5/9 Turkish washcloth, GiveBIG, 'green' hydrogen, spongy moth, fish pens, tides, ptarmigan, BC drought, kelp octopus

 

Turkish washcloth [UPS]

Turkish washcloth Mastocarpus papillatus
Reddish-brown to blackish, it grows in abundance on rocky substrates in the high to mid intertidal zones of Pacific Northwest coastal waters. The coloration of red algae is an adaptation to growing in deeper water, as their red pigment (phycoerythrin) involved in photosynthesis reflects red and absorbs blue wavelengths, which penetrate into deeper water. Not really used by Turks as a washcloth. [UPS]

Today's top story in Salish Current: Pipeline explosion: Part 2 — Healing and aftermath / Mariner Musing: The Mariners are in first place atop the AL West Division

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AltaGas outlines economic potential of ‘green’ hydrogen plant at former Intalco site
A Canadian energy company described plans for a “green” hydrogen manufacturing and storage facility at the site of the former Intalco aluminum smelter in the Cherry Point industrial area west of Ferndale. If brought to full fruition, the AltaGas Ltd. project could cost $850 million to $1 billion and provide hundreds of living wage jobs in Whatcom County during its construction phase, a company official said Wednesday. Robert Mittendorf reports. (Bellingham Herald)  See: Green hydrogen plans take shape for former Alcoa site at Cherry Point (Salish Current, Jan. 24, 2024)

Emergency declared for spongy moth invading Washington state
A foreign invader, of the pest variety, is posing imminent danger to plants in Washington state. The spongy moth has been sighted in Thurston and Skagit counties. The state is now revving up airplane engines to go spray two large areas to get rid of the moths...The state is specifically calling out two spongy moth hot spots: a 920-acre area in Concrete, and 1,383 acres at Steamboat Island Road and Highway 101 near Olympia. Last year, 103 spongy moths were captured in these areas. Paige Browning reports. (KUOW)  See: Giant hornet effort approaches milestone as another pest shows up (Salish Current, Feb. 26, 2024)

Diverse cast calls for end to B.C.'s open-net fish pens, as PM promised
Alliance of Indigenous, commercial and sports fishers ask Prime Minister to keep a promise to transition away from the pens by 2025. Gordon McIntyre reports (Vancouver Sun)

Extra-low (and high) tides coming to Puget Sound this week
Extra-low tides on Puget Sound May 8 to May 12 bring opportunities to witness sea stars and other colorful creatures along local shorelines. Near Seattle, the lowest tides are expected midday on Thursday and Friday. The U.S. Coast Guard warns that extra-low tides are often followed by extra-high tides. Sea level is expected to yo-yo as much as 17 feet this week near Olympia. John Ryan reports. (KUOW)

Deadline set for decision on North Cascades bird
The Center for Biological Diversity announced April 25 that it has reached an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over a deadline for the Endangered Species Act listing of a rare bird found in the North Cascades. The Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan is a plump white and brown bird in the grouse family...As part of the April 25 agreement with the Center, the Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to make a decision whether or not to list the Mount Rainier ptarmigan subspecies by June 26. Emma Fletcher-Frazer reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)

Community mourns thousands of fish lost as B.C. drought risk looms again
Scientists and others like Shepherd worry that climate change and the threat of another year of drought could have further dire consequences for populations of salmon, trout and other fish in B.C. Nono Shen reports. (Canadian Press)

One Great Shot: Curious Creature in the Kelp
A photographer diving off the coast of British Columbia captures an encounter with an inquisitive octopus. Bennett Whitnell reports. (Hakai Magazine)

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  205 AM PDT Thu May 9 2024    
TODAY  E wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 ft at 10 seconds.  
TONIGHT  NW wind to 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Wind waves  1 to 2 ft. W swell 4 ft at 10 seconds.

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5/8 Honeysuckle, GiveBIG, Hood Canal summer chum, land acknowledgment,LNG by rail, loose barge

 

Hairy Honeysuckle

Hairy Honeysuckle Lonicera hispidula
Hairy Honeysuckle is also called Pink Honeysuckle or California (Pink or Hairy) Honeysuckle.  Hairy Honeysuckle is native from Vancouver Island, in British Columbia to southern California; on the west side of the Cascades in Washington and Oregon; in the Sierras and coastal mountains of California.

