

rain. 

.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of

rain. 

.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

.WED...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.

.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 

.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 



45N to Point Saint George



.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. 

.SUN...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of

rain. 

.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance

of rain. 

.MON...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of

rain. 

.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 

.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 

.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 

.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.