Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
125 FZUS56 KSEW 120954 CWFSEW Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington National Weather Service Seattle WA 254 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024 Inland waters of western Washington and the northern and central Washington coastal waters including the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary PZZ100-122300- 254 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND WATERS...High pressure will remain centered offshore with lower pressure inland through much of the week for varying degrees of onshore flow. A couple of weak frontal systems will pass mainly to the north of the area tonight and Monday. $$ PZZ150-153-156-122300- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm- 254 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft after midnight. NW swell 5 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 5 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 6 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 5 ft. $$ PZZ170-173-176-122300- 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- 254 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...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 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 5 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 6 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 6 ft. $$ PZZ130-122300- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 254 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind to 10 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. W swell 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft after midnight. W swell 5 ft at 11 seconds. .MON...W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 5 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less after midnight. W swell 3 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...W wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 5 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 ft. .THU...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 1 to 6 ft building to 3 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ131-122300- Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 254 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 5 to 15 kt rising to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 35 kt easing to 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. .WED...W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. .THU...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ132-122300- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 254 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...Light wind becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves less than 1 ft becoming 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 35 kt easing to 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft after midnight. .MON...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming NW to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. .WED...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .THU...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ134-122300- Admiralty Inlet- 254 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. .MON...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .WED...NW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. .THU...W wind to 10 kt becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ133-122300- Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands- 254 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 5 to 15 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. .TUE...W wind to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .THU...SW wind to 10 kt becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ135-122300- Puget Sound and Hood Canal- 254 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024 .TODAY...Light wind becoming N to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .MON...S wind to 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind to 10 kt rising to 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .WED...N wind to 10 kt becoming NW. Wind waves 2 ft or less. .THU...Light wind becoming NW to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ110-122300- Grays Harbor Bar- 254 AM PDT Sun May 12 2024 Combined seas around 5 to 7 ft. Bar conditions light to moderate. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 800 AM Sunday, 900 PM Sunday, and 900 AM Monday. $$ www.weather.gov