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Marine Weather and Tides
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10/6/2018 Colors of tide XTide graphs changed to emphasize that they were upgraded. See next note. Comments welcome. 10/4/2018 I have fixed XTide and updated the harmonic files. There were some name changes so you might have to click EDIT to find the new station name. |
Sunrise 7:14AM | Sunset 5:43PM | Sunday February 17, 2019 6:49 PM PST (02:49 UTC) | Moonrise 3:28PM | Moonset 6:05AM | Illumination 98% | ![]() |
PZZ110 Grays Harbor Bar- 211 Pm Pst Sun Feb 17 2019
.small craft advisory for rough bar in effect until 4 pm pst this afternoon... Combined seas 10 ft at 12 seconds subsiding to 7 to 8 feet tonight. Bar conditions rough with breakers possible around the the maximum ebb currents this afternoon. Bar conditions will become moderate this evening. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 245 pm today, 330 am Monday morning and 330 pm Monday afternoon. The afternoon ebbs will be very strong.
.small craft advisory for rough bar in effect until 4 pm pst this afternoon... Combined seas 10 ft at 12 seconds subsiding to 7 to 8 feet tonight. Bar conditions rough with breakers possible around the the maximum ebb currents this afternoon. Bar conditions will become moderate this evening. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 245 pm today, 330 am Monday morning and 330 pm Monday afternoon. The afternoon ebbs will be very strong.
PZZ100 211 Pm Pst Sun Feb 17 2019
Synopsis for the northern and central washington coastal and inland waters..A weak surface low along the oregon coast with high pressure over southern british columbia will result in northeasterly fraser outflow. Small craft advisory winds are now expected over the northern inland waters. A frontal system will reach the waters Tuesday resluting in increased winds and seas.
Synopsis for the northern and central washington coastal and inland waters..A weak surface low along the oregon coast with high pressure over southern british columbia will result in northeasterly fraser outflow. Small craft advisory winds are now expected over the northern inland waters. A frontal system will reach the waters Tuesday resluting in increased winds and seas.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Bay Center, WA
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Area Discussion for - Portland, OR
  (on/off)  Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definitionFxus66 kpqr 172317 afdpqr area forecast discussion national weather service portland or 316 pm pst Sun feb 17 2019 Synopsis Plenty of clouds remain, but skies will gradually clear through this evening for most of the forecast area. This will set the stage for a chilly night with temperatures falling below freezing for the vast majority of the area by Monday morning. Clouds will increase for Monday as a very weak disturbance moves in from the pacific. This system may produce a few flurries or sprinkles Monday and Monday night, but any precipitation should be very light. A better-organized frontal system will spread more significant precipitation across the forecast area Tuesday. Snow levels will remain low, but likely just above the valley floors. Several more inches of snow are expected out of this system for the cascades. Short term Tonight through Wednesday... Sunbreaks developed across much of southwest washington and northwest oregon today, especially along the coast where skies have turned partly to mostly sunny. Krtx radar is quiet this afternoon, but based on visible satellite imagery it appears a few showers linger under radar scans across portions of lane and linn counties. Snow levels remain low... So most of these showers are probably falling as snow above 1000-1500 feet. Accumulation appears doubtful due to the hit-or-miss nature of these showers and marginal surface temps below the passes. Expect any lingering showers to dissipate as the Sun GOES down. The general clearing trend should continue this evening as high pressure builds southward into washington and oregon. There does appear to be a cold front at the head of this air mass; this front has moved southward from the okanagan across much of the columbia basin. Precipitation with the front has been scant and should generally remain so, though some easterly upslope flow may allow for some flurries or light snow to develop for hood river and eastern skamania counties late tonight into Monday. This has been shown well by the nam, though it appears a little overdone on qpf. Again, this should not amount to much, with any snow accumulation likely to amount to 1 inch or less. Models continue to hint toward very light precipitation developing across much of the forecast area Monday as the remnants of the cold front interact with a shortwave trough incoming from the pacific. Forcing is extremely weak over the CWA Monday and Monday night, but there is some weak isentropic lift combining with shallow instability (only up to 800-850 mb) per the 12z gfs. With seeder-feeder processes possibly coming into play, decided to mention occasional flurries or sprinkles for most of the forecast area Monday. Stronger isentropic lift gradually develops as warm advection increases ahead of the next low pressure system diving down from british columbia Monday night and Tuesday. This should cause precipitation to slowly increase through that period. There may be a brief period of lowland snow or rain snow mix as precipitation develops early Tuesday, but models suggest s-sw winds develop quickly as the low approaches and pressure gradients tighten between the incoming low and our higher pressure departing to the south. This should mitigate the threat of a significant valley snow event, with snow levels rising to around 1000-1500 feet by the time most models bring the main batch of precipitation associated with the incoming low front Tuesday afternoon. Robust onshore flow will likely rack up several more inches of snow for the cascades and foothills, where advisories may be needed. Valley rain and mountain foothill snow showers should persist into Wednesday as the low pressure system continues s-se across western |
