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Olympic Peninsula TODAY
Statistics for the 24-hour period ending at noon yesterday. Hi Lo Rain YTD Port Angeles 49 42 0.12 2.71 Forks 52 46 2.96 27.53 Seattle 54 46 0.05 6.69 Sequim 50 41 0.01 2.15 Hoquiam 50 48 0.48 16.85 Victoria 52 42 0.18 7.67 Port Townsend 52 46 0.03* 4.92
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Port Port Angeles RAIN Townsend T 53/45 52/48
RAIN
H E AV Y Forks 53/46
Yesterday
Olympics Snow level: 6,500 ft.
Sequim 54/47
Port Ludlow 54/48
National forecast Nation TODAY
Forecast highs for Wednesday, March 13 10s
RA IN
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Ab Aberdeen 55/47
Last
The Lower 48:
Cloudy
Pt. Cloudy
TEMPERATURE EXTREMES for the contiguous United States:
30s 40s
50s
â– 86 at Ocotillo Wells, Calif. â– -3 at Lake Yellowstone, Wyo.
30s 70s
40s 80s
50s
60s -10s
New
First
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Full
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10s Cartography by Keith Thorpe / Š Peninsula Daily News
20s
Fronts
80s
TONIGHT
10s
60s
Almanac
Brinnon 54/48
Sunny
20s
*Reading taken in Nordland
H E AV Y
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
Apr 2
Apr 10
Mar 19 Mar 27
Cold
Warm Stationary
Pressure Low
High
70s
30s 40s
Low 45 Cloudy and rainy
54/41 Rainy, gray day
Marine Weather
54/40 Rainy tapers off to showers
52/40 Clouds and showers
Washington TODAY
Strait of Juan de Fuca: E wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Rain. Tonight, E wind 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. Ocean: S wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 8 ft at 9 seconds. Rain. Tonight, SE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming S 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.
CANADA
Seattle 57° | 50° Olympia 59° | 46°
7:16 p.m. 7:28 a.m. 8:01 a.m. 9:54 p.m.
Nation/World
Victoria 54° | 43°
Spokane 57° | 41°
Tacoma 61° | 50° Yakima 68° | 43°
Astoria 55° | 43°
ORE.
Tides
Sunset today Sunrise tomorrow Moonrise today Moonset today
50/42 Mostly cloudy
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Hi 50 63 69 34 57 67 54 68 57 45 58 39 57 50 74 63
Albany, N.Y. Albuquerque Amarillo Anchorage Asheville Atlanta Atlantic City Austin Baltimore Billings Birmingham Bismarck Boise Boston Brownsville Buffalo
Lo Prc Otlk 47 Rain 35 Clr 38 Clr 26 Clr 39 1.01 Clr 40 1.09 Clr 50 .05 Rain 32 Clr 51 .16 Rain 24 Cldy 32 .99 Clr 21 .02 Snow 35 Cldy 39 Rain 47 Clr 36 .20 Cldy
TODAY High Tide Ht Low Tide Ht 2:06 a.m. 9.1’ 8:27 a.m. 0.3’ 2:29 p.m. 8.5’ 8:34 p.m. 0.9’
TOMORROW High Tide Ht Low Tide Ht 2:40 a.m. 9.1’ 9:08 a.m. 0.3’ 3:11 p.m. 8.0’ 9:09 p.m. 1.6’
FRIDAY High Tide Ht Low Tide 3:13 a.m. 8.9’ 9:48 a.m. 3:55 p.m. 7.5’ 9:44 p.m.
Port Angeles
4:26 a.m. 7.0’ 10:42 a.m. 1.4’ 5:08 p.m. 6.3’ 10:48 p.m. 2.7’
4:53 a.m. 7.0’ 11:22 a.m. 1.1’ 6:01 p.m. 6.2’ 11:31 p.m. 3.5’
5:20 a.m. 6.8’ 12:03 p.m. 6:57 p.m. 6.1’
0.9’
Port Townsend
6:03 a.m. 8.7’ 11:55 a.m. 1.6’ 6:45 p.m. 7.8’
6:30 a.m. 8.6’ 12:01 a.m. 3.0’ 7:38 p.m. 7.6’ 12:35 p.m. 1.2’
6:57 a.m. 8.4’ 12:44 a.m. 8:34 p.m. 7.5’ 1:16 p.m.
3.9’ 1.0’
Dungeness Bay*
5:09 a.m. 7.8’ 11:17 a.m. 1.4’ 5:51 p.m. 7.0’ 11:23 p.m. 2.7’
5:36 a.m. 7.7’ 11:57 a.m. 1.1’ 6:44 p.m. 6.8’
6:03 a.m. 7.6’ 12:06 a.m. 7:40 p.m. 6.8’ 12:38 p.m.
