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CFWSEW
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
102 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
WAZ330-331-170600-
/O.NEW.KSEW.SU.Y.0008.251217T0900Z-251217T1800Z/
NORTHERN WASHINGTON COAST-GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY COAST-
102 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST.
* WHERE...NORTHERN WASHINGTON COAST AND GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY
COAST ZONES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET,
MOVE DRIFTWOOD AND DEBRIS, AND CRASH OVER ROCKS AND JETTIES.
PEOPLE CAN BE INJURED OR DROWN WHILE OBSERVING THE OCEAN.
LOCALIZED BEACH AND COASTAL EROSION IS EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON THE OCEAN AND KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS
CLOSE. KNOW THE TIDES AND FORECAST CONDITIONS. FOLLOW WARNING
SIGNS AND RESPECT BARRIERS.
WAZ001-170600-
/O.CON.KSEW.CF.Y.0012.251217T1000Z-251217T1600Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-
102 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED. INUNDATION OF AROUND 1.5
TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ALONG SHORELINES AND
LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.
* WHERE...SAN JUAN COUNTY ZONE.
* WHEN...FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DUE TO TIDAL OVERFLOW IS
EXPECTED AROUND HIGH TIDE. THIS MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF
PARKING LOTS, PARKS, AND ROADS, WITH ONLY ISOLATED ROAD
CLOSURES EXPECTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN THE HOURS
AROUND THE MORNING HIGH TIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, ALLOW EXTRA TIME AS SOME ROADS MAY BE
CLOSED. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH WATER OF
UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE
PROPERTY.
INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL REFERS TO THE HEIGHT ABOVE THE MEAN
HIGHER HIGH WATER (MHHW) LEVEL.
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