Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands-
248 AM PST Fri Dec 1 2023
: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING:: GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON:
TODAY: SE wind 20 to 30 kt becoming W in the afternoon.
Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
Rain in the morning then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
TONIGHT: S wind 20 to 30 kt becoming SE 30 to 40 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 3 to 5 ft building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
A chance of rain in the evening then rain after midnight.
SAT: SW wind 25 to 35 kt becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 4 to 6 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon.
A chance of rain in the morning then rain likely in the afternoon.
SAT NIGHT: SW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SE 15 to 25 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 2 ft or less building to 2 to 4 ft after midnight.
SUN: SE wind 20 to 30 kt.
Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
SUN NIGHT: SW wind 20 to 30 kt becoming S 10 to 20 kt after midnight.
Wind waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft after midnight.
MON: SE wind 5 to 15 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt.
Wind waves 2 ft or less building to 2 to 4 ft.
TUE: S wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 kt.
Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less.
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