Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Coastal Waters Forecast for Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm (PZZ170) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm (PZZ170)
Issued by: National Weather Service Seattle, WA
Last Update: 909 AM PST Thu Feb 26 2026
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Rest Of Today: W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave detail: W 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely late this morning, then a chance of rain early this afternoon. A slight chance of rain late.

Tonight: W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 9 seconds, W 7 ft at 10 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.

Fri: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 10 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.

Fri Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds.

Sat: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.

Sat Night: N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.

Sun: N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds.

Sun Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 10 seconds.

Mon: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds.

Mon Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.







Zone Forecast: Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm (PZZ170)

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