fzus56 kpqr 241921
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service portland or
1221 pm pdt tue mar 24 2026

coastal waters from cape shoalwater washington to florence oregon
and westward 60 nm


pzz210-251930-
columbia river bar-
1221 pm pdt tue mar 24 2026

...gale warning in effect until 5 pm pdt this afternoon...
...hazardous seas warning in effect from 5 pm this afternoon to
11 pm pdt this evening...
...small craft advisory in effect from 11 pm pdt this evening
through wednesday morning...

.in the main channel...

.general seas...11 to 12 ft subsiding to 6 ft wednesday evening.

.first ebb...ebb current of 2.52 kt at 953 pm tuesday. seas 11 to
 12 ft.

.second ebb...ebb current of 5.02 kt at 1023 am wednesday. seas 7
 to 8 ft.

.third ebb...ebb current of 2.15 kt at 1119 pm wednesday. seas 6
 to 7 ft.

$$

fzus56 ksew 241631
cwfsew
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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
931 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

inland waters of western washington and the northern and central
washington coastal waters including the olympic coast national
marine sanctuary


pzz130-250545-
west entrance u.s. waters strait of juan de fuca-
931 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

...gale warning in effect through this evening...

.today...e wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming se 20 to 25 kt with gusts
up to 35 kt late this morning, then becoming s 25 to 30 kt with
gusts up to 40 kt this afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft this afternoon. wave detail: se 5 ft at 5 seconds and w
7 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.tonight...sw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and w 9 ft at 11 seconds.
rain.
.wed...sw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft
at 10 seconds. rain.
.wed night...w wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 9 seconds. rain,
mainly in the evening. 
.thu...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 3 seconds and w 6 ft at 11 seconds. rain.
.thu night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to se after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 3 seconds and w 5 ft at
11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri...e wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
11 seconds. 
.fri night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
10 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to s after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 9 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 ksew 241631
cwfsew
expires:202603250545;;224929

coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
931 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

inland waters of western washington and the northern and central
washington coastal waters including the olympic coast national
marine sanctuary


pzz131-250545-
central u.s. waters strait of juan de fuca-
931 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

...gale warning in effect through this evening...

.today...e wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming se 20 to 25 kt with gusts
up to 35 kt early this afternoon, then becoming sw 25 to 30 kt
with gusts up to 45 kt late. waves 3 to 4 ft. rain, mainly this
morning. 
.tonight...sw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. waves 4 to
6 ft. showers likely in the evening, then rain after midnight. 
.wed...sw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. waves 4 to
6 ft. rain.
.wed night...w wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming
sw 15 to 20 kt after midnight. waves 4 to 6 ft. rain likely,
mainly in the evening. 
.thu...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to s in the afternoon. waves
3 to 4 ft. a chance of rain. 
.thu night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming se 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. waves around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or
less. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.fri...e wind 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. 
.fri night...e wind 5 to 10 kt. waves around 3 ft in the evening,
then around 2 ft or less. 
.sat...e wind 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft or less.
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft or less.  

$$

fzus56 ksew 241631
cwfsew
expires:202603250545;;224932

coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
931 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

inland waters of western washington and the northern and central
washington coastal waters including the olympic coast national
marine sanctuary


pzz133-250545-
northern inland waters including the san juan islands-
931 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

...gale warning in effect until 9 pm pdt this evening...

.today...se wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt late this morning and afternoon. waves around 2 ft or
less, then around 3 ft this afternoon. rain this morning, then a
chance of rain early this afternoon. a slight chance of rain
late. 
.tonight...sw wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt after midnight. waves around 3 ft. a chance of rain
in the evening, then rain after midnight. 
.wed...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 3 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or
less. rain.
.wed night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. rain
likely, mainly in the evening. 
.thu...s wind 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. a chance of
rain. 
.thu night...s wind around 5 kt, backing to e after midnight.
waves around 2 ft or less. 
.fri...n wind around 5 kt. waves around 2 ft or less.
.fri night...nw wind around 5 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. 
.sat...n wind around 5 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. 
.sat night...w wind around 5 kt, backing to se after midnight.
waves around 2 ft or less.  

$$

fzus56 ksew 241631
cwfsew
expires:202603250545;;224922

coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
931 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

inland waters of western washington and the northern and central
washington coastal waters including the olympic coast national
marine sanctuary


pzz150-250545-
coastal waters from cape flattery to james island out 10 nm-
931 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

...gale warning in effect through this evening...