Today's top stories in Salish Current:  The day Bellingham ‘lost its innocence’ / San Juan County Land Bank: What’s next?

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Hood Canal summer chum could be first-ever salmon removed from Endangered Species List
Are species consigned to the Endangered Species List destined for extinction? Some species may be, but certainly not all. We know this from the recovery of the bald eagle, gray wolf, humpback whale and other rebounding species removed from the list. Still, 28 populations of salmon remain at risk, seemingly stuck on this roster of afflicted populations that could one day cease to exist. Christopher Dunagan reports. (Salish Sea Currents Magazine)

Judge tosses suit by UW professor who protested land acknowledgment
Stuart Reges, a University of Washington teaching professor of computer science, is not a fan. Reges’ 2022 parody protest of UW’s land acknowledgment erupted into a maelstrom of campus politics, with complaints filed, investigations commenced and two years of litigation dealing with themes resonant to this season of campus unrest: free speech rights, academic freedom and a university’s right to minimize disruption. A federal judge Friday dismissed Reges’ lawsuit against the UW, ruling the disruption caused by Reges’ actions outweighed his First Amendment rights. David Gutman reports. (Seattle Times)

What Would BC Risk Shipping LNG by Rail?
An inland gas liquefaction facility proposed for north of Prince George could make Canada the first country in North America to make liquified natural gas a regular commodity on its rail lines and is raising concerns about safety. Summit Lake PG LNG entered B.C.’s environmental assessment process in January and is about to wrap up a month-long public consultation period. If approved, it could begin construction in early 2026, the company says, with plans to become operational in 2028. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. (The Tyee)

Barge comes loose near Vancouver's English Bay
Different barge ran aground during torrential rain in November 2021 and stayed for over a year. Akshay Kulkarni reports. (CBC)

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  205 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024    
TODAY  NW wind to 10 kt becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft in the  afternoon. W swell 4 ft at 11 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind 10 to 20 kt easing to 10 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft after midnight. W  swell 4 ft at 10 seconds.

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5/7 PS rockfish, GiveBIG, fishing boat sinks, Pt Roberts, Ksi Lisims LNG, bumblebees, Ski to Sea, 'defence of necessity,' SRKW pledge

Puget Sound rockfish [WDFW]

 

Puget Sound rockfish Sebastes emphaeus
The Puget Sound rockfish is one of the smallest rockfish species and has a very slim body. Puget Sound rockfish range from Prince William Sound, Alaska, to Punta Gorda, California. Adults have been found at water depths of 3 to 366 m (10-1,200 ft). They prefer high-relief rocky outcrops or boulder fields with high currents and often form small schools. Puget Sound rockfish range from Prince William Sound, Alaska, to Punta Gorda, California. Adults have been found at water depths of 3 to 366 m (10-1,200 ft). They prefer high-relief rocky outcrops or boulder fields with high currents and often form small schools. [WDFW]

Today's top story in Salish Current: Whales, watching

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Fishing boat sinks at U.S. border near Victoria, diesel aboard
The coast guard says a helicopter flight over the area showed a 90-metre fuel sheen on the water. (Canadian Press)

Did COVID doom isolated WA town? State and federal leaders asked to help save it
When COVID lockdowns hit, the Point Roberts community suffered in ways that continue to be felt today. Shauna Sowersby reports. (The Olympian)

B.C.’s second-largest LNG project is one you’ve probably never heard of
The Ksi Lisims facility in the Nass estuary, backed by the Nisg̱a’a Nation, would produce nearly as much liquefied natural gas per year as the LNG Canada plant. Shannon Waters reports. (The Narwhal)

Non-native bumblebees becoming common in Lower Mainland: study
UBC researchers says eastern bumblebees represent more than 40% of all bees they observed. Jon Azpiri reports. (CBC)

Activists’ ‘defence of necessity’ argument rejected
A provincial court judge rejected the defence that climate activists Howard Breen and Melanie Murray had no choice but to break the law when they blocked roads in Nanaimo. Roxanne Egan-Elliott reports. (Times Colonist)

