FNUS76 KSEW 021645
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCNMS...OLYMPIC COAST NATL MARINE SANCTUARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
845 AM PST TUE FEB 2 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A SURFACE LOW WILL REMAIN STALLED OVER THE OUTER WATERS
THROUGH TONIGHT WITH OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE WATERS. WINDS WILL
HOVER NEAR LOW END SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA ON THE COAST TODAY
WITH SWELL COMING UP TO 10 FT OR SO. SWELL WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 10 FT
TONIGHT AND WIND SHOULD EASE.

A STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS ON THU BRINGING MORE
WIDESPREAD SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS TO THE COAST...AND POSSIBLY
THE WEST ENTRANCE TO THE STRAIT AND INLAND WATERS FROM WHIDBEY
ISLAND NORTHWARD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS 11 TO 13 KTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........WEST SWELL 9 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........13 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........2 FEET.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 11 KTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........WEST SWELL 7 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........12 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........1 FOOT.

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FORECASTER...BURKE
REQUESTED BY...LTJG ALLISON R  MAHANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20100202.OCNMS.01/SEW