.today...se wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming s 25 to 30 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, veering to sw late. seas 7 to 10 ft,
building to 11 to 15 ft this afternoon. wave detail: s 13 ft at
9 seconds and w 15 ft at 11 seconds. rain until late afternoon,
then a chance of rain late. 
.tonight...sw wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 12 to 16 ft, subsiding to 10 to 14 ft after
midnight. wave detail: sw 16 ft at 11 seconds. showers in the
evening, then rain after midnight. 
.wed...sw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 11 ft at 10 seconds.
rain.
.wed night...w wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 9 seconds. rain.
.thu...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: w 9 ft at 11 seconds. rain likely. 
.thu night...s wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming se 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 11 seconds. a
chance of rain. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at
11 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind around 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: n
2 ft at 4 seconds and w 7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at
4 seconds and w 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw after midnight.
seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at 4 seconds and w 5 ft at
9 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 ksew 241631
cwfsew
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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
931 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

inland waters of western washington and the northern and central
washington coastal waters including the olympic coast national
marine sanctuary


pzz110-250545-
grays harbor bar-
931 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

combined seas 7 to 9 feet building to 10 to 12 feet this 
afternoon. bar conditions moderate becoming rough. maximum ebb 
currents will occur around 900 am tuesday morning, 945 pm tuesday 
evening, and 1015 am wednesday morning. the tuesday morning ebb 
will be strong.

$$

fzus56 ksew 241631
cwfsew
expires:202603250545;;224924

coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
931 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

inland waters of western washington and the northern and central
washington coastal waters including the olympic coast national
marine sanctuary


pzz156-250545-
coastal waters from point grenville to cape shoalwater out 10 nm-
931 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

...gale warning in effect through this evening...

.today...s wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, veering to sw
with gusts up to 40 kt late. seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 10 to
14 ft this afternoon. wave detail: s 13 ft at 9 seconds and sw
14 ft at 11 seconds. rain until late afternoon, then a slight
chance of rain late. 
.tonight...sw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to
9 to 12 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 14 ft at 11 seconds.
rain likely in the evening, then rain after midnight. 
.wed...sw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: sw
10 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.wed night...w wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 10 seconds. rain, mainly in the evening. 
.thu...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft
at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.thu night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to ne after midnight.
seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: n
5 ft at 5 seconds and w 7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at
4 seconds and w 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 10 kt, veering to n after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 5 seconds and w 5 ft at
9 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 ksew 241631
cwfsew
expires:202603250545;;224925

coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
931 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

inland waters of western washington and the northern and central
washington coastal waters including the olympic coast national
marine sanctuary


pzz170-250545-
coastal waters from cape flattery to james island 10 to 60 nm-
931 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

...gale warning in effect through this evening...

.today...se wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to sw this afternoon. gusts
up to 45 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 13 to 18 ft this
afternoon. wave detail: s 16 ft at 10 seconds and w 18 ft at
11 seconds. rain, mainly this morning. 
.tonight...sw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, easing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. seas 14 to
19 ft, subsiding to 11 to 14 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw
18 ft at 11 seconds. rain likely in the evening, then rain after
midnight. 
.wed...w wind around 20 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw
11 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.wed night...w wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: w
10 ft at 9 seconds. rain.
.thu...sw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to
8 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: w 9 ft at 10 seconds. rain
likely. 
.thu night...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening. 
.fri...e wind around 10 kt, backing to ne in the afternoon. seas
around 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at
16 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: n
4 ft at 4 seconds and w 7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at
4 seconds and w 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 10 kt, backing to sw after midnight.
seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft at 5 seconds and w 5 ft at
10 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 ksew 241631
cwfsew
expires:202603250545;;224926

coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
931 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

inland waters of western washington and the northern and central
washington coastal waters including the olympic coast national
marine sanctuary


pzz173-250545-
coastal waters from james island to point grenville 10 to 60 nm-
931 am pdt tue mar 24 2026
.hydrology...river flooding in not expected over the next 7
days. 

