Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Cliffdell, WA
March 19, 2024 2:15 AM PDT (09:15 UTC) Change Location
Sunrise 7:03 AM Sunset 7:15 PM Moonrise 12:30 PM Moonset 4:17 AM |
PZZ135 Puget Sound And Hood Canal- 234 Pm Pdt Mon Mar 18 2024
Tonight - N wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Tue - N wind to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Tue night - NW wind to 10 kt becoming sw 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
Wed - S wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
Wed night - SW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming S 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
Thu - S wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
Thu night - SW wind 5 to 15 kt in the evening becoming light. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
Fri - SE wind to 10 kt becoming n. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Sat - SW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
PZZ100 234 Pm Pdt Mon Mar 18 2024
Synopsis for the northern and central washington coastal and inland waters - Onshore flow pattern continuing into Wednesday. A weak surface low will move into the coastal waters Wednesday night then dissipate Thursday. Splitting front moving through the waters Friday.
Area Discussion for - Pendleton, OR
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pendleton OR 1018 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 2024
Updated Aviation Discussion
AVIATION
06Z TAFs...VFR conditions expected over the next 24 hours. SKC or some rare high clouds possible. Winds 10 knots or less overnight, becoming breezy DLS tomorrow afternoon with gusts briefly up to around 20-25 knots possible. Other sites may see some gusts 10-15 knots but shouldn't be frequent. Goatley/87
PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 226 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 2024/
SHORT TERM
Tonight through Wednesday
The strong upper level ridge of high pressure over the region will begin to weaken and move southward on Tuesday. Conditions will stay dry and well above normal temperatures through Tuesday. By Wednesday what's left of the ridge will stretch from the western Great Basin back up into the Pacific Northwest leaving the forecast area under a southwest flow aloft.
Meanwhile, a series of weather systems in the eastern Pacific Ocean will begin to consolidate into an upper level trough. One of these small systems will get caught up in the southwest flow and approach the Pacific Northwest Wednesday. The main focus for precipitation will be from the Cascade westward late Tuesday and overnight.
However, models are indicating some instability over far eastern Oregon in the late afternoon through evening that will produce some showers along with a low chance (10-15%) of thunderstorms. This system will also increase the west to east pressure gradient across the region Wednesday resulting in some breezy winds and temperatures cooler by 5 to 10 degrees but still above normal.
LONG TERM
Thursday through Saturday
Starting Thursday morning into Friday morning, a upper-level ridge exits eastward over PacNW as the closed low continues moving near the Oregon coast with widespread precipitation. By Saturday morning, that closed low will be near the Oregon coastline as precipitation impacts the forecast area. Breezy conditions may develop for Thursday morning into Thursday night in the Columbia Basin (70% confidence). The ECWMF continues to favor wet conditions sooner Thursday into Friday morning while GFS shows mainly dry conditions until Saturday morning when the GFS becomes wetter than ECWMF. That being said, confidence remains low due to difference in timing with precipitation (50%).
Small uncertainty within the models showing a prominent ridge whereas the cluster analysis shows a weak ridge that is appearing zonal. But overall, both ensemble means and deterministic models remain in good agreement with the evolution and direction of the trough (70% confidence). Temperatures will remain above normal with high EFI of 0.7-0.90, showing an anomalous event for maximum temperatures within the forecast area for Thursday. Snow levels will be upwards to 3900-5200ft by Thursday morning but increases to 4000- 6000ft Friday into Saturday morning while the closed low moves near PacNW with widespread precipitation. This is also due to the southwesterly flow aloft bringing in moisture advection. Feaster/97
Saturday through Monday...Cooler and wet conditions will prevail next weekend as ensemble guidance is in strong agreement on the region being enveloped by low pressure. This low will emerge from the central Pacific before merging with a trough over BC, allowing for cooler temps to advect in and widespread PoPs to prevail through the period.
NBM probabilistic QPF this far out it actually suggesting a decently wet system, with about a 50-65% chance of 24-hr QPF exceeding 0.1 inches by Sunday morning across the lower Basin and even central Oregon, and about 25-40% for over a quarter of an inch by the end of the weekend. Snow levels will generally be on the warmer end at around 3500-4500 on Saturday and 2500-3500 ft on Sunday. As a result, not expecting much in the way as far as snow impacts are concerned at pass level, but some accumulations may occur during the latter half of the period when temps are cooler (confidence around 30%).
