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FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR HELO CRAHS...U.S. COAST GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1152 AM PDT THU JUL 8 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...A THERMALLY INDUCED LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL BE LOCATED JUST
INLAND FROM THE COAST TODAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR ONSHORE FLOW TO OCCUR ALONG
THE COAST AND COASTAL WATERS. MARINE STRATUS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE COAST
MUCH OF THE DAY WITH THE NORTHERN EDGE OF CLOUDS VERY NEAR LA PUSH. ONSHORE
FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT WITH LOW MARINE CLOUDS COVERING
THE AREA...PERHAPS RETREATING BRIEFLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NO FRONTS EXPECTED
WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN THE SEA STATE THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...EXCEPT MOSTLY CLOUDY SOUTH AND WEST OF
                    JAMES ISLAND.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WIND 6 TO 12 KTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST SWELL 4 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........9 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........1 FOOT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG WITH IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY
                    POSSIBLE.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 KTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST SWELL 4 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........8 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........1 FOOT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY LATE. AREAS OF
                    MORNING FOG.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WIND 6 TO 10 KTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST SWELL 5 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........8 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........1 FOOT.

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FORECASTER...MERCER
REQUESTED BY...DOUG HELTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20100708.HELOC.01/SEW