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Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington
National Weather Service Seattle WA
224 PM 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

PZZ100-171030-
224 PM 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 and will result in varying
degrees of onshore flow for much of the forecast period. A passing
frontal system will bring breezy winds 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-
224 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt rising to 20 to 30 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft building to 3 to 6 ft after
midnight. NW swell 5 ft at 10 seconds building to 7 to 9 ft at 9
seconds after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. NW swell
9 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 8 ft at 9 seconds
subsiding to 5 to 6 ft at 8 seconds after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 5 ft at
7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 6
ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SW. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW
swell 5 ft.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW 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-
224 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 6 ft. NW swell 5
to 6 ft at 10 seconds building to 8 to 10 ft at 9 seconds after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 9 to
11 ft at 9 seconds subsiding to 8 to 9 ft at 9 seconds in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell
8 ft at 9 seconds subsiding to 6 ft at 8 seconds after midnight.
.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
5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 to
7 ft subsiding to 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 15 kt rising to 10 to 20 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-
224 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 5 ft
at 10 seconds building to NW 7 ft at 9 seconds after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. NW swell
8 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 8 ft at 9 seconds
subsiding to 5 ft at 8 seconds after midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 15 kt rising to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...W wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 5 ft at
7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...W wind to 10 kt becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or
less. NW swell 4 ft.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 ft.

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

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

.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 rising to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 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 easing to 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind
waves 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...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.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to
3 ft.

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

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

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

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Admiralty Inlet-
224 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

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

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Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands-
224 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

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

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

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Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
224 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

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

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

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PZZ110-171030-
Grays Harbor Bar-
224 PM PDT Thu May 16 2024

Combined seas 4 to 6 ft building to 7 to 9 ft tonight. Bar
conditions light, becoming moderate. Maximum ebb currents will
occur around 1 AM Friday, 1 PM Friday, and 145 AM Saturday.

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