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Coastal Waters Forecast for Washington
National Weather Service Seattle WA
146 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026

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

PZZ100-152200-
146 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COASTAL AND
INLAND WATERS...The flow will turn northerly today. Thermally
induced low pressure expanding northward along the coast will lead
to more northerly or offshore flow Wednesday and Thursday.
Onshore flow will return Friday into the weekend as a series of
systems pass well north of the area.

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PZZ150-152200-
Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm-
146 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds.

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PZZ153-152200-
Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm-
146 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW
4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds.

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PZZ156-152200-
Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm-
146 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds.

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PZZ170-152200-
Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm-
146 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.

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PZZ173-152200-
Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm-
146 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds.

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PZZ176-152200-
Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To
60 Nm-
146 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW
7 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.

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PZZ130-152200-
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
146 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.TODAY...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N late this morning and
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog late this morning and early afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to E after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight.
.WED...E wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SAT 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 6 seconds and
W 3 ft at 11 seconds.

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PZZ131-152200-
Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
146 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE early this afternoon,
backing to NW late. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...E wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...E wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt in the
afternoon. 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, easing to around 5 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ132-152200-
East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
146 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight
chance of rain early this morning.
.TONIGHT...W 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. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ134-152200-
Admiralty Inlet-
146 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance
of rain early this morning, then a slight chance of rain late
this morning.
.TONIGHT...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. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...SE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...Light and variable winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ133-152200-
Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands-
146 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.TODAY...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of rain early this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 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. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt in the evening, becoming light
and variable. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ135-152200-
Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
146 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N this afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft or less. Patchy fog early this morning. A slight
chance of rain this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED...N wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI...S wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT...Light and variable winds, becoming N around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

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PZZ110-152200-
Grays Harbor Bar-
146 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026

Combined seas 3 to 5 ft. Bar conditions light. Maximum ebb
currents will occur around 745 AM Tuesday, 800 PM Tuesday, and 815
AM Wednesday.


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