FZUS56 KSEW 150358
CWFSEW
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
900 PM PDT SAT MAR 14 2009
INLAND WATERS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS
PZZ100-151030-
900 PM PDT SAT MAR 14 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND
WATERS INCLUDING THE OLYMPIC COAST NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY...
THE COLD FRONT OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON WILL WEAKEN OVER THE CASCADES 
AROUND MIDNIGHT. A VERY STRONG FAST MOVING SURFACE TROUGH WILL 
AFFECT THE AREA SUNDAY. GALE FORCE SE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN SPOTS 
AHEAD OF THE TROUGH...BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THE WEST WINDS 
AFTER THE TROUGH PASSES. WEST TO SOUTHWEST GALES ARE EXPECTED...WITH 
POSSIBLE STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. THE ACTIVE 
WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE NEXT WEEK...WITH MODERATE SW ONSHORE 
FLOW CONTINUING MONDAY AND TUESDAY...FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT ON 
WEDNESDAY. 
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PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-151030-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 20 TO 60 NM-
900 PM PDT SAT MAR 14 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY 
AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING AND BECOMING S AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING. W SWELL 9 FT AT 9 
SECONDS...BUILDING TO 10 OR 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SW 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. W 
SWELL BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN TAPERING OFF TO 
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT...EASING AND
BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING. W 
SWELL 16 TO 18 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.MON...W SWELL 16 TO 18 FT. SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO
5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.MON NIGHT...W SWELL 14 TO 16 FT. SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES
3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS.
.TUE...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 14 OR 15 
FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.WED...W SWELL 12 OR 13 FT. SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 
FT. RAIN LIKELY. 
.THU...W SWELL 10 TO 12 FT. SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR 
LESS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
$$
PZZ130-151030-
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
900 PM PDT SAT MAR 14 2009
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND 
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 7 OR 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT...THEN EASING IN THE AFTERNOON. 
WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...THEN SUBSIDING. W SWELL 9 FT AT 
10 SECONDS. RAIN TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...WIND BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...THEN EASING AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING. W SWELL BUILDING TO 13 
FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.MON...W SWELL 14 FT. SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.MON NIGHT...W SWELL 12 TO 13 FT. SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES
1 TO 2 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.TUE...W SWELL 11 FT. S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. 
SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.WED...W SWELL 9 OR 10 FT. SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR 
LESS. RAIN LIKELY. 
.THU...E WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 8 OR 9 
FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
$$
PZZ131-151030-
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
900 PM PDT SAT MAR 14 2009
 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY 
EVENING...
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. WIND WAVES 1 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT...THEN SUBSIDING LATE IN THE 
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN TAPERING OFF TO 
SHOWERS LATE. 
.SUN NIGHT...WIND BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 KT
EARLY...THEN EASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT...THEN SUBSIDING. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.MON...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.MON NIGHT...LIGHT WIND. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS 
LIKELY. 
.WED...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. RAIN LIKELY. 
.THU...SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF 
RAIN.  
$$
PZZ132-151030-
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
900 PM PDT SAT MAR 14 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...THEN EASING AFTER MIDNIGHT AND 
BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT LATE. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 
OR 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN...SE WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT...THEN BECOMING S LATE. WIND 
WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...WIND BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...THEN EASING AND 
BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING. SHOWERS 
LIKELY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.WED...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 F TOR LESS. A CHANCE OF 
RAIN.  
$$
PZZ134-151030-
ADMIRALTY INLET-
900 PM PDT SAT MAR 14 2009
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY 
AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT...THEN BECOMING S IN THE 
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 10
TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.MON...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS 
LIKELY. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.WED...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY. 
.THU...SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF 
RAIN.  
$$
PZZ133-151030-
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
900 PM PDT SAT MAR 14 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY 
EVENING...
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT...THEN EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT BY 
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.MON...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS 
LIKELY. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.WED...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY. 
.THU...SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 F TOR LESS. A CHANCE OF 
RAIN.  
$$
PZZ135-151030-
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
900 PM PDT SAT MAR 14 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY 
EVENING...
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EASING LATE. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EASING AND BECOMING S AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT....SUBSIDING. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.MON...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS
LIKELY. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.WED...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN LIKELY. 
.THU...LIGHT WIND. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
$$
PZZ110-151030-
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
900 PM PDT SAT MAR 14 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS IN EFFECT THROUGH 
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...COMBINED SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 10 OR 11 FT. BAR 
CONDITIONS MODERATE...BECOMING ROUGH. 
.SUNDAY...COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. BAR CONDITIONS ROUGH...WITH 
BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS. MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS 
WILL OCCUR AROUND 8 AM AND 815 PM SUNDAY.  
$$
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