Nerves slippery for Washington’s Ski to Sea race
For nearly 10 years, the lack of snow has been a concern for the Ski to Sea race that kicks off Memorial Day weekend. Courtney Flatt reports. (NW Public Radio)

Pledge to Protect Southern Resident Orcas
Are you a boater? The southern resident orcas need your help. Boat noise and disturbance make it harder for them to find and catch their prey. Pledge to stay 1,000 yards away from J, K and L pods, and give the whales the space they need to forage, rest and tend their young. There's a pledge commercial and recreational boaters can take, as well as a pledge for individuals and organizations. Take the pledge and give them space.

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  249 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024    
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON  THROUGH LATE TONIGHT    
TODAY  NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft in the  afternoon. W swell 10 ft at 13 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 to 20 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 9 ft at 13 seconds.

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5/6 Clematis, OR youth climate suit, Elwha fishery, BC drought farming, shrinking fish

Western White Clematis

 

 Western White Clematis Clematis ligusticifolia
This species is also known as Western White Virgin’s Bower, Creek Clematis, Creekside Virgin’s Bower, Deciduous Traveler’s-joy, Old-man’s Beard, Pipestems, Peppervine, or Yerba de Chiva (Goatbeard plant).  Western White Clematis is found throughout much of western North America.  In southern British Columbia and Washington it is mostly an eastside species, but it can be found on the west side in a couple of southern Washington counties and in Oregon. It is found throughout much of California into northwest Mexico.

Today's top story in Salish Current: The complexity of water rights adjudication

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Appeals court rejects climate change lawsuit by young Oregon activists against US government
A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday rejected a long-running lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists who argued that the U.S. government’s role in climate change violated their constitutional rights. Gene Johnson reports. (Associated Press)

Second fishery since dam removal limited to 400 cohos
The Lower Elwha Kallam Tribe will hold a limited fishery on the Elwha River this fall, the tribe’s second fishery since dams on the river were removed more than a decade ago. The fishery will run from late September to early October, according to Olympic National Park, with fishing limited to adult coho salmon on the lower three miles of the Elwha River. Peter Segall reports. (Peninsula Daily News)

‘Treat the land right’: B.C. farmers search for solutions as another year of drought looms
Across Western Canada, another year of extreme drought threatens local and regional food security. Regenerative agriculture offers a path forward. Matt Simmons reports. (The Narwhal)

Fish are shrinking around the world. Here’s why scientists are worried.
With billions of people depending on seafood for protein, determining the answer has big implications. Dino Grandoni reports. (Washington Post)

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  230 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024    
TODAY  W wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 6 ft  at 11 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 9 ft  at 11 seconds.

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5/3 Hooded nudibranch, Nooksack water adjudication, WA cap-and-invest, TMX, chinook salmon deaths, week in review

 

Hooded nudibranch [Robin Agarwal]

Hooded nudibranch Melba leonia
Melibe leonina, commonly referred to as the hooded nudibranch, lion nudibranch, or lion's mane nudibranch, is a species of predatory nudibranch in the family Tethydidae. The hood closes to trap tiny aphids and other small crustaceans. The hood also closes to trap air, helping the nudibranch drift from place to place. [Wikipedia, Marine Wildlife of Puget Sound, the San Juans, and the Strait of Georgia]

Today's top story in Salish Current: Storm-battered county road on Lopez target of relocation efforts

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Ecology files water rights adjudication in Whatcom County Superior Court
The Washington Department of Ecology filed a basin-wide general adjudication for the Nooksack river system and nearby areas with the Whatcom County Superior Court on May 1, formally beginning the adjudication process. A water rights adjudication determines whether each water use on a source is legal, how much water can be used, and its priority during shortages. (WA Dept of Ecology)

The multimillion-dollar fight over WA's cap-and-invest program
Bolstered by an almost $5 million war chest, supporters of Washington’s cap-and-invest program have begun their efforts to keep the state’s carbon pricing system, which is facing a November recall referendum.  No On 2117 recently announced it expects its campaign dollars to grow eventually to about $11 million. The coalition hoping to repeal the state’s new cap-and-invest program, Let’s Go Washington, has raised just over $8 million so far, but most of that came as $5 million in loans from the instigator of the initiative. John Stang reports. (Cascade PBS)

