Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
177 FZUS56 KSEW 072131 CWFSEW Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington National Weather Service Seattle WA 231 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024 Inland waters of western Washington and the northern and central Washington coastal waters including the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary PZZ100-081045- 231 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND WATERS...High pressure over the waters through Wednesday night. Thermally induced low pressure moving up the coast Thursday will shift over the inland waters Friday and east of the Cascades Saturday. High pressure will remain over the outer coastal waters through Saturday. $$ PZZ150-153-156-081045- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm- 231 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 8 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. W swell 6 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming N 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft after midnight. W swell 4 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...NE wind to 10 kt becoming N 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 5 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft after midnight. W swell 6 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...NE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 5 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt easing to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 5 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell to 5 ft building to 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 6 ft. $$ PZZ170-173-176-081045- 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- 231 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 9 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. W swell 6 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming N 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 6 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 6 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 7 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 6 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 7 ft building to 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 ft. $$ PZZ130-081045- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 231 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft or less after midnight. W swell 7 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind to 10 kt becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon. W swell 5 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. SW swell 1 to 3 ft at 11 seconds building to W 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds after midnight. .THU...E wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 5 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...E wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind to 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...SE wind to 10 kt becoming W. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 1 ft building to 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 4 ft. $$ PZZ131-081045- Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 231 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 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...E wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SW to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .FRI...E wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N wind to 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Wind waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...E wind to 10 kt becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .SUN...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ132-081045- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 231 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. .WED...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .THU...NW wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW wind to 10 kt becoming N 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .SAT...Light wind becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .SUN...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ134-081045- Admiralty Inlet- 231 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .THU...NW wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt in the evening becoming light. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .SAT...Light wind becoming NW to 10 kt. Wind waves less than 1 ft becoming 1 ft or less. .SUN...Light wind becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ133-081045- Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands- 231 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming NW after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .THU...N wind to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt easing to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .FRI...N wind to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind to 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Wind waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...NW wind to 10 kt becoming SW. Wind waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ135-081045- Puget Sound and Hood Canal- 231 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024 .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .WED...N wind to 10 kt rising to 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 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt in the evening becoming light. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .SAT...Light wind becoming NW to 10 kt. Wind waves less than 1 ft becoming 1 ft or less. .SUN...S wind to 10 kt becoming W. Wind waves 1 ft or less. $$ PZZ110-081045- Grays Harbor Bar- 231 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024 Combined seas 8 or 9 ft subsiding to 6 or 7 ft Wednesday. Bar conditions moderate. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 500 PM today and 515 AM and 545 PM Wednesday. The Wednesday morning ebb will be very strong. $$ www.weather.gov