Admiralty Inlet

PZZ134 · Coastal Waters Forecast, National Weather Service Seattle WA · issued Tue, Sep 29, 1:26 AM PDT

Small Craft Advisory in force. Today: S wind 15 to 25 kt, easing to NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Waves around 3 ft, easing to 2 ft or less this afternoon. Rain until late afternoon, then a chance of rain late.

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Now

The nearest stations reporting each, as of Tue, Sep 29, 4:40 AM PDT.

Wind: ESE 2 kt, gusts 6 kt at PTWW1
Waves: 1.0 ft at 46088
Water: 53°F at 46088

Alerts in force

Small Craft Advisory from Tue, Sep 29, 2:52 AM PDT until Tue, Sep 29, 5:00 PM PDT

Small Craft Advisory issued September 29 at 2:52AM PDT until September 29 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Seattle WA

The full text

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 kt.

* WHERE...Admiralty Inlet and Puget Sound and Hood Canal.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 21 to 33 knots
and/or seas 10 feet or higher are expected to produce hazardous
wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners,
especially those operating smaller vessels should avoid
navigating in these conditions.

The forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast from National Weather Service Seattle WA, issued Tue, Sep 29, 1:26 AM PDT, valid until Tue, Sep 29, 2:30 PM PDT. Wind in knots, seas in feet.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON

Today: S wind 15 to 25 kt, easing to NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Waves around 3 ft, easing to 2 ft or less this afternoon. Rain until late afternoon, then a chance of rain late.
Tonight: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Wednesday: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Wednesday night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Thursday: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Thursday night: SE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW after midnight. Waves around 1 ft or less.
Friday: NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Friday night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Saturday: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Saturday night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

Synopsis

Synopsis for the northern and central washington coastal and inland waters

A passing frontal system will keep wind speeds elevated for interior waters and higher seas in the coastal waters today before both ease this afternoon. Weak high pressure and offshore flow will follow on Wednesday through the end of the week.

Buoys and stations nearby

The latest report from each station within reach of the zone, nearest first. Distances in nautical miles from the middle of the zone.

Station	Distance	Wind	Waves	Water	Air	Pressure	Reported
PTWW1 9444900 - Port Townsend, WA	4 nm	ESE 2 kt, gusts 6			57°F	1010.4 hPa	Tue, Sep 29, 4:30 AM PDT
SISW1 Smith Island, WA	17 nm	S 17 kt, gusts 19			56°F		Tue, Sep 29, 4:50 AM PDT
PBFW1 Padilla Bay Farm, Padilla Bay Reserve, WA	25 nm	SSE 10 kt			56°F	1011.0 hPa	Tue, Sep 29, 4:30 AM PDT
46088 NEW DUNGENESS - 17 NM NE of Port Angeles, WA	26 nm	ESE 10 kt, gusts 12	1.0 ft from WSW	53°F	54°F	1009.8 hPa	Tue, Sep 29, 4:40 AM PDT
WPOW1 West Point, WA	26 nm	S 21 kt, gusts 22			58°F	1012.4 hPa	Tue, Sep 29, 4:00 AM PDT
BMTW1 9445958 - Bremerton, WA	30 nm	NNE 11 kt, gusts 16			57°F	1012.8 hPa	Tue, Sep 29, 4:30 AM PDT

The past year

Warnings, watches and advisories the National Weather Service issued for this zone over the past 12 months, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive.

Product	Issued	Most recent
Gale Warning	16	Wed, Sep 2, 2026, 2:00 AM PDT
Storm Warning	1	Tue, Dec 16, 2025, 11:00 PM PST
Gale Watch	10	Tue, Sep 1, 2026, 11:00 PM PDT
Small Craft Advisory	53	Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT
Dense Fog Advisory	2	Thu, Feb 5, 2026, 1:22 AM PST

What this means

Marine forecasts give wind in knots (1 knot is 1.15 mph) and seas in feet, except the high seas forecasts, which give seas in meters. Seas are the significant wave height, the average of the highest third of the waves; individual waves may be more than twice that. On the Great Lakes the forecast gives waves, not seas. "Wave Detail" splits the seas into the wind waves and each swell, with its direction and period.

Each coastal office writes a Coastal Waters Forecast for the bays, sounds and ocean out to 20 to 60 nautical miles, or on the Great Lakes a Nearshore Marine Forecast within 5 nautical miles of shore; the Open Lakes Forecast covers the rest of each lake. The Ocean Prediction Center and the National Hurricane Center write the Offshore Waters Forecasts out to about 250 nautical miles, and the High Seas Forecasts beyond. Forecasts are issued at least twice a day and updated when they go wrong.

Small Craft Advisory: Winds or conditions hazardous to small boats. The thresholds are set by each NWS region: typically sustained winds or frequent gusts of 20 to 25 knots up to 33 knots, and seas of 5 to 7 feet or more.
Gale Warning: Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 34 to 47 knots, not from a tropical cyclone.
Storm Warning: Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 48 to 63 knots, not from a tropical cyclone.
Hurricane Force Wind Warning: Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 64 knots or more, not from a tropical cyclone.
Special Marine Warning: A thunderstorm or squall over the water with winds or gusts of 34 knots or more, hail of 3/4 inch or more, or a waterspout, for up to two hours.
Hazardous Seas Warning: Wave heights or steepness at or above the office’s warning threshold, when the wind alone does not warrant a warning.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning: Spray freezing on a vessel at 2 cm (3/4 inch) an hour or more.
Tropical Storm and Hurricane Warnings: Tropical storm (34 to 63 knots) or hurricane (64 knots or more) conditions expected within 36 hours. Watches: possible within 48 hours.

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Sources

Coastal Waters Forecast CWFSEW from National Weather Service Seattle WA, issued Tue, Sep 29, 1:26 AM PDT. Original at NWS. Buoy reports from the National Data Buoy Center. Past products from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Zone outlines from the NWS marine and offshore zone boundaries. Warnings and advisories from the NWS API, read 12:16 UTC. All public domain, from the National Weather Service.