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F/V Tenyo Maru

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS BASED ON THE MOST CURRENT DATA PROVIDED TO NOAA. - Date:
August 4, 1991 To: NOAA SSC Ed Levine  FROM: NOAA/Hazardous Materials Response Branch
Modeling and Simulation Studies Seattle, WA 98115  SUBJECT: F/V Tenyo Maru  FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT MODELING AND SIMULATION STUDIES, NOAA, SEATTLE, WA 98115.
PHONE (206) 526-6317 OR FTS 392-6317. 1) WEATHER OBSERVATIONS:  Weather Observations: La
Perouse Buoy Station (48.8N, 125.9W)   TIME WIND   WIND    DIRECTION  SPEED (knots)
8/04/91230  4 8/04/91230  4 8/04/91180  2  Weather Observations: Tatoosh Island (Entrance,
Strait of Juan De Fuca)   TIME WIND   WIND    DIRECTION  SPEED (knots)  8/04/91180  10
8/04/91180  12 8/04/91180  11  Weather Observations: Destruction Island (47° 41´N, 124°
29´W)   TIME WIND   WIND    DIRECTION  SPEED (knots)  8/04/91260   6 8/04/91260   8
8/04/91270   7  Weather Observations: Elizabeth Buoy (47° 24´N, 124° 30´W)   TIME WIND
WIND    DIRECTION  SPEED (knots)  8/04/91270  6 8/04/91280  4 8/04/91280  6  Weather
Observations: Ocean Shores (47° 00´N, 124° 9´W)   TIME WIND  WIND    DIRECTION SPEED
(knots)  8/04/91NW   8   NWS Seattle Weather Forecast (August 4, 1991 afternoon):
Northern Section (Cape Flattery to La Push) Tonight the winds are expected from the S at 5
to 15 knts.  Monday the winds are  Central Section (La Push to Cape Elizabeth) Tonight the
winds are expected from the W at 5 to 15 knts.  Monday the winds are  Southern Section
(Cape Elizabeth to Columbia River) Today the winds are expected from the NW at 5 to 15
knts.  Monday the winds are  Special Note to Neah Bay:  Tonight through Monday morning
should see some sprink  Note: The forecast for Monday morning to early afternoon calls for
low clouds or  2) TRAJECTORY Overflights and SLAR images did not locate any oil along the
southern Washington coast yesterday. This would indicate that the oil has dispersed to a
point where it can not be seen from the air.Scattered tarballs may still impact beaches
between Willapa Bay and the Columbia River over the next few days.  Birds in the area may
still be at risk and oil may collect along the fresh water salt water convergence at the
mouth of the Columbia River. The oil leaking from the source that holds together, is
expected to continue to move primarily to the east-southeast over the next 48 hours.  If
the forecasted W to SW winds is stronger than predicted and if enough oil is leaked to
hold together, there is a possibility that some oil may impact the beach between Cape
Flattery and Cape Alava during the next 2 days.