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Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington
National Weather Service Seattle WA
238 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

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

PZZ100-251045-
238 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND INLAND
WATERS...High pressure over the waters through tonight then
weakening on Sunday. Weak front moving through the waters late
Sunday night and Monday morning. High pressure will rebuild Monday
night and Tuesday. A thermally induced surface trough will move
up the coastline Tuesday night then shift inland Wednesday.

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PZZ150-251045-
Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm-
238 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 4 ft at 16 seconds. Showers.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
18 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...S wind around 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...W 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.

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PZZ153-251045-
Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm-
238 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 4 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening, then showers after midnight.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...E wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ156-251045-
Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm-
238 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late this evening and
early morning, backing to S late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening, then showers after midnight.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...SW wind around 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ170-251045-
Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm-
238 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight,
rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and
S 5 ft at 16 seconds. Showers likely in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 4 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 15 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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PZZ173-251045-
Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm-
238 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
10 seconds and S 5 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind around 15 kt, veering to SW after midnight.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at
11 seconds. Showers.
.MON...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 11 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 15 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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PZZ176-251045-
Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To
60 Nm-
238 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S late. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds and
S 5 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
.MON...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.MON NIGHT...S wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to E in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail:
W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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PZZ130-251045-
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
238 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to E after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NE in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ131-251045-
Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
238 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
evening and overnight. Waves 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the
afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 3 ft.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt, backing to NE around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...E 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.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ132-251045-
East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
238 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 3 ft.
.SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt, veering to N 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 around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of
showers.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ134-251045-
Admiralty Inlet-
238 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight, then becoming SW late. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt, backing to N 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, backing to SW after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ133-251045-
Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands-
238 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.MON...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. 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...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ135-251045-
Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
238 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of
showers.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ110-251045-
Grays Harbor Bar-
238 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

Combined seas 2 to 4 ft. Bar conditions light. Maximum ebb
currents will occur around 3 PM today, 330 AM Sunday, and and 400
PM Sunday. The Sunday morning ebb will be very strong.


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