Once the low passes through, ensembles start to diverge in solutions as the pattern turns more progressive. Overall trend, however, appears to favor cooler than average temps (low 50s for highs across our population centers) and persistent chances for PoPs through the weekend heading into early next week, with Saturday looking to be the wettest day of the period. Evans/74
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
PDT 39 71 43 68 / 0 0 0 10 ALW 41 74 50 70 / 0 0 0 10 PSC 41 77 48 72 / 0 0 0 0 YKM 40 76 42 70 / 0 0 0 0 HRI 40 77 47 69 / 0 0 0 0 ELN 37 74 41 67 / 0 0 0 0 RDM 36 73 40 64 / 0 0 0 10 LGD 37 72 44 70 / 0 0 0 20 GCD 37 72 42 70 / 0 0 0 20 DLS 43 76 47 66 / 0 0 0 0
PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OR...None.
WA...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pendleton OR 1018 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 2024
Updated Aviation Discussion
AVIATION
06Z TAFs...VFR conditions expected over the next 24 hours. SKC or some rare high clouds possible. Winds 10 knots or less overnight, becoming breezy DLS tomorrow afternoon with gusts briefly up to around 20-25 knots possible. Other sites may see some gusts 10-15 knots but shouldn't be frequent. Goatley/87
PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 226 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 2024/
SHORT TERM
Tonight through Wednesday
The strong upper level ridge of high pressure over the region will begin to weaken and move southward on Tuesday. Conditions will stay dry and well above normal temperatures through Tuesday. By Wednesday what's left of the ridge will stretch from the western Great Basin back up into the Pacific Northwest leaving the forecast area under a southwest flow aloft.
Meanwhile, a series of weather systems in the eastern Pacific Ocean will begin to consolidate into an upper level trough. One of these small systems will get caught up in the southwest flow and approach the Pacific Northwest Wednesday. The main focus for precipitation will be from the Cascade westward late Tuesday and overnight.
However, models are indicating some instability over far eastern Oregon in the late afternoon through evening that will produce some showers along with a low chance (10-15%) of thunderstorms. This system will also increase the west to east pressure gradient across the region Wednesday resulting in some breezy winds and temperatures cooler by 5 to 10 degrees but still above normal.
LONG TERM
Thursday through Saturday
Starting Thursday morning into Friday morning, a upper-level ridge exits eastward over PacNW as the closed low continues moving near the Oregon coast with widespread precipitation. By Saturday morning, that closed low will be near the Oregon coastline as precipitation impacts the forecast area. Breezy conditions may develop for Thursday morning into Thursday night in the Columbia Basin (70% confidence). The ECWMF continues to favor wet conditions sooner Thursday into Friday morning while GFS shows mainly dry conditions until Saturday morning when the GFS becomes wetter than ECWMF. That being said, confidence remains low due to difference in timing with precipitation (50%).
Small uncertainty within the models showing a prominent ridge whereas the cluster analysis shows a weak ridge that is appearing zonal. But overall, both ensemble means and deterministic models remain in good agreement with the evolution and direction of the trough (70% confidence). Temperatures will remain above normal with high EFI of 0.7-0.90, showing an anomalous event for maximum temperatures within the forecast area for Thursday. Snow levels will be upwards to 3900-5200ft by Thursday morning but increases to 4000- 6000ft Friday into Saturday morning while the closed low moves near PacNW with widespread precipitation. This is also due to the southwesterly flow aloft bringing in moisture advection. Feaster/97
Saturday through Monday...Cooler and wet conditions will prevail next weekend as ensemble guidance is in strong agreement on the region being enveloped by low pressure. This low will emerge from the central Pacific before merging with a trough over BC, allowing for cooler temps to advect in and widespread PoPs to prevail through the period.
NBM probabilistic QPF this far out it actually suggesting a decently wet system, with about a 50-65% chance of 24-hr QPF exceeding 0.1 inches by Sunday morning across the lower Basin and even central Oregon, and about 25-40% for over a quarter of an inch by the end of the weekend. Snow levels will generally be on the warmer end at around 3500-4500 on Saturday and 2500-3500 ft on Sunday. As a result, not expecting much in the way as far as snow impacts are concerned at pass level, but some accumulations may occur during the latter half of the period when temps are cooler (confidence around 30%).
