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Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington
National Weather Service Seattle WA
235 PM PDT Thu Jun 12 2025

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

PZZ100-131045-
235 PM PDT Thu Jun 12 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND
WATERS...Surface high pressure remains offshore through the end
of the week, but moves closer to the coastal waters over the
weekend. Meanwhile, diurnally driven west pushes through Strait of
Juan de Fuca develop each evening. A front will reach the waters
Monday.

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PZZ150-131045-
Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm-
235 PM PDT Thu Jun 12 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.
.TUE...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.

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PZZ153-131045-
Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm-
235 PM PDT Thu Jun 12 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.
.TUE...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 6 seconds and SW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.

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PZZ156-131045-
Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm-
235 PM PDT Thu Jun 12 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight.
.TUE...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain.

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PZZ170-131045-
Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm-
235 PM PDT Thu Jun 12 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds, SW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.
.TUE...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 5 seconds, SW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain
likely.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds, SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
A chance of rain.

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PZZ173-131045-
Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm-
235 PM PDT Thu Jun 12 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 5 seconds, SW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.
.TUE...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 5 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain
likely, mainly in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds, SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
A chance of rain.

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PZZ176-131045-
Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To
60 Nm-
235 PM PDT Thu Jun 12 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to
7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...SW wind around 10 kt, backing to S in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.TUE...S wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 5 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain
likely, mainly in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain.

$$

PZZ130-131045-
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
235 PM PDT Thu Jun 12 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft
after midnight. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of
rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
9 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 8 seconds. Rain likely.

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PZZ131-131045-
Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
235 PM PDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 3 ft in the morning, then
around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or
less.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 3 ft.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 3 ft.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or
less. A chance of rain.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less. Rain likely.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A
chance of rain.

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PZZ132-131045-
East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
235 PM PDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves
3 to 5 ft. A slight chance of rain early this evening. A slight
chance of rain after midnight.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 3 ft in the morning, then
around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less, then
around 3 ft after midnight.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A
chance of rain after midnight.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain likely.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A
chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.

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PZZ134-131045-
Admiralty Inlet-
235 PM PDT Thu Jun 12 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt late. Waves
around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of rain.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain after midnight.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain likely.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain
likely.

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PZZ133-131045-
Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands-
235 PM PDT Thu Jun 12 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt late this
evening, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft
or less. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A
chance of rain after midnight.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain likely.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A
chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.

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PZZ135-131045-
Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
235 PM PDT Thu Jun 12 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of rain late this evening
and early morning.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain after midnight.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of
rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain
likely.

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PZZ110-131045-
Grays Harbor Bar-
235 PM PDT Thu Jun 12 2025

Combined seas 4 to 6 ft. Bar conditions light. Maximum ebb
currents will occur around 630 PM Thursday, 615 AM Friday, and 700
PM Friday. The morning ebb will be strong.

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