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Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington
National Weather Service Seattle WA
225 AM PDT Tue Mar 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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225 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND
INLAND WATERS...Onshore flow continues in the wake of yesterdays
frontal system. A surface ridge will amplify over the coastal
waters on Wednesday before shifting inland on Thursday. A
thermally induced trough of low pressure will expand northward
along the coast on Friday for offshore flow. The thermal trough
shifts inland over the weekend and dissipates with light onshore
flow developing.

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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-
225 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 9 to 11 ft at 15 seconds
building to 14 to 16 ft at 15 seconds in the afternoon. Swell SW
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 14 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...S wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 11 to 13 ft at
13 seconds subsiding to 10 to 11 ft at 13 seconds in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S wind to 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 8 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...E wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 7 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell
7 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 7 ft.
.SAT...E wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SE to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to
2 ft. W swell 5 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-
225 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the
afternoon. W swell 10 to 14 ft at 15 seconds building to 16 to
21 ft at 15 seconds in the afternoon. Swell S 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 16 to
18 ft at 14 seconds subsiding to 15 to 16 ft at 14 seconds after
midnight.
.WED...W wind to 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Wind waves
1 to 2 ft. W swell 13 to 14 ft at 13 seconds subsiding to 11 to
12 ft at 13 seconds in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SE to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 9 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...E wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 8 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell
8 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 8 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 6 ft.

$$

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
225 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

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

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


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Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
225 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

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

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

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East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
225 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

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

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Admiralty Inlet-
225 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 15 kt easing to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.WED...S wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...Light wind. Wind waves less than 1 ft.
.THU...Light wind becoming N to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind
waves 1 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...NW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...Light wind. Wind waves less than 1 ft.

$$

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Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands-
225 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

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

$$

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Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
225 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

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

$$

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Grays Harbor Bar-
225 AM PDT Tue Mar 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

Combined seas 12 to 15 ft subsiding to 10 to 12 ft Wednesday
morning. Bar conditions rough to occasionally severe with
breakers likely today. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 645
AM Tuesday, 700 PM Tuesday, and 730 AM Wednesday. The morning ebbs
will be very strong.

$$

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