FNUS76 KSEW 190039
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCNMS...NOAA HAZMET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
439 PM PST THU FEB 18 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...A BLOCKING PATTERN IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
SO EXPECT ONLY MINOR DAY-TO-DAY VARIATIONS IN THE WEATHER THROUGH SUNDAY AND
PERHAPS INTO MONDAY. EAST WIND WILL PREVAIL AT BETWEEN 15 AND 25 KNOTS. STRONGEST
WINDS AND HIGHEST WIND WAVES WILL BE IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SPOT FORECAST
AREA AND LIGHTER WINDS TO THE SOUTH AS A PLUME OF EASTERLY FLOW EXITS THROUGH
THE WEST ENTRANCE TO THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA. THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN
DRY THROUGH MONDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS 15 TO 22 KT.
SWELL HEIGHT........WEST SWELL 5 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........13 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........2 TO 4 FEET.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS 15 TO 22 KT.
SWELL HEIGHT........WEST SWELL 6 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........13 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........4 FEET.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 50. WIND WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET. WEST SWELL 7 FEET. EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 50. WIND WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET. WEST SWELL 5 FEET. EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER. HIGHS AROUND 50.
WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. WEST SWELL 6 FEET. EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. HIGHS
AROUND 50. WIND WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. WEST SWELL 6 FEET. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...ALBRECHT
REQUESTED BY...LTJG ALLISON R  MAHANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20100218.OCNMS.01/SEW