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FZUS56 KSEW 191001 CCA
CWFSEW

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
300 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

INLAND WATERS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING THE OLYMPIC COAST NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARY

PZZ100-191615-
300 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND
WATERS...HIGH PRES OFFSHORE ALONG WITH FALLING SURFACE PRESSURES
OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA WILL CREATE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW OVER THE
WATERS BEGINNING LATER TODAY AND CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WATERS THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE ONSHORE GRADIENT WEAKENING. A FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE COASTAL WATERS SAT AND MOVE INLAND SUN.

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PZZ150-191615-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM-
300 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SW SWELL 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND TO 10 KT...RISING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 1 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SW SWELL 3
FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.FRI...S WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 4 FT AT 10
SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT...BECOMING LIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W
SWELL 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.SAT...SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 3 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT.

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PZZ153-191615-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM-
300 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 1 FT. SW SWELL 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SW SWELL 3 FT
AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT
AT 10 SECONDS.
.FRI...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT...BECOMING LIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W
SWELL 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.SAT...SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 3 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT.

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PZZ156-191615-
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM-
300 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

.TODAY...SW WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. SW SWELL 3 FT AT
10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SW SWELL 3 FT
AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 4
FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT
AT 10 SECONDS.
.FRI...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT...BECOMING LIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W
SWELL 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.SAT...S WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 3 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT.

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PZZ170-191615-
WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM-
300 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1
FT. SW SWELL 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT...RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SW SWELL 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT
AT 10 SECONDS.
.FRI...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W SWELL 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT
AT 10 SECONDS.
.SAT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.

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PZZ173-191615-
WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM-
300 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 1 FT. SW SWELL 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SW SWELL 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT
AT 10 SECONDS.
.FRI...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W
SWELL 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT
AT 10 SECONDS.
.SAT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.

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PZZ176-191615-
WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM-
300 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. SW SWELL 3 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SW SWELL 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 10
SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT
AT 10 SECONDS.
.FRI...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 4
FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT...BECOMING LIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.SAT...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.

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PZZ130-191615-
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
300 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

.TODAY...LIGHT WIND...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT...THEN 1 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL
3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. SW SWELL 3 FT
AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 3 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
.FRI...SW WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 FT AT 10
SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 FT
AT 10 SECONDS.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 3 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 FT.

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PZZ131-191615-
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
300 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT...RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT.

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PZZ132-191615-
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
300 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.THU...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI...SE WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.

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PZZ134-191615-
ADMIRALTY INLET-
300 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT THIS MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 FT
OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT...RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU...SE WIND TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
.SAT...NW WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
.SUN...SE WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.

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PZZ133-191615-
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
300 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT.

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PZZ135-191615-
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
300 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

.TODAY...S WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT NORTH OF SEATTLE. SW WIND TO 10 KT
SEATTLE SOUTH. WIND BECOMING S TO 10 KT ALL AREAS LATE. WIND WAVES 2
FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS.
.FRI...S WIND TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING LIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR
LESS.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT.

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PZZ110-191615-
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
300 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

COMBINED SEAS 3 OR 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT DURING THE EBB CURRENTS.
BAR CONDITIONS LIGHT. MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS WILL OCCUR AROUND 145 PM
TODAY AND 215 AM THU. STRONG EBB CURRENT THU MORNING.

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