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Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington
National Weather Service Seattle WA
244 AM PDT Thu May 16 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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244 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND
INLAND WATERS...Broad surface ridging will remain centered well
offshore with low pressure inland will result in varying degrees
of onshore flow for much of the forecast period. A passing frontal
system will bring increased wind speeds to the area waters today
and into Friday. High pressure well offshore looks to remain into
early 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-
244 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell
7 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 10 to 14 ft at 10 seconds becoming
W 8 to 10 ft at 9 seconds in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell
6 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 5 ft.
.MON...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 4 to 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-
244 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W wind 10 to 20 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds
building to 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 8
ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 13 to
16 ft at 10 seconds subsiding to 10 to 12 ft at 9 seconds in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell
7 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 ft.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 ft.

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
244 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NW after midnight. Wind
waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 6 to 11 ft at 9 seconds
subsiding to 5 to 9 ft at 9 seconds in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 15 kt rising to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT 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 7 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 ft.
.MON...SW wind to 10 kt becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or
less. W swell 2 ft.

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Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
244 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024

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

.TODAY...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt easing to 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 15 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 2 ft or less building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.MON...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.

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East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
244 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024

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

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

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Admiralty Inlet-
244 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

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

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Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands-
244 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024

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

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

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Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
244 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024

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

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

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Grays Harbor Bar-
244 AM PDT Thu May 16 2024

Combined seas 4 to 6 ft. Bar conditions light to moderate.
Maximum ebb currents will occur around noon today, 715 PM
this evening and 1 AM early Friday morning.

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