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Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington
National Weather Service Seattle WA
810 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

Inland waters of western Washington and the northern and central
Washington coastal waters including the Olympic Coast National
Marine Sanctuary

PZZ100-170415-
810 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND
INLAND WATERS...High pressure will continue to develop and move
into the coastal waters today and into Wednesday, which will
interact with low pressure over land. High pressure will continue
to dominate through the end of the week, with the next frontal
system not expected until Saturday.


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PZZ150-153-156-170415-
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-
810 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 8 seconds
subsiding to 4 to 7 ft at 8 seconds in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming N 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...NE wind to 10 kt becoming NW 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell
3 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...E wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 2 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. SW
swell 1 to 2 ft building to W 6 to 7 ft.

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PZZ170-173-176-170415-
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-
810 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to
9 ft at 8 seconds subsiding to 6 to 7 ft at 8 seconds in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...N wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 ft at
8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell
3 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI...E wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. S
swell 2 to 3 ft building to W 7 to 8 ft.

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PZZ130-170415-
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
810 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 to
7 ft at 8 seconds subsiding to 2 to 5 ft at 8 seconds in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...E wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming E 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft in the
afternoon. W swell 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI...E wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 2 ft.
.SAT...E wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SW. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. SW
swell 1 ft building to W.

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PZZ131-170415-
Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
810 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind to 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Wind waves
1 to 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind to 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Wind
waves 1 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 to 20 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft building to 3 to 5 ft in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming E 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft after
midnight.
.FRI...NE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to
3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

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PZZ132-170415-
East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
810 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...W wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.WED...N wind to 10 kt becoming NW 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...N wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.SAT...SE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SW. Wind waves 2 ft or less.

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PZZ134-170415-
Admiralty Inlet-
810 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...NW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED...NW wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind to 10 kt rising to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft.
.SAT...SE wind to 10 kt becoming SW. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

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PZZ133-170415-
Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands-
810 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming NW to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Wind waves
1 ft.
.WED...NE wind to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Wind waves
1 to 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind to 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THU...N wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming N 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming N to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SAT...E wind to 10 kt becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to
2 ft.

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PZZ135-170415-
Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
810 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...SW wind to 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Wind waves
1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...NW wind to 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Wind
waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...Light wind becoming N 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind
waves 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.THU...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 to 20 kt easing to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

.SAT...SE wind to 10 kt becoming SW. Wind waves 2 ft or less.

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PZZ110-170415-
Grays Harbor Bar-
810 AM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024

Combined seas 6 to 8 ft becoming 3 to 5 ft ft early tomorrow
morning. Bar conditions moderate becoming light early tomorrow
morning. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 1145 AM Tuesday,
1245 AM and 1245 PM Wednesday.

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