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coastal waters forecast
national weather service portland or
141 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

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


pzz210-162315-
columbia river bar-
141 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 10 am pdt this morning...
...small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through
friday morning...

.in the main channel...

.general seas...around 4 ft through friday morning.

.first ebb...very strong ebb current of 6.81 kt at 639 am
 thursday. seas 7 ft.

.second ebb...ebb current of 4.33 kt at 718 pm thursday. seas 4
 ft.

.third ebb...strong ebb current of 6.24 kt at 725 am friday. seas
 7 ft.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
130 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

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


pzz130-162130-
west entrance u.s. waters strait of juan de fuca-
130 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

.today...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft
at 8 seconds. a slight chance of tstms. a chance of showers late
this morning. showers this afternoon. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds. showers likely in
the evening. 
.fri...e wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 7 seconds and w 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...w wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...s wind around 5 kt, veering to w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...se wind around 5 kt, veering to nw around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus56 ksew 160830
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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
130 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

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


pzz131-162130-
central u.s. waters strait of juan de fuca-
130 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 1 pm pdt this afternoon
through this evening...

.today...w wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt this afternoon.
waves around 2 ft or less, then 3 to 4 ft this afternoon. a
chance of rain with a slight chance of tstms this morning, then
showers with a chance of tstms this afternoon. 
.tonight...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. waves 3 to 4 ft. showers likely in the evening.
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. 
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. waves around 3 ft. 
.sat...w wind 10 to 15 kt. waves around 3 ft. 
.sat night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. waves 3 to 4 ft. 
.sun...w wind around 5 kt, veering to ne around 5 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 2 ft or less. 
.sun night...w wind around 5 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt. waves around 2 ft or less.
.mon night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft or less.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus56 ksew 160830
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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
130 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

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


pzz133-162130-
northern inland waters including the san juan islands-
130 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

.today...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw this afternoon. waves
around 2 ft or less. a slight chance of rain this morning, then
showers likely with a slight chance of tstms this afternoon. 
.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. waves around 2 ft or less. showers likely in the
evening. 
.fri...s wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
waves around 2 ft or less. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. 
.sat...s wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. waves
around 2 ft or less. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. 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 around 5 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. 
.mon night...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to s after midnight.
waves around 2 ft or less.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus56 ksew 160830
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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
130 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

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


pzz150-162130-
coastal waters from cape flattery to james island out 10 nm-
130 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

.today...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to s late this morning and
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds.
patchy dense fog early this morning. a slight chance of tstms. a
chance of showers this morning, then showers this afternoon. 
.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 7 seconds and w 2 ft at 17 seconds. showers likely in the
evening. 
.fri...s wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
4 seconds, w 4 ft at 11 seconds and w 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 10 seconds and w 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at
10 seconds and w 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind around 10 kt, backing to sw after midnight.
seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 7 seconds and w 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun...s wind around 5 kt, veering to sw in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...ne wind around 5 kt, backing to w around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...w wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus56 ksew 160830
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expires:202607162130;;054581

coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
130 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

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


pzz110-162130-
grays harbor bar-
130 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

combined seas 4 to 6 feet. bar conditions light. maximum ebb 
currents will occur around 630 am this morning, 715 pm this 
evening, and 715 am friday. the ebb this morning will be very 
strong, and the ebb friday morning will be strong.

$$

fzus56 ksew 160830
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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
130 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

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


pzz156-162130-
coastal waters from point grenville to cape shoalwater out 10 nm-
130 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

.today...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw this afternoon. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds and w 2 ft at
18 seconds. a chance of tstms this morning. showers. a slight
chance of tstms this afternoon. 
.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds and w 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
8 seconds and w 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 10 seconds and w 3 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and
w 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: n
8 ft at 6 seconds and w 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 9 seconds and w 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...n wind around 5 kt, backing to nw in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w after midnight. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus56 ksew 160830
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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
130 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

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


pzz170-162130-
coastal waters from cape flattery to james island 10 to 60 nm-
130 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

.today...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw late this morning and
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 8 seconds and w
2 ft at 17 seconds. a slight chance of tstms. 
.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 8 seconds, s 2 ft at 12 seconds and w 2 ft at 17 seconds. a
chance of rain in the evening. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 8 seconds, s 2 ft at 8 seconds and w 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: n
2 ft at 4 seconds, nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
16 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft
at 5 seconds, nw 6 ft at 10 seconds and w 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
7 to 9 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds, w
2 ft at 15 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
18 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 18 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 5 ft. wave detail:
nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus56 ksew 160830
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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
130 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

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


pzz173-162130-
coastal waters from james island to point grenville 10 to 60 nm-
130 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft at
4 seconds, nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and w 2 ft at 18 seconds. a
slight chance of tstms. a chance of rain this morning, then
showers this afternoon. 
.tonight...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and w 2 ft at 17 seconds. a chance of rain in
the evening. 
.fri...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 11 seconds and nw 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 4 seconds, nw
5 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft
at 5 seconds, nw 5 ft at 10 seconds and w 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: ne
5 ft at 5 seconds, nw 9 ft at 8 seconds and w 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft
at 5 seconds, nw 10 ft at 9 seconds and w 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: ne
4 ft at 5 seconds, nw 8 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at
18 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft
at 4 seconds, nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus56 ksew 160830
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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
130 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

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


pzz176-162130-
coastal waters from point grenville to cape shoalwater 10 to
60 nm-
130 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

.today...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw this afternoon. seas
5 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft at 5 seconds, nw 5 ft at
8 seconds and w 2 ft at 18 seconds. a slight chance of tstms. a
chance of rain early this morning, then showers late this morning
and afternoon.
.tonight...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 7 seconds and w 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
10 seconds and w 3 ft at 17 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: n
2 ft at 4 seconds, nw 7 ft at 10 seconds and w 2 ft at
16 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft
at 5 seconds, nw 7 ft at 9 seconds and w 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: n
8 ft at 7 seconds, w 2 ft at 15 seconds and sw 2 ft at
17 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft
at 6 seconds, nw 9 ft at 9 seconds and w 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: ne
2 ft at 5 seconds, nw 9 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at
17 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds. 
.mon night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
130 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

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


pzz153-162130-
coastal waters from james island to point grenville out 10 nm-
130 am pdt thu jul 16 2026

.today...w wind around 5 kt, backing to sw late this morning,
backing to s this afternoon. seas around 4 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds and w 2 ft at 17 seconds. patchy dense fog
early this morning. a chance of tstms early this morning, then
showers with a slight chance of tstms late this morning and
afternoon. 
.tonight...se wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 7 seconds, sw 2 ft at 12 seconds and w 2 ft at
17 seconds. 
.fri...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at
8 seconds, w 4 ft at 10 seconds and w 2 ft at 16 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: n
2 ft at 4 seconds, w 5 ft at 10 seconds and w 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at 5 seconds, nw
6 ft at 9 seconds and w 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: n
6 ft at 6 seconds and w 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft
at 9 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.mon night...nw wind around 5 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 17 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$