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Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington
National Weather Service Seattle WA
148 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

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

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148 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND
INLAND WATERS...High pressure will remain centered offshore with
lower pressure inland through much of the week ahead. A couple of
weak frontal systems will pass mainly to the north of the area
tonight and Monday, increasing winds through Strait of Juan de
Fuca as they pass.

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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-
148 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell
6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to
3 ft. NW swell 4 to 8 ft becoming W 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to
3 ft. W swell 6 ft.

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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-
148 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell
7 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell
7 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to
5 ft. NW swell 7 to 10 ft becoming W 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 8 ft.

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
148 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft after
midnight. W swell 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 5 ft at 10 seconds building to
4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 8 seconds subsiding to
3 to 7 ft at 11 seconds after midnight.
.TUE...SW wind to 10 kt becoming W 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...W wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. W swell
7 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 to 7 ft
subsiding to 1 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 4 ft.

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Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
148 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 35 kt easing to 20 to 30 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 to 25 kt rising to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt easing to 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WED...W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft or less after
midnight.
.THU...W wind to 10 kt rising to 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or
less building to 1 to 3 ft.
.FRI...W wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.

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East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
148 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 35 kt easing to 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.WED...W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming NW to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.THU...W wind to 10 kt rising to 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or
less building to 1 to 3 ft.
.FRI...W wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

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Admiralty Inlet-
148 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW 5 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.WED...NW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.THU...Light wind becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves less than
1 ft becoming 1 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW wind to 10 kt becoming NW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

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Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands-
148 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt, especially south of the San Juan
Islands. Elsewhere, SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming S 5 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming SW 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.TUE...W wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.WED...W wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.THU...SW wind to 10 kt becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or
less.
.FRI...W wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

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Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
148 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SE after midnight. Wind
waves 2 ft or less.
.MON...S wind to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Wind waves
1 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Wind
waves 2 ft or less.
.TUE...NE wind to 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Wind waves
2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.WED...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt in the evening becoming light.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.THU...Light wind becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or
less.
.FRI...S wind to 10 kt becoming W. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

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Grays Harbor Bar-
148 PM PDT Sun May 12 2024

Combined seas 6 to 8 ft. Bar conditions moderate. Maximum ebb
currents will occur around 900 PM Sunday, 900 AM Monday, and 1000
PM Monday.

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