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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
300 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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

PZZ100-211830-
300 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND
WATERS...ONSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST TODAY AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
MOVES INTO OREGON. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE SE INTO THE WA WATERS WED
AND THU...AND POSSIBLY STALL INTO FRI AND SAT.

$$

PZZ150-211830-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM-
300 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. SW SWELL 5 FT AT 17 SECONDS...BUILDING TO W 7 FT AT
9 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN THIS MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...S WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.THU...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 7 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND TO 10 KT...RISING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.FRI...W WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 6 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.

$$

PZZ153-211830-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM-
300 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SW SWELL 5 FT
AT 16 SECONDS...BECOMING W 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN
THIS MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS... THEN
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...S WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. NW SWELL 8 FT AT 11
SECONDS.
.THU...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 6 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.

$$

PZZ156-211830-
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM-
300 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SW SWELL 5 FT
AT 16 SECONDS...BECOMING NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN THIS MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY...THEN SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 9 FT AT
10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. NW SWELL 8 FT AT 11
SECONDS.
.THU...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 7 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 6
FT AT 12 SECONDS.
.FRI...W WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1  FT. W SWELL 6 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.

$$

PZZ170-211830-
WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM-
300 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SW SWELL 7 FT
AT 17 SECONDS...BUILDING TO W 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN THIS MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...THEN
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 9 FT AT
10 SECONDS. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.THU...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 8 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT...RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 1 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 7 FT
AT 16 SECONDS.
.FRI...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 6 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.

$$

PZZ173-211830-
WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM-
300 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SW SWELL 7 FT
AT 16 SECONDS...BUILDING TO W 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN THIS MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...THEN
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 10 FT AT
10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. NW SWELL 9 FT AT 11
SECONDS.
.THU...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 8 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.FRI...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.

$$

PZZ176-211830-
WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM-
300 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SW SWELL 6 FT
AT 16 SECONDS...BUILDING TO W 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN THIS MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.WED...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 10 FT AT
10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
.THU...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. NW SWELL 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
.FRI...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 5 FT.

$$

PZZ130-211830-
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
300 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SW SWELL 4 FT
AT 16 SECONDS...BECOMING W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN
THIS MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 FT
AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.WED...SW WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 FT AT 10
SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...LIGHT WIND. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT...RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 1 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NW SWELL 5 FT
AT 10 SECONDS.
.THU NIGHT...LIGHT WIND...BECOMING NW TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 5 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 5 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 FT.

$$

PZZ131-211830-
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
300 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN THIS
MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
1 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
.THU...E WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
.FRI...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.

$$

PZZ132-211830-
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
300 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN LIKELY THIS
MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.WED...LIGHT WIND...BECOMING E TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...LIGHT WIND...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
.FRI...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.

$$

PZZ134-211830-
ADMIRALTY INLET-
300 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. RAIN THIS MORNING...THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WED...S WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...LIGHT WIND...BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT...THEN 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT. WIND WAVES
2 FT IN THE MORNING...THEN LESS THAN 1 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT.
.FRI...LIGHT WIND. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT.

$$

PZZ133-211830-
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
300 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY
THIS MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.WED...S WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
.THU...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.

$$

PZZ135-211830-
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
300 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.TODAY...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW WIND FROM SEATTLE N EARLY
THIS MORNING. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN THIS MORNING...THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS
LIKELY.
.WED...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS LIKELY
IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
.THU...SE WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1
FT OR LESS.
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.

$$

PZZ110-211830-
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
300 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

COMBINED SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 OR 8 FEET DURING THE EBBS.
BAR CONDITIONS LIGHT BECOMING MODERATE DURING THE EBBS. MAXIMUM EBB
CURRENTS WILL OCCUR AROUND 215 PM TODAY AND 245 AM WED MORNING. THE
WED MORNING EBB WILL BE STRONG.

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