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Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington
National Weather Service Seattle WA
202 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

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

PZZ100-271015-
202 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND
INLAND WATERS...A surface ridge will briefly build over the region this afternoon
before a deep surface low tracking over the  offshore waters
pushes a vigorous front across the area early  Wednesday. Gusty
winds are expected as this system tracks across  the region into
Thursday.

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PZZ150-153-156-271015-
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-
202 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SE 25 to 35 kt after
midnight. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft with a dominant period of
15 seconds.
.WED...SE wind 30 to 40 kt becoming SW 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft with a dominant period of
13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft building to
7 to 9 ft after midnight. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 13 seconds
building to 6 to 9 ft at 13 seconds after midnight.
.THU...SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. SW swell 11 ft
at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 30 kt easing to 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after
midnight. SW swell 10 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...SE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. SW
swell 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell
4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind to 10 kt becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to
3 ft. W swell 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind to 10 kt becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to
2 ft. W swell 5 ft.

$$

PZZ170-173-176-271015-
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-
202 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kt becoming SE 30 to 40 kt after
midnight. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft with a dominant period of
16 seconds.
.WED...S wind 30 to 40 kt becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft with a dominant period of
15 seconds subsiding to 8 to 9 ft with a dominant period of
15 seconds in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft building to
7 to 9 ft after midnight. W swell 5 to 8 ft at 14 seconds
building to 7 to 12 ft at 14 seconds after midnight.
.THU...SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. SW swell 13 ft
at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. SW swell 11 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...SE wind 15 to 20 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. W
swell 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell
5 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 15 kt rising to 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to
4 ft. W swell 4 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 6 ft.

$$

PZZ130-271015-
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
202 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind to 10 kt becoming SE 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft building to 5 to 7 ft after
midnight. W swell 4 to 9 ft at 14 seconds subsiding to 2 to 7 ft
at 10 seconds after midnight.
.WED...E wind 15 to 25 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Wind waves
8 to 10 ft. W swell 3 ft at 8 seconds building to 5 to 6 ft at
15 seconds in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SE 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft building to 5 to 7 ft after
midnight. W swell 2 to 5 ft at 14 seconds building to 2 to 7 ft
at 14 seconds after midnight.
.THU...E wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 10 ft at
12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell
6 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...E wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to
2 ft in the afternoon. W swell 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming N to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...E wind to 10 kt becoming N. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W
swell 2 ft.
.SUN...E wind to 10 kt becoming NW. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W
swell 4 ft.

$$

PZZ131-271015-
Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
202 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming E 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SE after midnight. Wind
waves 2 ft or less.
.THU...E wind 10 to 20 kt rising to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 3 ft building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SW to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.SAT...NE wind to 10 kt becoming NW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...NE wind to 10 kt becoming NW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

$$

PZZ132-271015-
East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
202 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind to 10 kt becoming SE 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 2 to 4 ft after
midnight.
.WED...SE wind 25 to 35 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SE 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less building to 2 to 4 ft after
midnight.
.THU...SE wind 20 to 30 kt rising to 25 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 35 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming E to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.SAT...NW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...NW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

$$

PZZ134-271015-
Admiralty Inlet-
202 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...Light wind becoming SE 10 to 20 kt after midnight.
Wind waves less than 1 ft becoming 1 to 3 ft after midnight.
.WED...SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SE 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less building to 2 to 4 ft after
midnight.
.THU...SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming S to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.SAT...NW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...NW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

$$

PZZ133-271015-
Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands-
202 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind to 10 kt becoming SE 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 2 to 4 ft after
midnight.
.WED...SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 20 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 to 25 kt rising to 20 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 30 kt easing to 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind
waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.SAT...N wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...NW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

$$

PZZ135-271015-
Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
202 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.WED...SE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming S 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming S 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THU...S wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SE to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.SUN...N wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

$$

PZZ110-271015-
Grays Harbor Bar-
202 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024

Combined seas 4 to 6 ft increasing to 7 to 9 ft tonight. Bar
conditions light becoming moderate. Maximum ebb currents will
occur around 615 PM Tuesday, 630 AM and 645 PM Wednesday.

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