107  
WHUS46 KSEW 121038  
CFWSEW  
 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA  
338 AM PDT TUE MAR 12 2024  
 
WAZ516-517-121300-  
/O.CON.KSEW.CF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-240312T1300Z/  
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-  
338 AM PDT TUE MAR 12 2024  
 
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT EARLY  
THIS MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. INUNDATION OF 1.5 TO 2.5 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ALONG SHORELINES AND LOW- LYING  
COASTAL AREAS.  
 
* WHERE...NORTH COAST AND CENTRAL COAST ZONES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING.  
 
* 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...BREEZY ONSHORE FLOW AND WAVE RUN-UP ARE  
ENHANCING THE COASTAL FLOOD THREAT.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
WAZ509-558-121700-  
/O.CON.KSEW.CF.Y.0006.240312T1100Z-240312T1700Z/  
TACOMA AREA-SEATTLE AND VICINITY-  
338 AM PDT TUE MAR 12 2024  
 
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED. INUNDATION OF 1.5 TO 2.5  
FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE ALONG SHORELINES AND LOW-  
LYING COASTAL AREAS.  
 
* WHERE...TACOMA AREA AND SEATTLE AND VICINITY ZONES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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