Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Wollochet, WA
March 28, 2024 3:32 AM PDT (10:32 UTC) Change Location
Sunrise 6:53 AM Sunset 7:36 PM Moonrise 10:44 PM Moonset 7:04 AM |
PZZ135 Puget Sound And Hood Canal- 301 Am Pdt Thu Mar 28 2024
Today - S wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
Tonight - S wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
Fri - S wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
Fri night - N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
Sat - N wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
Sat night - N wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less after midnight.
Sun - N wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
Mon - Light wind becoming sw to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
PZZ100 301 Am Pdt Thu Mar 28 2024
Synopsis for the northern and central washington coastal and inland waters - A surface low continues to churn over the offshore waters. Winds will remain breezy at times as this disturbance tracks closer to the region through Friday. High pressure will then form in its wake for the weekend and beginning of next week.
Area Discussion for - Seattle, WA
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Seattle WA 258 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024
SYNOPSIS
Low pressure spinning off the coast will maintain scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms today. Showers will gradually subside through the day Friday giving way warmer and drier conditions as high pressure builds into the area, resulting in above normal temperatures by Sunday and Monday. A cold front is poised to move southward across the Pacific Northwest Tuesday, bringing a return to a cooler and wetter pattern into the middle part of next week.
SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
A vertically-stacked and occluded low pressure center continues to spin just west of 130 W offshore with yesterday's occluded front having stalled over eastern Washington. A surface trough will pivot onshore later this afternoon amidst several shortwave perturbations and vorticity maxima pivoting around the occluded upper low. These will maintain scattered and disorganized showers with isolated thunderstorms through much of the day, largely similar to those observed yesterday. Hazards from these will once again include small hail/graupel, brief heavy downpours, gusty winds, and dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!
Similar temperatures today as to yesterday with highs in the low to mid 50s. Snow levels today will hover around 3000 to 3500 feet with light snow accumulations of 1-3 inches at the Cascade Passes will be possible. Total rainfall amounts today will be on the lighter side - generally a quarter of an inch or less across the lowlands, with 1 to 2 inches across the southern Olympics.
Meanwhile, a stronger shortwave trough will pivot southward through the longwave trough over the eastern Pacific, prompting cyclogenesis of a new surface low, which will overtake the current one, pulling the focus for scattered showers and thunderstorms south of the area through the day Friday as the only remaining focus for showers isolates to the Cascades and Olympics. High temperatures begin rising Friday as mid-level heights rise with mid to upper 50s forecast.
Upper-level ridging will build south and east across the Pacific Northwest on Saturday with pleasant conditions featuring clear skies and highs in upper 50s to near 60.
LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
Warm and dry weather will continue Sunday into Monday, with the high temperatures peaking Monday as the upper-level ridge axis moves overhead. Snow levels also rise closer to 7000 feet by late Monday. While forecast highs aren't nearing any record highs Monday, the forecast doesn't look to be a joke of any sorts for April Fools' Day with a high likelihood for max temperatures above 60 Monday for the interior and Puget Sound lowlands.
The upper-level ridge begins to flatten into Tuesday as the upper low previously along the coast cuts off over the Desert Southwest.
While some disagreement continues over how cutoff this low will become and how long it will linger to our south, better agreement appears to exist in the amplification of a new developing trough across British Columbia into the Pacific Northwest by Wednesday.
At the surface, a cold front looks to slide southward across the region Tuesday into Tuesday night, ushering in a return to cooler and wetter weather by Wednesday.
Davis
AVIATION
Southwesterly flow aloft continues as an upper low meanders just offshore. A mix between VFR/MVFR early this morning as heavier shower activity brings down ceilings and vsbys throughout interior terminals. As showers continue throughout the day, can expect locally lower ceilings and vsbys at times, especially as heavier showers pass through. VFR will likely dominate through the day but may lower to MVFR briefly with showers.
KSEA...VFR/MVFR early this morning with some heavier showers passing over the terminal, causing reductions in vsbys and lower ceilings. VFR will likely rebound and persist, with brief drops to MVFR likely at times throughout the day as showers pass by.
S/SE winds 5 to 10 knots thru the morning, with gusts up to 20 kts possible around 20z onward.
Mazurkiewicz
MARINE
A surface low continues to meander offshore, with small craft south/southeasterlies over the coastal waters this morning.
Elevated S/SE winds will continue throughout majority of the day, with small craft advisories still in place for the Eastern Entrance of the Strait, Admiralty Inlet, and the Northern Inland Waters. Winds over these areas will likely remain at small craft advisory threshold until Friday, before the surface low drifts southward, which will let winds over the waters ease into the weekend.
High pressure looks to return into the weekend, with both winds and seas easing, headlines will be allowed to expire.
Combined seas this morning around 12 to 14 feet and will generally maintain that height through the day. Seas look to drop below 10 feet Friday morning, and continue to lower to around 3 to 6 feet for the weekend.