Once the low passes through, ensembles start to diverge in solutions as the pattern turns more progressive. Overall trend, however, appears to favor cooler than average temps (low 50s for highs across our population centers) and persistent chances for PoPs through the weekend heading into early next week, with Saturday looking to be the wettest day of the period. Evans/74
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
PDT 39 71 43 68 / 0 0 0 10 ALW 41 74 50 70 / 0 0 0 10 PSC 41 77 48 72 / 0 0 0 0 YKM 40 76 42 70 / 0 0 0 0 HRI 40 77 47 69 / 0 0 0 0 ELN 37 74 41 67 / 0 0 0 0 RDM 36 73 40 64 / 0 0 0 10 LGD 37 72 44 70 / 0 0 0 20 GCD 37 72 42 70 / 0 0 0 20 DLS 43 76 47 66 / 0 0 0 0
PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OR...None.
WA...None.
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Airport Reports
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Des Moines
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Tue -- 03:18 AM PDT 11.12 feet High Tide
Tue -- 05:24 AM PDT Moonset
Tue -- 07:12 AM PDT Sunrise
Tue -- 09:02 AM PDT 7.49 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 12:52 PM PDT 8.90 feet High Tide
Tue -- 01:32 PM PDT Moonrise
Tue -- 07:21 PM PDT Sunset
Tue -- 08:25 PM PDT 0.73 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Tue -- 03:18 AM PDT 11.12 feet High Tide
Tue -- 05:24 AM PDT Moonset
Tue -- 07:12 AM PDT Sunrise
Tue -- 09:02 AM PDT 7.49 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 12:52 PM PDT 8.90 feet High Tide
Tue -- 01:32 PM PDT Moonrise
Tue -- 07:21 PM PDT Sunset
Tue -- 08:25 PM PDT 0.73 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Des Moines, Washington, Tide feet
12 am |
7.5 |
1 am |
9.3 |
2 am |
10.5 |
3 am |
11.1 |
4 am |
11 |
5 am |
10.2 |
6 am |
9.2 |
7 am |
8.3 |
8 am |
7.7 |
9 am |
7.5 |
10 am |
7.7 |
11 am |
8.2 |
12 pm |
8.7 |
1 pm |
8.9 |
2 pm |
8.6 |
3 pm |
7.8 |
4 pm |
6.5 |
5 pm |
4.8 |
6 pm |
3 |
7 pm |
1.6 |
8 pm |
0.8 |
9 pm |
0.9 |
10 pm |
1.8 |
11 pm |
3.5 |
Tacoma
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Tue -- 03:20 AM PDT 11.23 feet High Tide
Tue -- 05:23 AM PDT Moonset
Tue -- 07:13 AM PDT Sunrise
Tue -- 09:02 AM PDT 7.49 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 12:54 PM PDT 8.99 feet High Tide
Tue -- 01:33 PM PDT Moonrise
Tue -- 07:22 PM PDT Sunset
Tue -- 08:25 PM PDT 0.73 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Tue -- 03:20 AM PDT 11.23 feet High Tide
Tue -- 05:23 AM PDT Moonset
Tue -- 07:13 AM PDT Sunrise
Tue -- 09:02 AM PDT 7.49 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 12:54 PM PDT 8.99 feet High Tide
Tue -- 01:33 PM PDT Moonrise
Tue -- 07:22 PM PDT Sunset
Tue -- 08:25 PM PDT 0.73 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Tacoma, Commencement Bay, Washington, Tide feet
12 am |
7.5 |
1 am |
9.3 |
2 am |
10.6 |
3 am |
11.2 |
4 am |
11.1 |
5 am |
10.3 |
6 am |
9.3 |
7 am |
8.3 |
8 am |
7.7 |
9 am |
7.5 |
10 am |
7.7 |
11 am |
8.2 |
12 pm |
8.8 |
1 pm |
9 |
2 pm |
8.7 |
3 pm |
7.9 |
4 pm |
6.6 |
5 pm |
4.9 |
6 pm |
3.1 |
7 pm |
1.6 |
8 pm |
0.8 |
9 pm |
0.9 |
10 pm |
1.8 |
11 pm |
3.5 |
Seattle/Tacoma, WA,
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