094  
WHUS46 KSEW 171644  
CFWSEW  
 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA  
844 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025  
 
WAZ001-180100-  
/O.NEW.KSEW.CF.Y.0013.251218T0300Z-251218T0900Z/  
SAN JUAN COUNTY-  
844 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025  
 
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO  
1 AM PST THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED. INUNDATION OF AROUND 2  
FEET FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ALONG SHORELINES AND  
LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.  
 
* WHERE...SAN JUAN COUNTY ZONE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
WAZ330-331-171800-  
/O.CON.KSEW.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-251217T1800Z/  
NORTHERN WASHINGTON COAST-GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY COAST-  
844 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025  
 
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN WASHINGTON COAST AND GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY  
COAST ZONES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES 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.  
 
 
 
 
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