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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1109 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
WAZ001-310-071900-
/O.CON.KSEW.CF.Y.0009.260107T1300Z-260107T1900Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-LOWLANDS OF WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-
1109 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS 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.
WAZ330-331-071915-
/O.CON.KSEW.SU.Y.0001.260107T1800Z-260108T1800Z/
NORTHERN WASHINGTON COAST-GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY COAST-
1109 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 AND GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY
COAST ZONES.
* 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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