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Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington
National Weather Service Seattle WA
613 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 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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613 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND
INLAND WATERS...A surface low continues to churn over the offshore waters. Winds
will remain breezy at times as this disturbance tracks closer to
the region through Friday. High pressure will then form in its
wake for the weekend and beginning of next week.

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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-
613 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 to 35 kt. Combined seas 11 to 14 ft with a
dominant period of 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. SW swell
13 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...SE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to
2 ft in the afternoon. SW swell 7 to 12 ft at 11 seconds
subsiding to 6 to 9 ft at 12 seconds in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell
6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming NW. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W
swell 6 ft subsiding to 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW wind to 10 kt becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to
2 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-
613 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 to 35 kt. Combined seas 14 to 17 ft with a
dominant period of 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. SW swell
14 to 17 ft at 12 seconds becoming W at 12 seconds after
midnight.
.FRI...SE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 8 to
12 ft at 11 seconds becoming SW 6 to 10 ft at 12 seconds in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell
6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 ft at
11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell
5 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 3 to
5 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 ft becoming W 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...W 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-
613 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

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

.TODAY...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. SW swell 9 ft
at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. SW swell
11 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...SE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming E to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. SW swell 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming N to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 3 ft at
11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming N to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...E wind to 10 kt becoming W. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 4 ft.

.MON...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 6 ft.

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Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
613 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TODAY...E wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E 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.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind to 10 kt becoming NE 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind to 10 kt becoming W. Wind waves 1 ft.
.MON...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

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East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
613 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft or less in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.SAT...NW wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.SUN...NW wind to 10 kt becoming W. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
.MON...SW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

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Admiralty Inlet-
613 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S wind 15 to 25 kt becoming SE 5 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...NW wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...NW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft.
.MON...Light wind becoming W to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft.

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Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands-
613 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 10 to 20 kt easing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind
waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...N wind to 10 kt becoming SW. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON...S wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft.

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Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
613 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind
waves 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less after midnight.
.SUN...N wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.MON...Light wind becoming SW to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.


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Grays Harbor Bar-
613 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

Combined seas 11 to 13 ft early this morning will continue into
the afternoon. Bar conditions rough. Maximum ebb currents will
occur around 700 AM Thursday, 715 PM Thursday, and 730 AM Friday.

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