


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
469 FZUS56 KSEW 182113 CWFSEW Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington National Weather Service Seattle WA 213 PM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025 Inland waters of western Washington and the northern and central Washington coastal waters including the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary PZZ100-191015- 213 PM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND WATERS...A weak front will move southward through the area tonight into Saturday. A secondary system will follow later Sunday into early Monday. High pressure will then rebuild across the waters early next week. $$ PZZ150-191015- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm- 213 PM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 12 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers this evening. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming W around 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ153-191015- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm- 213 PM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds becoming W 10 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this evening. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ156-191015- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm- 213 PM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds becoming W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this evening and early morning. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ170-191015- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm- 213 PM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this evening. .SAT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 13 ft, subsiding to 10 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. $$ PZZ173-191015- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm- 213 PM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers this evening. .SAT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt, easing to around 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. $$ PZZ176-191015- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm- 213 PM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this evening. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft, subsiding to 9 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. $$ PZZ130-191015- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 213 PM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers this evening. .SAT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...E wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ131-191015- Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 213 PM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft. A slight chance of showers this evening. .SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. .TUE...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...N wind around 5 kt, veering to NE in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ132-191015- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 213 PM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt this evening, easing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 ft. A slight chance of showers late this evening and early morning. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE in the afternoon. Waves around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ134-191015- Admiralty Inlet- 213 PM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PDT SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 3 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to E in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ133-191015- Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands- 213 PM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt late this evening and early morning, then becoming NW 20 to 30 kt late. Waves around 2 ft or less, then 3 to 4 ft after midnight. A slight chance of showers late this evening and early morning. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. .MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ135-191015- Puget Sound and Hood Canal- 213 PM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E late this evening, then becoming SE after midnight, backing to NW late. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of showers late this evening and overnight. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ110-191015- Grays Harbor Bar- 213 PM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025 Combined seas 4 to 6 ft, increasing to 6 to 8 ft late tonight into early tomorrow. Bar conditions light becoming moderate tomorrow. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 845 PM Friday evening, 9 AM Saturday morning, and 10 PM Saturday evening. $$