oregon and another lobe of low pressure tries to develop near the pac nw coast. However, the overall trend will be toward drying out later Wednesday as the next cold and dry high pressure system builds southward from british columbia. Weagle Long term Wednesday night through Sunday... The 12z GFS and 12z ecwmf have the area in a semi-moisture laden post-frontal environment from Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Thursday the pattern starts to shift as a ridge slowly becomes the dominant feature through Friday morning. Friday afternoon a shortwave trough will start to bring in the next slug of moisture. This is expected to stay around as a deeper trough comes in from the gulf of alaska to reinforce the all ready present moisture through Sunday. 850 mb temperatures look to hold in between -6c to -5c and a steady onshore flow pattern continue to signal minimal snow chances for the valley floor for the later part of the week. However, the models are showing the wind shifting into an offshore flow pattern towards the start of next week. If this wind shift does happen it could provide the needed push to bring flurries to lower elevations, but being well into the extended this trend could easily change with new data. 42 Aviation Mix of MVFR toVFR ceilings across the interior this afternoon, with the trend toward predominantlyVFR continuing this evening. However, expect a return to lower MVFR with pockets of ifr low stratus or fog in the more favored locations in the interior lowlands. Meanwhile, light precipitation - in the form of rain or snow - may develop across the coastal areas after 12z and possibly push into parts of the interior during the day Monday, but impacts should be minimal. Kpdx and approaches...VFR conditions continue through early tonight. However, expect that lower stratus may develop after 12z for possible MVFR conditions. Light precipitation may arrive early Monday, in the form of light rain or snow. Cullen Marine Weak low pressure is moving from north to south through the oregon coastal waters today, keeping winds well below advisory criteria across the waters. Weak high pressure begins to build later today, which will persist through much of this week. However, periodic low pressure systems are expected to move through from the northwest. At this point, the most significant of these looks to move through Tuesday night into Wednesday. This will bring the potential for some higher-end advisory strengths winds, or possibly gales, during this time period. Seas will hold around 10 feet this afternoon, before gradually dropping below 10 feet late this evening or overnight. Seas will remain below 10 feet through the next several days, but seas will build again more significantly with the system on late Tuesday early Wednesday. Expect seas to build to at least 15 feet and possibly approach 20 feet around midweek. cullen Pqr watches warnings advisories Or... None. Wa... None. Pz... Small craft advisory for hazardous seas until 10 pm pst this evening for coastal waters from CAPE shoalwater wa to florence or out 60 nm. Small craft advisory for rough columbia river bar until 4 pm pst this afternoon. Interact with us via social media: |
Weather Reporting Stations
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TOKW1 - 9440910 - Toke Point, WA | 5 mi | 37 min | N 4.1 G 6 | 41°F | 46°F | 1025.4 hPa | ||
WPTW1 - 9441102 - Westport, WA | 21 mi | 73 min | NW 8.9 G 8.9 | 42°F | 45°F | 1024.9 hPa | ||
46211 - Grays Harbor, WA (036) | 22 mi | 49 min | 47°F | 8 ft | ||||
46243 - Clatsop Spit, OR - 162 | 30 mi | 49 min | 45°F | 8 ft | ||||
ASTO3 - 9439040 - Astoria, OR | 31 mi | 31 min | Calm G 1 | 40°F | 41°F | 1024.8 hPa | ||
46099 | 41 mi | 179 min | NW 3.9 | 45°F | 1024 hPa | |||
46029 - COL RIVER BAR - 20NM West of Columbia River Mouth | 44 mi | 59 min | N 9.7 G 12 | 44°F | 50°F | 10 ft | 1025.4 hPa (+1.6) | 34°F |
Wind History for Toke Point, WA
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Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airportsAirport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
Hoquiam, Bowerman Airport, WA | 24 mi | 56 min | W 5 | 8.00 mi | Fair | 43°F | 35°F | 74% | 1025.3 hPa |
Wind History from HQM (wind in knots)
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Tide / Current Tables for Bay Center, Palix River, Willapa Bay, Washington
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Sun -- 05:11 AM PST 3.74 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 06:04 AM PST Moonset
Sun -- 07:16 AM PST Sunrise
Sun -- 10:54 AM PST 10.63 feet High Tide
Sun -- 03:27 PM PST Moonrise
Sun -- 05:43 PM PST Sunset
Sun -- 06:04 PM PST -0.48 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Sun -- 05:11 AM PST 3.74 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 06:04 AM PST Moonset
Sun -- 07:16 AM PST Sunrise
Sun -- 10:54 AM PST 10.63 feet High Tide
Sun -- 03:27 PM PST Moonrise
Sun -- 05:43 PM PST Sunset
Sun -- 06:04 PM PST -0.48 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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8.3 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 9 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 6.2 | 8 |
Tide / Current Tables for Grays Harbor Entrance, Washington Current
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Sun -- 02:30 AM PST -2.13 knots Max Ebb
Sun -- 05:03 AM PST 0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 06:06 AM PST Moonset
Sun -- 07:17 AM PST Sunrise
Sun -- 08:04 AM PST 2.00 knots Max Flood
Sun -- 11:01 AM PST -0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 02:47 PM PST -4.06 knots Max Ebb
Sun -- 03:27 PM PST Moonrise
Sun -- 05:43 PM PST Sunset
Sun -- 06:10 PM PST 0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 09:34 PM PST 2.70 knots Max Flood
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Sun -- 02:30 AM PST -2.13 knots Max Ebb
Sun -- 05:03 AM PST 0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 06:06 AM PST Moonset
Sun -- 07:17 AM PST Sunrise
Sun -- 08:04 AM PST 2.00 knots Max Flood
Sun -- 11:01 AM PST -0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 02:47 PM PST -4.06 knots Max Ebb
Sun -- 03:27 PM PST Moonrise
Sun -- 05:43 PM PST Sunset
Sun -- 06:10 PM PST 0.00 knots Slack
Sun -- 09:34 PM PST 2.70 knots Max Flood
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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-0.6 | -1.5 | -2 | -2 | -1.3 | -0.1 | 1 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0 | -1.6 | -3 | -3.8 | -4 | -3.4 | -1.9 | -0.3 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 |
Weather Map and Satellite Images
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