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Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington
National Weather Service Seattle WA
1038 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

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

PZZ100-161845-
1038 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND
INLAND WATERS...Onshore flow continues into Tuesday with gale-
force westerlies through the Strait of Juan de Fuca this evening.
Surface high pressure will gradually build across the coastal
waters Tuesday into Wednesday and will interact with lower
pressure inland through Friday. Another frontal system will move
into the area waters over the weekend.

$$

PZZ150-161845-
Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm-
1038 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell
7 to 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 ft at
8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NE wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...E wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W. Wind waves 2 ft. S swell
3 to 4 ft building to W 7 ft.

$$

PZZ153-161845-
Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm-
1038 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell
7 to 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 ft at
8 seconds.
.TUE 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 9 seconds.
.WED...NE wind to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Wind waves
1 ft. W swell 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NE wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...E wind to 10 kt becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to
2 ft. W swell 2 ft.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. S
swell 3 to 4 ft building to W 7 ft.

$$

PZZ156-161845-
Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm-
1038 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
7 to 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 ft at
8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming N 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...E wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 2 ft.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. S
swell 3 to 4 ft building to W 7 ft.

$$

PZZ170-161845-
Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm-
1038 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell
8 to 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 ft
at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...E wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 ft.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W. Wind waves 2 ft. S swell
4 ft building to W 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ173-161845-
Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm-
1038 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell
8 to 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 ft
at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...E wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 ft.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W. Wind waves 2 ft. S swell
4 ft building to W 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ176-161845-
Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To
60 Nm-
1038 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell
7 to 9 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 ft
at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind
waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...E wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 ft.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W. Wind waves 2 ft. S swell
4 ft building to W 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ130-161845-
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
1038 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

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

$$

PZZ131-161845-
Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
1038 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.WED...NW wind to 10 kt becoming NE 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.THU...NE wind 10 to 20 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming E to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less after
midnight.
.FRI...E wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.SAT...SE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

PZZ132-161845-
East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
1038 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.WED...NW wind to 10 kt becoming N 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming N 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming N to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less after
midnight.
.FRI...E wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...SE wind to 10 kt becoming W. Wind waves 2 ft or less.

$$

PZZ134-161845-
Admiralty Inlet-
1038 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming NW to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.WED...Light wind becoming NW 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind
waves less than 1 ft becoming 2 ft or less in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.THU...NW wind to 10 kt rising to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt easing to 10 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less after midnight.
.FRI...E wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...SE wind to 10 kt becoming W. Wind waves 2 ft or less.

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PZZ133-161845-
Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands-
1038 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 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 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...Light wind becoming NW 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind
waves less than 1 ft becoming 2 ft or less in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming N to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.THU...N wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind
waves 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less after
midnight.
.FRI...NE wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...SE wind to 10 kt becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or
less.

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PZZ135-161845-
Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
1038 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.TUE...SW wind to 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Wind waves
1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind to 10 kt becoming SW after midnight. Wind
waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...E wind to 10 kt becoming N 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 to 20 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N 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.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.SAT...SE wind to 10 kt becoming SW. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

$$

PZZ110-161845-
Grays Harbor Bar-
1038 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Combined seas 5 to 7 ft. Bar conditions moderate tonight, becoming
light Tuesday. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 1130 PM
Monday, 1145 AM Tuesday, and 1245 AM Wednesday.

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