3.5’ 0.9’
LaPush
*To correct for Sequim Bay, add 15 minutes for high tide, 21 minutes for low tide.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013
Ht 0.5’ 2.2’
Burlington, Vt. 50 Casper 37 Charleston, S.C. 73 Charleston, W.Va. 64 Charlotte, N.C. 70 Cheyenne 45 Chicago 42 Cincinnati 55 Cleveland 56 Columbia, S.C. 75 Columbus, Ohio 57 Concord, N.H. 48 Dallas-Ft Worth 61 Dayton 54 Denver 51 Des Moines 30 Detroit 53 Duluth 28 El Paso 66 Evansville 48 Fairbanks 23 Fargo 22 Flagstaff 55 Grand Rapids 51 Great Falls 33 Greensboro, N.C. 66 Hartford Spgfld 53 Helena 43 Honolulu 77 Houston 62 Indianapolis 50 Jackson, Miss. 57 Jacksonville 77 Juneau 36 Kansas City 36 Key West 78 Las Vegas 72 Little Rock 54
Cartography Š Weather Underground / The Associated Press
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.06 Rain Los Angeles .22 Cldy Louisville .07 Rain Lubbock .24 Cldy Memphis .87 Cldy Miami Beach .14 Cldy Midland-Odessa .10 Snow Milwaukee .39 Cldy Mpls-St Paul .71 Cldy Nashville .24 Cldy New Orleans .38 Rain New York City Rain Norfolk, Va. PCldy North Platte .28 Cldy Oklahoma City .15 PCldy Omaha Snow Orlando .27 Cldy Pendleton MM Cldy Philadelphia Clr Phoenix .03 PCldy Pittsburgh Clr Portland, Maine .05 Snow Portland, Ore. Clr Providence .06 Snow Raleigh-Durham .07 Cldy Rapid City .72 PCldy Reno .02 Rain Richmond Cldy Sacramento Cldy St Louis PCldy St Petersburg .06 Cldy Salt Lake City Clr San Antonio .02 Rain San Diego .26 Cldy San Francisco PCldy San Juan, P.R. Cldy Santa Fe Clr St Ste Marie PCldy Shreveport
77 56 70 48 79 71 38 31 53 60 54 67 54 55 31 80 54 60 76 64 43 52 49 70 50 67 68 71 37 77 56 72 68 64 82 58 38 58
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GLOSSARY of abbreviations used on this page: Clr clear, sunny; PCldy partly cloudy; Cldy cloudy; Sh showers; Ts thunderstorms; Prc precipitation; Otlk outlook; M data missing; Ht tidal height; YTD year to date; kt knots ft or ’ feet
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Briefly . . . Elks honor winners of essay contest SEQUIM — Helen Haller and Sequim Middle School students have been named winners of the Sequim Elks Lodge No. 2642 Americanism Essay Contest for 2012-2013. Fifth-grader Reid Parker won the contest, with Quinn Danielson finishing second and Emily Glenn third. Reid is the son of Selby and Kevin Parker, Quinn is the daughter of Christine and Eric Danielson, and Emily is the daughter of Kristin and Mike Glenn. Students competed in Division 1: Fifth and Sixth Grade. The theme of the essay was “What Does the National Anthem Mean to Me?� Sequim Elks Lodge Americanism Chairwoman Maura Mattson recognized the winning students and their families as guests at the lodge’s monthly social night. Each winner was presented with a certificate of achievement, a flag pin and a monetary gift. Winning essays submitted for district-level competition among nine lodges go on to be judged at the
System’s summer reading program and other programs designed to encourage children to read. This is the second substantial donation to the newly organized foundation. The first was a $5,000 award in 2012 from the Washington State Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) recognizing the library’s efforts in the area of science programs for young people. “A year ago, a small group of community-minded citizens formed the North Olympic foundation to supplement our library’s public funds and to complement the funds that the Friends of the Library raise for their respective branches,� said Jim Hallett, newly elected president of NOLF. Flanked by Maura Mattson, Elks Americanism chair, Reid Parker, Quinn “We are really excited Danielson and Emily Glenn, from left, were named winners of the Sequim that this is our first signifiElks Lodge No. 2642 Americanism Essay Contest. cant private donation. The Robertses’ gift means the ble received his Competent state level. Library donation library will be able to offer At the dinner, Mattson Leadership award, and PORT ANGELES — The more reading programs for announced that Reid placed Marie O’Neil received her Board of Directors of the children, especially children first in the fifth-throughCompetent Leadership North Olympic Library at risk,� he said. sixth-grade division at the Bronze award. Foundation recently welMembers of the NOLF district level. The Skwim Toastmasters comed a contribution of board are Hallett, presiare part of Toastmasters $4,000 from Sequim resident; Patty Hannah, presiToastmaster prizes International, a nonprofit dents Jo Anne and Jim dent-elect; Kristen Glenn, SEQUIM — The Skwim educational organization Roberts. secretary; Yvonne Ziomthat teaches public speaking Toastmasters recently These funds will support kowski, treasurer; Patrick and leadership skills. toasted three award-winthe North Olympic Library Irwin and Diane Kaufman New members are welning group members. come. Sharon Labrecque received her CommunicaFor more information, tion Gold award, Steve Mar- phone 360-808-2088.
representing the Port Angeles Friends of the Library; and Don Zanon representing the North Olympic Library Board of Trustees. NOLS Director Paula Barnes is a non-voting, ex officio member of the board. For more information, visit www.northolympic libraryfoundation.org or contact Hallett at 360-4576000 or Jim@hallett advisors.us.
From blue to red PORT ANGELES — Roosevelt Elementary School students and staff recently wore red as the school’s running/walking club, Blue Thunder, celebrated in honor of the American Heart Association’s American Heart Month. Blue Thunder runners have been running laps for fun and fitness at recess for almost 20 years — 14 years at the former Fairview Elementary School — and the group now is in its sixth year at Roosevelt Elementary. Blue Thunder strives for 100 percent participation by the entire Roosevelt Elementary student body, according to the group. Peninsula Daily News
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