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Seattle, WA – The National Weather Service Ocean Prediction Center has issued multiple Gale Warnings for offshore waters stretching from Cape Flattery, Washington, to Cape Lookout, Oregon, where winds up to 40 knots and seas as high as 21 feet are expected through Friday night.
According to the latest forecast, southerly winds will intensify late Thursday, reaching 30 to 40 knots overnight before gradually subsiding into the weekend. Seas are forecast to peak between 14 and 21 feet Friday night, creating hazardous conditions for all marine traffic between 60 and 250 nautical miles offshore…