COASTAL WATERS FORECAST

 
 FZUS56 KSEW 101037
 CWFSEW
 
 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
 300 AM PST WED FEB 10 2010
 
 INLAND WATERS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
 WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS
 
 PZZ100-101715-
 300 AM PST WED FEB 10 2010
 
 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND
 WATERS INCLUDING THE OLYMPIC COAST NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY...
 A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE OFFSHORE WATERS AND INLAND LATER 
 TODAY. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THU MORNING. 
 THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH LATE THU EVENING. ADDITIONAL 
 FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATER FRI...SAT NIGHT AND 
 THE EARLY PART OF THE COMING WEEK.  
 
 

 
 PZZ150-153-156-101715-
 COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM-
 COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM-
 COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT
 10 NM-
 300 AM PST WED FEB 10 2010
 
 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
 EVENING...
 
 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 1 OR 
 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN 
 DEVELOPING. 
 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 
 13 SECONDS BUILDING TO 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PERIODS OF RAIN. 
 .THU...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES BUILDING 
 TO 6 TO 8 FT. W SWELL 12 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN. 
 .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT EASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 6 
 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT 
 AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
 .FRI...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 16 FT.
 .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 
 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 16 FT. 
 .SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT EASING TO S 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 
 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT.  
 
 

 
 PZZ170-173-176-101715-
 COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM-
 COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM-
 COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO
 60 NM-
 300 AM PST WED FEB 10 2010
 
 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY 
 EVENING...
 
 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT RISING TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 
 FT. W SWELL 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE EVENING. WIND WAVES 
 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS BUILDING TO 10 FT AT 12 
 SECONDS. PERIODS OF RAIN. 
 .THU...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT RISING TO 30 TO 40 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 
 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 12 FT AT 13 
 SECONDS. PERIODS OF RAIN. 
 .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 
 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 12 FT 
 BUILDING TO 14 FT. 
 .FRI...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 16 FT. 
 .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 
 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. W SWELL 16 FT. 
 .SUN...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 
 FT...SUBSIDING. W SWELL 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT.  
 
 

 
 PZZ130-101715-
 WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
 300 AM PST WED FEB 10 2010
 
 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
 
 .TODAY...E TO SE WIND 10 KT RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT 
 BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN DEVELOPING. 
 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 
 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING 
 THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
 .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
 WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PERIODS OF RAIN. 
 .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W 
 SWELL 12 FT. 
 .FRI...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 14 FT. 
 .SAT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE THEN RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT. 
 WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 14 FT. 
 .SUN...S TO SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
 
 

 
 PZZ131-101715-
 CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
 300 AM PST WED FEB 10 2010
 
 .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. RAIN 
 DEVELOPING. 
 .TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. CHANCE OF 
 RAIN IN THE EVENING THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
 .THU...E TO SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. PERIODS OF 
 RAIN. 
 .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. 
 .FRI...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 
 TO 3 FT. 
 .SAT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING E. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. 
 .SUN...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.  
 
 

 
 PZZ132-101715-
 EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
 300 AM PST WED FEB 10 2010
 
 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
 
 .TODAY...SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 
 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN DEVELOPING. 
 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN 
 IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
 .THU...SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 
 FT. RAIN.
 .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. 
 .FRI...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. 
 .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 
 FT.
 .SUN...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 
 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.  
 
 

 
 PZZ134-101715-
 ADMIRALTY INLET-
 300 AM PST WED FEB 10 2010
 
 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
 
 .TODAY...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT 
 OR LESS BUILDING TO 3 OR 4 FT LATE. RAIN DEVELOPING. 
 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. WIND 
 WAVES 3 OR 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE 
 EVENING THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
 .THU...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 
 FT. RAIN.
 .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. 
 .FRI...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. 
 .SAT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 
 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. 
 .SUN...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.  
 
 

 
 PZZ133-101715-
 NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
 300 AM PST WED FEB 10 2010
 
 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
 
 .TODAY...LIGHT WIND BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT THIS MORNING THEN 
 INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS 
 BUILDING TO 1 TO 4 FT. RAIN DEVELOPING. 
 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
 RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
 .THU...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
 1 TO 4 FT. RAIN.
 .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT. 
 .FRI...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. WIND WAVES 1 
 TO 4 FT. 
 .SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT. 
 .SUN...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 
 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. 
 
 

 
 PZZ135-101715-
 PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
 300 AM PST WED FEB 10 2010
 
 .TODAY...S WIND TO 10 KT RISING TO 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 
 FT. AREAS OF MORNING FOG. RAIN DEVELOPING. 
 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN 
 IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
 .THU...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. RAIN.
 .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. 
 .FRI THROUGH SUN...S TO SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. 
 
 

 
 PZZ300-101715-
 GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
 300 AM PST WED FEB 10 2010
 
 COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO NEAR 10 FT DURING THE 
 MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS. BAR CONDITIONS MODERATE. THE MAXIMUM EBB 
 CURRENTS WILL OCCUR AROUND 215 PM TODAY AND 245 AM THU.
 
 

 
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