&&

.sew watches/warnings/advisories...
wa...wind advisory from 11 am this morning to 6 pm pdt this evening 
     for island county-lowlands of western skagit and 
     northwestern snohomish counties-lowlands of western 
     whatcom county-port townsend area-san juan county.

     wind advisory from 9 am this morning to 3 pm pdt wednesday for 
     grays harbor county coast-northern washington coast.

pz...small craft advisory from 11 am this morning to 5 am pdt 
     wednesday for grays harbor bar.

     gale warning from 5 am early this morning to 11 pm pdt this 
     evening for coastal waters from cape flattery to james 
     island 10 to 60 nm-coastal waters from cape flattery to 
     james island out 10 nm-coastal waters from james island 
     to point grenville 10 to 60 nm-coastal waters from james 
     island to point grenville out 10 nm-coastal waters from 
     point grenville to cape shoalwater 10 to 60 nm-coastal 
     waters from point grenville to cape shoalwater out 10 nm-
     west entrance u.s. waters strait of juan de fuca.

     gale warning from 10 am this morning to 11 pm pdt this evening 
     for central u.s. waters strait of juan de fuca.

     gale warning from 8 am this morning to 9 pm pdt this evening 
     for admiralty inlet-east entrance u.s. waters strait of 
     juan de fuca-northern inland waters including the san 
     juan islands.

     gale warning from 8 am this morning to 11 pm pdt this evening 
     for puget sound and hood canal.

&&

$$
...gale warning in effect through this evening...

.today...s wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to sw 30 to 35 kt this
afternoon. seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 14 to 19 ft this
afternoon. wave detail: s 16 ft at 10 seconds and w 18 ft at
11 seconds. rain early this morning, then a chance of rain late
this morning and early afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, easing to
20 to 25 kt after midnight. seas 14 to 18 ft, subsiding to 11 to
14 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 18 ft at 11 seconds. a
chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. 
.wed...w wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw
11 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.wed night...w wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: w 10 ft at 9 seconds.
rain likely. 
.thu...sw wind around 15 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 7 ft in
the afternoon. wave detail: w 9 ft at 11 seconds. rain likely,
mainly in the morning. 
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming se 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 11 seconds. a
chance of rain in the evening. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at
11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: n
5 ft at 5 seconds and w 7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at
5 seconds and w 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 10 kt, backing to sw after midnight.
seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 5 seconds and w 5 ft at
10 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 ksew 241631
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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
931 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

inland waters of western washington and the northern and central
washington coastal waters including the olympic coast national
marine sanctuary


pzz176-250545-
coastal waters from point grenville to cape shoalwater 10 to
60 nm-
931 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

...gale warning in effect through this evening...

.today...s wind 25 to 30 kt, rising to 30 to 35 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, veering to sw 25 to 30 kt late. seas
9 to 13 ft, building to 14 to 17 ft this afternoon. wave detail:
s 16 ft at 9 seconds and sw 17 ft at 11 seconds. rain early this
morning, then a chance of rain late this morning and early
afternoon. 
.tonight...sw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, veering to
w 20 to 25 kt after midnight. seas 13 to 16 ft, subsiding to
11 to 13 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 16 ft at 11 seconds.
a chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. 
.wed...w wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw
11 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.wed night...w wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 10 ft. wave detail: w 10 ft at 9 seconds.
rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.thu...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to
8 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: w 9 ft at 11 seconds. a
chance of rain. 
.thu night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to ne after midnight.
seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at
16 seconds. 
.fri...ne wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind around 15 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: n
6 ft at 5 seconds and w 7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: n 5 ft at 5 seconds and w 6 ft at
10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: n
4 ft at 5 seconds and w 5 ft at 10 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 ksew 241631
cwfsew
expires:202603250545;;224923

coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
931 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

inland waters of western washington and the northern and central
washington coastal waters including the olympic coast national
marine sanctuary


pzz153-250545-
coastal waters from james island to point grenville out 10 nm-
931 am pdt tue mar 24 2026

...gale warning in effect through this evening...

.today...s wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, veering to sw
with gusts up to 40 kt late. seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 11 to
15 ft this afternoon. wave detail: s 13 ft at 9 seconds and sw
14 ft at 11 seconds. rain until late afternoon, then a chance of
rain late. 
.tonight...sw wind 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the evening.
seas 11 to 15 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. wave
detail: sw 15 ft at 11 seconds. showers in the evening, then rain
after midnight. 
.wed...sw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw
10 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.wed night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at 9 seconds. rain.
.thu...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: w 8 ft at 11 seconds. rain likely.
.thu night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to e after midnight.
seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of
rain in the evening. 
.fri...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at
11 seconds. 
.fri night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: n
3 ft at 4 seconds and w 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
10 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to e after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 4 seconds and w 5 ft at
9 seconds.  

$$