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Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington
National Weather Service Seattle WA
300 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

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

PZZ100-110000-
300 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND
INLAND WATERS...A frontal system will move through the waters
this morning. bringing increased winds and seas. Broad surface
ridging will rebuild offshore this afternoon into tonight. This
ridge will expand into area waters over the weekend for a
relatively quiet period into early next week.

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PZZ150-110000-
Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm-
300 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt late this morning
and afternoon. Seas 12 to 16 ft, building to 15 to 19 ft this
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 17 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft, subsiding to 13
to 16 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 17 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 11 to 15 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 14 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at
11 seconds and W 9 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W
11 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 14 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 15 seconds.

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PZZ153-110000-
Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm-
300 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft, building to 12 to 16 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail:
W 15 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this
morning. A slight chance of rain early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Wave Detail:
W 14 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 14 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at
11 seconds and W 9 ft at 20 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W
11 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 14 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 15 seconds.

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PZZ156-110000-
Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm-
300 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft, building to 12 to 16 ft
this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 7 seconds and W 13 ft at
16 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 7 seconds and W 13 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to
12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 13 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to
7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at
11 seconds and W 8 ft at 20 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W
11 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 14 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at
17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ170-110000-
Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm-
300 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind around 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt this morning.
Seas 13 to 18 ft, building to 17 to 19 ft this afternoon. Wave
Detail: NW 14 ft at 9 seconds and W 16 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and W 15 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 13 to 17 ft, subsiding to 11 to 13 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 16 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W
12 ft at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 23 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds and W 11 ft at
19 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail:
W 12 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to
9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
9 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
10 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ173-110000-
Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm-
300 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft, building to 16 to
19 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 9 seconds and W 14
ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and W 14 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft, subsiding to 12 to
14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and W
14 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 11 to 13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft after
midnight. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: W 8 ft at 11 seconds and W 12 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: W
13 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to
9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 5 seconds, W 8 ft at 14 seconds and W 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W
10 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ176-110000-
Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To
60 Nm-
300 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft, building to 15 to
17 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and W
14 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and W 12 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 13 to 15 ft, subsiding to 12 to 13 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 10 seconds and W 11 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 12 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds
and W 11 ft at 20 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W
12 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to
9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds, W 7 ft at 14 seconds and W 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind around 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds.

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PZZ130-110000-
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
300 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up
to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft this
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 13 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of
rain early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the evening.
Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: W 12 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
11 seconds and W 4 ft at 19 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ131-110000-
Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
300 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up
to 45 kt late this morning and afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 ft,
building to 5 to 8 ft this afternoon. A chance of rain early this
morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NE after midnight.
Waves around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...E wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...E wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

$$

PZZ132-110000-
East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
300 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up
to 45 kt late this morning and afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft,
building to 6 to 9 ft this afternoon. Rain likely early this
morning. A slight chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to
6 ft after midnight.
.SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NE after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ134-110000-
Admiralty Inlet-
300 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt. Waves around
2 ft or less, then 3 to 5 ft this afternoon. Rain early this
morning. A chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...Light and variable winds. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ133-110000-
Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands-
300 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to SW 15 to 25 kt this
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less building to 2 to 4 ft.
Patchy fog early this morning. Rain early this morning, then a
slight chance of rain late this morning. A slight chance of rain
late.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt in the morning, becoming light and
variable. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ135-110000-
Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
300 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW early this afternoon,
rising to 10 to 20 kt late. Waves 2 or 3 ft. Patchy fog early
this morning. Rain early this morning, then a slight chance of
rain late this morning and early afternoon. A chance of rain late.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...NE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ110-110000-
Grays Harbor Bar-
300 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

Combined seas 8 to 10 ft building to 10 to 12 ft this morning.
Bar conditions rough. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 130
PM this afternoon and 2 AM and 230 PM Saturday. The afternoon ebbs
will be strong.

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