827  
WHUS46 KSEW 070000  
CFWSEW  
 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA  
400 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
WAZ331-070800-  
/O.EXP.KSEW.CF.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-260107T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KSEW.SU.Y.0001.260107T1800Z-260108T1800Z/  
GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY COAST-  
400 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO  
10 AM PST THURSDAY...  
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST.  
 
* WHERE...GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY COAST ZONE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND SNEAKER 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.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE LARGEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR  
BETWEEN 2 PM WEDNESDAY AND 5 AM THURSDAY.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
WAZ001-310-070800-  
/O.NEW.KSEW.CF.Y.0009.260107T1300Z-260107T1900Z/  
SAN JUAN COUNTY-LOWLANDS OF WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-  
400 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM PST  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED. INUNDATION OF AROUND 1  
TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ALONG SHORELINES AND  
LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.  
 
* WHERE...SAN JUAN COUNTY AND LOWLANDS OF WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY  
ZONES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM TO 11 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.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
WAZ330-070800-  
/O.CON.KSEW.SU.Y.0001.260107T1800Z-260108T1800Z/  
NORTHERN WASHINGTON COAST-  
400 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO  
10 AM PST THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN WASHINGTON COAST ZONE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND SNEAKER 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.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE LARGEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR  
BETWEEN 2 PM WEDNESDAY AND 5 AM THURSDAY.  
 
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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