Mazurkiewicz
HYDROLOGY
No river flooding is forecast over the next 7 days.
SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...None.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory until 5 PM PDT this afternoon for Admiralty Inlet-Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm-Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm-Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm-Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm-Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm-Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm-East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-Grays Harbor Bar-Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Seattle WA 258 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024
SYNOPSIS
Low pressure spinning off the coast will maintain scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms today. Showers will gradually subside through the day Friday giving way warmer and drier conditions as high pressure builds into the area, resulting in above normal temperatures by Sunday and Monday. A cold front is poised to move southward across the Pacific Northwest Tuesday, bringing a return to a cooler and wetter pattern into the middle part of next week.
SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
A vertically-stacked and occluded low pressure center continues to spin just west of 130 W offshore with yesterday's occluded front having stalled over eastern Washington. A surface trough will pivot onshore later this afternoon amidst several shortwave perturbations and vorticity maxima pivoting around the occluded upper low. These will maintain scattered and disorganized showers with isolated thunderstorms through much of the day, largely similar to those observed yesterday. Hazards from these will once again include small hail/graupel, brief heavy downpours, gusty winds, and dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!
Similar temperatures today as to yesterday with highs in the low to mid 50s. Snow levels today will hover around 3000 to 3500 feet with light snow accumulations of 1-3 inches at the Cascade Passes will be possible. Total rainfall amounts today will be on the lighter side - generally a quarter of an inch or less across the lowlands, with 1 to 2 inches across the southern Olympics.
Meanwhile, a stronger shortwave trough will pivot southward through the longwave trough over the eastern Pacific, prompting cyclogenesis of a new surface low, which will overtake the current one, pulling the focus for scattered showers and thunderstorms south of the area through the day Friday as the only remaining focus for showers isolates to the Cascades and Olympics. High temperatures begin rising Friday as mid-level heights rise with mid to upper 50s forecast.
Upper-level ridging will build south and east across the Pacific Northwest on Saturday with pleasant conditions featuring clear skies and highs in upper 50s to near 60.
LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
Warm and dry weather will continue Sunday into Monday, with the high temperatures peaking Monday as the upper-level ridge axis moves overhead. Snow levels also rise closer to 7000 feet by late Monday. While forecast highs aren't nearing any record highs Monday, the forecast doesn't look to be a joke of any sorts for April Fools' Day with a high likelihood for max temperatures above 60 Monday for the interior and Puget Sound lowlands.
The upper-level ridge begins to flatten into Tuesday as the upper low previously along the coast cuts off over the Desert Southwest.
While some disagreement continues over how cutoff this low will become and how long it will linger to our south, better agreement appears to exist in the amplification of a new developing trough across British Columbia into the Pacific Northwest by Wednesday.
At the surface, a cold front looks to slide southward across the region Tuesday into Tuesday night, ushering in a return to cooler and wetter weather by Wednesday.
Davis
AVIATION
Southwesterly flow aloft continues as an upper low meanders just offshore. A mix between VFR/MVFR early this morning as heavier shower activity brings down ceilings and vsbys throughout interior terminals. As showers continue throughout the day, can expect locally lower ceilings and vsbys at times, especially as heavier showers pass through. VFR will likely dominate through the day but may lower to MVFR briefly with showers.
KSEA...VFR/MVFR early this morning with some heavier showers passing over the terminal, causing reductions in vsbys and lower ceilings. VFR will likely rebound and persist, with brief drops to MVFR likely at times throughout the day as showers pass by.
S/SE winds 5 to 10 knots thru the morning, with gusts up to 20 kts possible around 20z onward.
Mazurkiewicz
MARINE
A surface low continues to meander offshore, with small craft south/southeasterlies over the coastal waters this morning.
Elevated S/SE winds will continue throughout majority of the day, with small craft advisories still in place for the Eastern Entrance of the Strait, Admiralty Inlet, and the Northern Inland Waters. Winds over these areas will likely remain at small craft advisory threshold until Friday, before the surface low drifts southward, which will let winds over the waters ease into the weekend.
High pressure looks to return into the weekend, with both winds and seas easing, headlines will be allowed to expire.
Combined seas this morning around 12 to 14 feet and will generally maintain that height through the day. Seas look to drop below 10 feet Friday morning, and continue to lower to around 3 to 6 feet for the weekend.
Mazurkiewicz
HYDROLOGY
No river flooding is forecast over the next 7 days.
SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...None.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory until 5 PM PDT this afternoon for Admiralty Inlet-Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm-Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm-Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm-Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm-Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm-Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm-East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-Grays Harbor Bar-Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
TCMW1 - 9446482 - Tacoma Met, WA | 6 mi | 44 min | E 2.9G | 44°F | ||||
TCNW1 - 9446484 - Tacoma, WA | 6 mi | 44 min | 49°F | 29.77 | ||||
BMTW1 | 21 mi | 44 min | 29.75 | |||||
WPOW1 - West Point, WA | 28 mi | 32 min | SSW 12G | 43°F | 29.74 | 43°F |
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Airport Reports
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KTIW TACOMA NARROWS,WA | 2 sm | 23 min | calm | 5 sm | Overcast | Lt Rain Mist | 43°F | 39°F | 87% | 29.73 |
KTCM MCCHORD FIELD (JOINT BASE LEWISMCCHORD),WA | 9 sm | 17 min | ESE 03 | 10 sm | Overcast | 43°F | 43°F | 100% | 29.72 | |
KGRF GRAY AAF (JOINT BASE LEWISMCCHORD),WA | 13 sm | 30 min | calm | 10 sm | Overcast | Lt Rain | 45°F | 43°F | 93% | 29.70 |
KPLU PIERCE COUNTY THUN FIELD,WA | 17 sm | 17 min | calm | 10 sm | Overcast | Lt Drizzle | 43°F | 43°F | 100% | 29.73 |
KSEA SEATTLETACOMA INTL,WA | 17 sm | 39 min | calm | 5 sm | Overcast | Lt Rain Mist | 43°F | 39°F | 87% | 29.73 |
KPWT BREMERTON NTL,WA | 20 sm | 36 min | S 05 | 9 sm | Overcast | Lt Rain | 41°F | 41°F | 100% | 29.73 |
KBFI BOEING FIELD/KING COUNTY INTL,WA | 22 sm | 39 min | calm | 5 sm | Overcast | Lt Rain Mist | 45°F | 41°F | 87% | 29.74 |
KRNT RENTON MUNI,WA | 23 sm | 30 min | calm | 6 sm | Overcast | Lt Rain Mist | 45°F | 43°F | 93% | 29.74 |
Tide / Current for Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Washington
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge
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Thu -- 01:45 AM PDT 4.88 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 06:55 AM PDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:24 AM PDT 11.80 feet High Tide
Thu -- 08:04 AM PDT Moonset
Thu -- 02:10 PM PDT 0.36 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:35 PM PDT Sunset
Thu -- 09:03 PM PDT 11.45 feet High Tide
Thu -- 11:44 PM PDT Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 01:45 AM PDT 4.88 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 06:55 AM PDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:24 AM PDT 11.80 feet High Tide
Thu -- 08:04 AM PDT Moonset
Thu -- 02:10 PM PDT 0.36 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:35 PM PDT Sunset
Thu -- 09:03 PM PDT 11.45 feet High Tide
Thu -- 11:44 PM PDT Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Washington, Tide feet
12 am |
6.6 |
1 am |
5.2 |
2 am |
4.9 |
3 am |
5.7 |
4 am |
7.3 |
5 am |
9.2 |
6 am |
10.8 |
7 am |
11.7 |
8 am |
11.6 |
9 am |
10.4 |
10 am |
8.4 |
11 am |
5.9 |
12 pm |
3.3 |
1 pm |
1.3 |
2 pm |
0.4 |
3 pm |
0.8 |
4 pm |
2.4 |
5 pm |
4.8 |
6 pm |
7.3 |
7 pm |
9.4 |
8 pm |
10.9 |
9 pm |
11.4 |
10 pm |
11 |
11 pm |
9.9 |
Discovery Island
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Thu -- 12:08 AM PDT -1.23 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 03:51 AM PDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 05:53 AM PDT 0.84 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 06:55 AM PDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:57 AM PDT -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 08:04 AM PDT Moonset
Thu -- 12:00 PM PDT -1.78 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 04:01 PM PDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 06:42 PM PDT 1.56 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 07:35 PM PDT Sunset
Thu -- 09:44 PM PDT -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 11:43 PM PDT Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 12:08 AM PDT -1.23 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 03:51 AM PDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 05:53 AM PDT 0.84 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 06:55 AM PDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:57 AM PDT -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 08:04 AM PDT Moonset
Thu -- 12:00 PM PDT -1.78 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 04:01 PM PDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 06:42 PM PDT 1.56 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 07:35 PM PDT Sunset
Thu -- 09:44 PM PDT -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 11:43 PM PDT Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Discovery Island, 3.3 miles NE of, Washington Current, knots
12 am |
-1.2 |
1 am |
-1.1 |
2 am |
-0.8 |
3 am |
-0.4 |
4 am |
0.1 |
5 am |
0.7 |
6 am |
0.8 |
7 am |
0.6 |
8 am |
-0 |
9 am |
-0.6 |
10 am |
-1.2 |
11 am |
-1.6 |
12 pm |
-1.8 |
1 pm |
-1.6 |
2 pm |
-1.2 |
3 pm |
-0.7 |
4 pm |
-0 |
5 pm |
0.9 |
6 pm |
1.4 |
7 pm |
1.5 |
8 pm |
1.2 |
9 pm |
0.6 |
10 pm |
-0.2 |
11 pm |
-0.7 |
Seattle/Tacoma, WA,
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