


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA
976 FZUS56 KSEW 280904 CWFSEW Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington National Weather Service Seattle WA 204 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 Inland waters of western Washington and the northern and central Washington coastal waters including the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary PZZ100-282215- 204 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND WATERS...Areas of dense fog over the coastal waters through Thursday morning. Onshore flow will bring westerly pushes through the Strait of Juan de Fuca each evening. Broad high pressure will persist over the northeast Pacific this week. $$ PZZ150-282215- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm- 204 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. Widespread dense fog this morning. Patchy dense fog this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .SUN...Light and variable winds, becoming W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ153-282215- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm- 204 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW around 5 kt late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers until late afternoon. Widespread dense fog this morning. Patchy dense fog this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds, becoming S around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light and variable. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...E wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ156-282215- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm- 204 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Widespread dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ170-282215- Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm- 204 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds, SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this morning. A slight chance of showers late. Widespread dense fog this morning. Patchy dense fog this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ173-282215- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm- 204 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, S 2 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Widespread dense fog this morning. Patchy dense fog late. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ176-282215- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm- 204 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, S 2 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 21 seconds. Widespread dense fog this morning. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .MON...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ130-282215- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 204 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .TODAY...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly this morning. Patchy dense fog. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ131-282215- Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 204 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .TODAY...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers this morning, then a slight chance of showers early this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in the evening. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ132-282215- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 204 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .TODAY...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers this morning, then a slight chance of showers early this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 3 ft. A chance of rain in the evening. .SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ134-282215- Admiralty Inlet- 204 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .TODAY...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers this morning, then a slight chance of showers early this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .SUN...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ133-282215- Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands- 204 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Patchy dense fog early this morning. A chance of showers this morning. .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain. .SUN...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ135-282215- Puget Sound and Hood Canal- 204 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to N late this morning and afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers early this morning, then a slight chance of showers late this morning and early afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. $$ PZZ110-282215- Grays Harbor Bar- 204 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... Combined seas 2 to 4 ft. Bar conditions light. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 800 AM Thursday, 830 PM Thursday, and 8:45 AM Friday. $$