COASTAL WATERS FORECAST

 
 FZUS56 KSEW 231058
 CWFSEW
 
 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
 258 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 INLAND WATERS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
 WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS
 
 PZZ100-231745-
 258 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND
 WATERS INCLUDING THE OLYMPIC COAST NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY...
 SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A FRONT THAT WILL
 REACH THE COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ON MON...GALES ARE EXPECTED
 OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...BUT THE FRONT WILL
 WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE INTERIOR WATERS. BEHIND THE
 FRONT...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD MON NIGHT AND TUE. A FRONTAL SYSTEM
 WILL STALL OVER THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS WED AND THU...THEN PUSH
 INLAND FRI.
 
 

 
 PZZ150-153-156-231745-
 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-
 258 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
 
 .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS MORNING.
 WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. W SWELL 12 FT AT 12
 SECONDS. RAIN.
 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS
 EVENING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FT. W SWELL 13
 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN THIS EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS
 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 .TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
 THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
 .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL
 9 FT. 
 .WED...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3
 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 11 FT.
 .THU...SW WIND 10 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 1
 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 14 FT.
 .FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2
 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FT. W SWELL 14 FT.
 
 

 
 PZZ170-173-176-231745-
 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-
 258 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
 
 .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT...RISING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE THIS
 MORNING. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. W SWELL 14
 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS
 EVENING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FT. W SWELL 14
 FT AT 13 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN THIS EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
 SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 .TUE...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE
 MORNING. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 12
 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN
 THE AFTERNOON.
 .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 11
 FT. 
 .WED...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING.
 WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 13 FT.
 .THU...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES
 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 16 FT.
 .FRI...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3
 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FT. W SWELL 16 FT.
 
 

 
 PZZ130-231745-
 WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
 258 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
 
 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT LATE THIS
 MORNING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. W SWELL 10
 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. WIND
 WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FT. W SWELL 12 FT AT 10
 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS
 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 .TUE...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3
 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
 SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
 .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 8
 FT.
 .WED...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING.
 WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING. W SWELL 10 FT.
 .THU...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
 BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 13 FT.
 .FRI...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2
 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FT. W SWELL 12 FT.
 
 

 
 PZZ131-231745-
 CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
 258 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT THIS
 MORNING. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING.
 RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES
 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY THIS EVENING...
 THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 .TUE...NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
 1 OR 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
 MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
 .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT. 
 .WED...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
 EVENING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING.
 .THU...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
 .FRI...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 

 
 PZZ132-231745-
 EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
 258 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
 
 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE THIS
 MORNING. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
 RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. RAIN LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON.
 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT LATE THIS
 EVENING. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY
 THIS EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 .TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. CHANCE OF
 SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
 .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. 
 .THU...LIGHT WIND...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
 .FRI...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2
 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING.
 
 

 
 PZZ134-231745-
 ADMIRALTY INLET-
 258 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
 
 .TODAY...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT...RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE THIS
 MORNING. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
 RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING LIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO
 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS. RAIN LIKELY THIS EVENING...THEN
 CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 .TUE...LIGHT WIND BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
 WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
 RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
 .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. 
 .WED...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
 EVENING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FT.
 .THU...LIGHT WIND...BECOMING NW 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
 .FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES
 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING.
 
 

 
 PZZ133-231745-
 NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
 258 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
 
 .TODAY...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT. WIND
 WAVES 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY...
 THEN RAIN.
 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EASING TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO
 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY THIS
 EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER
 MIDNIGHT.
 .TUE...E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT. CHANCE OF
 SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
 .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. 
 .THU...S WIND 10 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4
 FT.
 .FRI...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES
 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING.
 
 

 
 PZZ135-231745-
 PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
 258 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
 
 .TODAY...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT...STRONGEST OVER
 THE NORTH SOUND. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT OVER
 THE NORTH SOUND. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. RAIN LIKELY
 THIS AFTERNOON.
 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES
 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY
 THIS EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 .TUE...LIGHT WIND BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. PATCHY MORNING FOG. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
 .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
 .THU...LIGHT WIND...THEN BECOMING SW 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR
 LESS.
 .FRI...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 WAVES 1 OR 2 FT.
 
 

 
 PZZ110-231745-
 GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
 258 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
 EVENING...
 
 COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS WITH BREAKERS
 POSSIBLE. THE MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS WILL OCCUR AROUND 9 AM THIS
 MORNING AND 830 PM THIS EVENING.
 
 

 
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