First Nations activist reflects on years-long fight against Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
The taps have been turned on for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion – a national infrastructure project that overcame fierce public opposition, construction delays and cost-overruns that pushed the final bill to more than $34 billion. Seated on rock near the beach at New Brighton Park in East Vancouver, Will George, a member of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, used the day to reflect on his years of activism against the project. Ben Miljure reports. (CTV News)

Chinook salmon die at Samish Hatchery following equipment malfunction
About 1 million young Chinook salmon died Monday following a mechanical failure at the state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Samish Hatchery north of Burlington. The salmon fry were in a pond holding 2 million young hatchery Chinook being raised as prey for Southern Resident orca whales, and for tribal and recreational salmon fisheries. Vince Richardson reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 5/3/24: Spam Friday, TMX tanker, SRKW extinction threat, orca escape, ecotourism, mountain goats, electricity demand, Monsanto PCB suit, Nooksack R adjudication

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Here's your weekend tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  239 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024    
TODAY  SE wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 2 ft  at 7 seconds.  
TONIGHT  E wind to 10 kt becoming SW after midnight. Wind waves  1 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 7 seconds.  
SAT  W wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 5 ft at  7 seconds.  
SAT NIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell  4 ft at 9 seconds.  
SUN  SW wind 5 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. W  swell 5 ft at 9 seconds.

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5/2 Electricity demand, NW rivers, Monsanto PCB suit, Klamath undammed, 'flotel' nixed, Duckabush estuary, baby boom

American coot [Daniel Irons]

 

American coot Fulica americana
The waterborne American Coot is one good reminder that not everything that floats is a duck. A close look at a coot—that small head, those scrawny legs—reveals a different kind of bird entirely. Their dark bodies and white faces are common sights in nearly any open water across the continent, and they often mix with ducks. But they’re closer relatives of the gangly Sandhill Crane and the nearly invisible rails than of Mallards or teal. [All About Birds]

Today's top story in Salish Current: New funding to build farmworker housing in the Pacific Northwest, nationwide

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Electricity demand in Northwest projected to grow 30% in decade
Electricity demand in the Northwest is expected to grow more than 30% in the next decade, or about 5% more than estimated last year and triple the prediction three years ago, industry experts said in a new report. Large data centers, an increase in high-tech manufacturing and growing electrification in homes, buildings and transportation are key factors in the forecast. The projections are in an annual report published Wednesday by the Portland-based industry trade group Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee. Alex Baumhardt report. (Washington State Standard)

Rivers are the West’s largest source of clean energy. What happens when drought strikes?
With rivers across the West running low, utilities must get creative if they are to meet demand without increasing emissions. Syris Valentine reports. (Grist)

Court overturns $185M verdict for Monsanto PCBs at Monroe school
In a complex 78-page ruling Wednesday, the state Court of Appeals found a trial court misapplied state laws in the landmark case. Jake Goldstein-Street reports. (Everett Herald)

Trans Mountain pipeline expansion gets green light to open for May 1
The company says the first tanker with crude pumped through upgraded pipeline will leave Burnaby in mid-May. Amanda Stephenson reports. (Canadian Press)

Undamming the Klamath
The Klamath Tribes in southern Oregon have not seen salmon, much less been able to fish for them, for over a century now, ever since seven dams in the Klamath Basin were erected as part of PacifiCorp’s Klamath Hydroelectric Project. The dams, which were built between 1911 and 1962, reshaped the way the river flows, preventing fish passage and denying the Native nations access to an essential resource. Nika Bartoo-Smith reports. (ICT)

Woodfibre LNG 'floatel' permit rejected by Squamish council
Floating temporary worker accommodation proposed as part of LNG facility construction near Squamish. (CBC)

Open house set for estuary project
An open house for the Duckabush Estuary Restoration Project is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at the Brinnon Community Center. The project to reconnect the Duckabush River estuary with historical tidelands and river channels will eventually have a 1,600-foot span of U.S. Highway 101 rebuilt as an elevated bridge to allow for wildlife passage and accommodate for tidal and flood waters. Peter Segall reports. (Peninsula Daily News)

