FNUS76 KSEW 091702
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR USCG HELO CRASH...NOAA HAZMET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1002 AM PDT FRI JUL 9 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...LOW LEVEL STRATUS AND FOG OFF THE NORTH COAST WILL
BE TOUGH TO BURN OFF TODAY...ESPECIALLY WITH ONSHORE FLOW
INCREASING. THE FORECAST SHOWS WINDS BECOMING NW THIS AFTERNOON WHICH
WILL NOT HELP ERODE THIS MARINE LAYER. CONFIDENCE IN A WINDOW OR BREAK
IN THE CLOUDS IS LOW. LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE
COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND SAT AS ONSHORE FLOW PERSISTS.

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....S WINDS AROUND 8 KTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST SWELL 5 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........8 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........1 OR 2 FEET.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 KTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST SWELL 6 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........8 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........1 OR 2 FEET.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF MORNING FOG.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WIND 8 TO 12 KTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST SWELL 7 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........7 SECONDS.

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FORECASTER...MICHALSKI
REQUESTED BY...DOUG HELTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100709.USCGH.01/SEW