FNUS76 KSEW 161806 FWSSEW SPOT FORECAST FOR OCNMS...NOAA HAZMET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1006 AM PST TUE FEB 16 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE. .DISCUSSION...HIGHER PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE WATERS TODAY WITH WINDS CONTINUING TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA. AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA TONIGHT AND WED THE FLOW WILL BECOME OFFSHORE. ELY SMALL CRAFT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS COULD DEVELOP NEAR THE W ENTRANCE TO THE STRAIT WED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 7 TO 15 KTS. SWELL HEIGHT........WEST SWELL 11 FOOT. SWELL PERIOD........12 SECONDS. WIND WAVE...........2 FEET. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 KTS. SWELL HEIGHT........WEST SWELL 11 FOOT. SWELL PERIOD........12 SECONDS. WIND WAVE...........1 FOOT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KTS. SWELL HEIGHT........WEST SWELL 9 FEET. SWELL PERIOD........12 SECONDS. WIND WAVE...........2 FEET. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 50. WIND WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET. WEST SWELL 7 FEET. EAST WINDS AROUND 20 KTS. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WIND WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FEET. WEST SWELL 4 FEET. EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KTS. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 50. WIND WIND WAVES 5 TO 6 FEET. WEST SWELL 6 FEET. EAST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 KTS. $$ FORECASTER...MERCER REQUESTED BY...LTJG ALLISON R MAHANEY TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100216.OCNMS.01/SEW