Peeking into the Ocean’s Microscopic Baby Boom
The northeast Pacific Ocean is home to an astonishing array of marine creatures—spiky urchins, multiarmed sea stars, soft sea slugs the color of lemons, and barnacles with their heads glued to rocks. Strolling the seashore or diving below the ocean’s surface, we can see the adult forms of these creatures, but what about their earlier stages? Before they settled down—literally—and moved to the seafloor, almost all started life as zooplankton, marine fauna adrift on the ocean’s currents. Kelly Fretwell and Adrienne Mason write. (Hakai Magazine) https://hakaimagazine.com/videos-visuals/peeking-into-the-oceans-microscopic-baby-boom/

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  238 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024    
TODAY  NE wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 2 ft  at 8 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind to 10 kt becoming SE after midnight. Wind waves  1 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 7 seconds.

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5/1 Oregon grape, TMX, ABC, mountain goats, orcas saved, disaster relief, Kadi Bizyayeva, FISH WAR, land cover data

Low Oregon Grape

 

 Low Oregon Grape Mahonia nervosa
Low Oregon Grape is also called Cascade Oregon Grape, Cascade Barberry, Dull Oregon Grape, Dwarf Oregon Grape or Longleaf Mahonia. This shorter species is referred to as Low Oregon Grape to distinguish it from Tall Oregon Grape, Mahonia aquifolium.  It is found from southern British Columbia to central California, mostly west of the Cascade and Sierra Mountains; but it also occurs in northeastern Oregon and Washington and the Idaho panhandle. [Native Plants PNW]

Today's top story in Salish Current: Michael Flynn brings film ‘Flynn’ to Skagit’s Cowboy Church

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Living with Trans Mountain
After a decade of work, oil is flowing through the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. People who live along the pipeline are looking to the future. Josh McLean reports. (CBC)

ABC Recycling withdraws application to build metal shredding facility in Bellingham
ABC Recycling has withdrawn its permit application to build a metal shredding facility on Marine Dr. in Bellingham. The facility would shred large metal items like cars and appliances for recycling. The announcement comes just over a month after the Port of Bellingham voted to terminate ABC’s tenancy at the Port’s shipping terminal. Emma Toscani reports. (My Bellingham Now)

Almost all mountain goats died after airlift from Olympics to Cascades |
Federal authorities moved hundreds of goats to the North Cascades. Tracking showed most died within five years. Now, tribes are trying to save the population. Ta'Leah Van Sistine reports. (Everett Herald)

We’ll Get You Out of Here—Just Follow the Sound of My Voice
How broadcasting the familiar calls of female killer whales saved two males from starvation in an isolated Alaska lagoon. Larry Pynn reports. (Hakai Magazine)

Federal disaster declared for 16 Washington counties
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a disaster declaration following weeks of extreme winter weather in January. The declaration covers Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Ferry, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Skagit, Skamania and Wahkiakum counties, and the Colville Indian Reservation. John Ryan reports. (KUOW)

Tribal Councilmember Appointed to Salmon Recovery Board
Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians council member and Northwest Indian Fisheries Commissioner Kadi Bizyayeva has been appointed to the Salmon Recovery Funding Board by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. Her term runs through July 15, 2027. (Fishermen's News)

FISH WAR
FISH WAR is a feature-length documentary that highlights the violent struggle faced by Indigenous nations to exercise their treaty-protected right to harvest salmon in the Pacific Northwest. The film has its world premier May 11 and 12 at SIFF. Produced by Northwest Treaty Tribes Media and North Forty Productions; in-person and streaming tickets here.

New high-resolution land cover data may help with management of coastal areas
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Atmospheric Administration’s coastal change analysis program, called C-CAP, has been around for a couple of decades. The program publicly releases land cover data for coastal areas nationwide, which includes the coast of Skagit County. The data can show coastal change occurring, said Nate Herold, physical scientist with NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management. Emma Fletcher-Frazer reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  244 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024    
TODAY  W wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 5 ft at 9 seconds.  
TONIGHT  NW wind to 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Wind waves  1 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 9 seconds.

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