Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
418 FZUS56 KSEW 010904 CWFSEW Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington National Weather Service Seattle WA 204 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024 Inland waters of western Washington and the northern and central Washington coastal waters including the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary PZZ100-012215- 204 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND WATERS...A weak front Tuesday will turn flow onshore over the waters. Strong low pressure to the north in the Gulf of Alaska will continue to produce hazardous seas in the coastal waters through Wednesday evening. Another disturbance will sweep through the region Friday. $$ PZZ150-012215- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm- 204 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W late. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 16 seconds. Rain this morning, then a slight chance of rain early this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 14 seconds and NW 3 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 3 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ153-012215- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm- 204 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW around 5 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 17 seconds. Rain likely this morning. A chance of rain this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 14 seconds and W 5 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to E around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ156-012215- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm- 204 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to SW late this morning and early afternoon, veering to NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of rain late this morning. A chance of rain this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 14 seconds and W 5 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ170-012215- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm- 204 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 16 seconds. Rain early this morning, then a chance of rain late this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 13 ft at 14 seconds and NW 4 ft at 18 seconds. .WED...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: W 14 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft, subsiding to 10 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 13 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT...SE wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds, SW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. $$ PZZ173-012215- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm- 204 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W early this afternoon, then becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 17 seconds. Rain likely early this morning, then a chance of rain late this morning. A slight chance of rain early this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 14 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 13 ft at 14 seconds and NW 10 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft, subsiding to 11 to 12 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SE after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ176-012215- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm- 204 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW late this morning, veering to W early this afternoon, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this morning, then a chance of rain late this morning and early afternoon. A slight chance of rain late. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 14 seconds and NW 8 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ130-012215- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 204 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024 .TODAY...E wind around 5 kt, veering to W late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain early this morning, then rain late this morning. A slight chance of rain early this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ131-012215- Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 204 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft this afternoon. A slight chance of rain early this morning, then a chance of rain late this morning and early afternoon. A slight chance of rain late. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft. .WED...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to E in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ132-012215- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 204 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of rain early this morning, then a chance of rain late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. .WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. .THU...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to SE around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .SAT...SE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ134-012215- Admiralty Inlet- 204 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024 .TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to NW around 5 kt this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of rain late this morning. A chance of rain this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .SAT...SE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ133-012215- Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands- 204 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of rain early this morning, then a chance of rain late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ135-012215- Puget Sound and Hood Canal- 204 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW around 5 kt this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of rain late. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ110-012215- Grays Harbor Bar- 204 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024 Combined seas 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 8 feet Wednesday. Bar conditions light becoming moderate. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 415 AM and 445 PM Tuesday, and 500 AM Wednesday. $$