FZPN25 KWBC 171548 OFFPZ5 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 748 AM PST Tue Feb 17 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. PZZ898-180330- 748 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A cold front will continue moving S away from the area this morning. A broad complex area of low pressure will stall over the inner waters today through Wed night. The low will dissipate along the Oregon coast Thu. Multiple low pressure troughs will rotate over the waters around the low through Thu. A high pressure ridge will cross the area Thu night, then shift S and E of the area Fri. Low pressure will approach the area from the W Fri into Fri night, but remain W of the waters. The low will slowly track back to the NW Sat into Sat night while driving a cold front E across the waters. $$ PZZ800-180330- Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 748 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft. .SAT...SE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 18 to 24 ft. $$ PZZ900-180330- Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 748 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. $$ PZZ805-180330- Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 748 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT... .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 24 ft. $$ PZZ905-180330- Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 748 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT... .TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. $$ PZZ810-180330- Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 748 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 18 to 24 ft. $$ PZZ910-180330- Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 748 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. $$ PZZ815-180330- Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 748 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT...S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 18 to 24 ft. $$ PZZ915-180330- Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 748 AM PST Tue Feb 17 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 23 ft. $$ .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.