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coastal waters forecast
national weather service portland or
125 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

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


pzz210-190000-
columbia river bar-
125 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

.in the main channel...

.general seas...8 ft subsiding to 6 ft thursday morning.

.first ebb...ebb current of 4.95 kt at 503 am wednesday. seas 8
 ft.

.second ebb...ebb current of 5.34 kt at 515 pm wednesday. seas 7
 ft.

.third ebb...strong ebb current of 5.61 kt at 538 am thursday.
 seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
106 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

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


pzz130-182230-
west entrance u.s. waters strait of juan de fuca-
106 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from noon pdt today through
thursday afternoon...

.today...sw wind 10 to 20 kt, backing to se late. seas 3 to 5 ft.
wave detail: sw 5 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.tonight...s wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
5 ft at 8 seconds. rain.
.thu...s wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at
8 seconds. rain.
.thu night...s wind around 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 8 seconds. rain.
.fri...s wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming sw 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft
at 8 seconds. rain.
.fri night...w wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 8 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.sat...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain.
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at
11 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 12 seconds. a
chance of rain.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
106 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

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


pzz131-182230-
central u.s. waters strait of juan de fuca-
106 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

.today...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to nw this afternoon. waves
around 2 ft or less. rain.
.tonight...s wind 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. rain.
.thu...s wind 10 to 15 kt. waves around 3 ft. rain.
.thu night...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to s after midnight.
waves around 3 ft. rain.
.fri...s wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt in the afternoon. waves around 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft in the afternoon. rain.
.fri night...w wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. waves 3 to 5 ft. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.sat...w wind 15 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft. a chance of snow in the morning. a
chance of rain. 
.sat night...w wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. waves 3 to 4 ft. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 3 ft. a chance of rain.
.sun night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. waves 3 to 4 ft. a chance of rain.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
106 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

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


pzz133-182230-
northern inland waters including the san juan islands-
106 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this afternoon through
thursday afternoon...

.today...se wind 10 to 20 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. rain.
.tonight...se wind 15 to 25 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. rain.
.thu...se wind 15 to 25 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. rain.
.thu night...se wind 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft or less.
rain.
.fri...s wind 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. rain.
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. a
chance of rain. 
.sat...w wind 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. a chance of
rain in the morning. 
.sat night...sw wind around 5 kt, backing to s after midnight.
waves around 2 ft or less. 
.sun...s wind around 5 kt. waves around 2 ft or less. a chance of
rain and snow in the morning. 
.sun night...sw wind around 5 kt. waves around 2 ft or less.  

$$

fzus56 ksew 180806
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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
106 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

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


pzz150-182230-
coastal waters from cape flattery to james island out 10 nm-
106 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday afternoon...

.today...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt late. seas
7 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.tonight...s wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 8 
ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.thu...s wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft
at 11 seconds. rain.
.thu night...s wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
7 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.fri...sw wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft
at 10 seconds. rain.
.fri night...w wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 10 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 11 seconds. a
chance of rain. 
.sat night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 9 ft at
13 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w
9 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
106 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

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


pzz110-182230-
grays harbor bar-
106 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

combined seas 7 to 9 ft. bar conditions moderate. maximum ebb 
currents will occur around 500 am wednesday, 500 pm wednesday, and
530 am thursday. the thursday morning ebb will be strong.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
106 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

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


pzz156-182230-
coastal waters from point grenville to cape shoalwater out 10 nm-
106 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday afternoon...

.today...s wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft
at 12 seconds. rain.
.tonight...s wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 7 
ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.thu...s wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft 
at 11 seconds. rain.
.thu night...s wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
7 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.fri...sw wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft
at 11 seconds. rain.
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 11 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 10 seconds. a
chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at
12 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sun night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
106 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

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


pzz170-182230-
coastal waters from cape flattery to james island 10 to 60 nm-
106 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday afternoon...

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

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
106 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

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


pzz173-182230-
coastal waters from james island to point grenville 10 to 60 nm-
106 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday afternoon...

.today...sw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming s 15 to 25 kt late. seas
7 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at
16 seconds. rain.
.tonight...s wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw
8 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. rain.
.thu...s wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. rain.
.thu night...s wind 15 to 25 kt. seas around 7 ft. wave detail: s
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. rain.
.fri...sw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas around 7 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft
at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. rain.
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: 
nw 8 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.sat night...sw wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
7 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. wave detail: w 10 ft
at 14 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sun night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail: w
10 ft at 14 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
106 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

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


pzz176-182230-
coastal waters from point grenville to cape shoalwater 10 to
60 nm-
106 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday afternoon...

.today...s wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft
at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 16 seconds. rain.
.tonight...s wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 8 
ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. rain.
.thu...s wind 15 to 25 kt. seas around 8 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft
at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. rain.
.thu night...s wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: s
7 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. rain.
.fri...sw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas around 7 ft. wave detail: sw 7 
ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. rain.
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: w
8 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning. 
.sat night...w wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: w 9 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of
rain in the morning. 
.sun night...nw wind around 10 kt. seas 8 to 10 ft. wave detail:
w 9 ft at 14 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of rain
after midnight.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for washington
national weather service seattle wa
106 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

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


pzz153-182230-
coastal waters from james island to point grenville out 10 nm-
106 am pdt wed mar 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday afternoon...

.today...s wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt this
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft at 12 seconds.
rain.
.tonight...s wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw
8 ft at 12 seconds. rain.
.thu...s wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft
at 11 seconds. rain.
.thu night...s wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
7 ft at 10 seconds. rain.
.fri...s wind 15 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft
at 11 seconds. rain.
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 11 seconds. rain
likely, mainly in the evening. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 11 seconds. a
chance of rain. 
.sat night...w wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to sw after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of
rain. 
.sun...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at
12 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to n after midnight.
seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 13 seconds. a chance of
rain.  

$$