FZUS76 KSEW 060425
MWSSEW
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
825 PM PST THU NOV 5 2009
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WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO
60 NM-
825 PM PST THU NOV 5 2009
...VERY LARGE SWELL OF 25 FEET MORE MORE TO AFFECT THE COASTAL
WATERS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...
WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL OF AT LEAST 25 FEET WILL REACH THE COASTAL
WATERS FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE ON SATURDAY. THE SWELL HEIGHT
WILL START TO SUBSIDE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE LARGER
WAVES IN THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS COULD REACH 30 FEET ON FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH WAVE PERIODS OF 16 SECONDS...THIS
COULD POSE A PROBLEM FOR EVEN THE LARGER VESSELS.
THIS SWELL IS BEING GENERATED BY A DEEP 947 MILLIBAR LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. CHECK NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE FOR UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS
SITUATION.
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