Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Forks, WA
June 4, 2024 10:50 AM PDT (17:50 UTC) Change Location
 | Sunrise 5:13 AM Sunset 9:10 PM Moonrise 2:48 AM Moonset 6:45 PM |
PZZ153 Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm- 816 Am Pdt Tue Jun 4 2024
.small craft advisory in effect through late tonight - .
Today - SW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft this afternoon. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and sw 10 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely early this morning, then a chance of showers late this morning. A slight chance of showers this afternoon.
Tonight - SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 13 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 13 ft at 15 seconds.
Wed - SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds.
Wed night - N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave detail: W 10 ft at 14 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Thu - N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: nw 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 7 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Thu night - NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: nw 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 7 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Fri - N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Fri night - NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Sat - W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Sat night - NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight.
PZZ100 816 Am Pdt Tue Jun 4 2024
Synopsis for the northern and central washington coastal and inland waters - A strong front will move over the waters and inland through this morning. High pressure will then build back into the coastal waters on Wednesday and remain situated offshore through late in the week.
FXUS66 KSEW 041553 AFDSEW
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Seattle WA 853 AM PDT Tue Jun 4 2024
SYNOPSIS
The next frontal system associated with the atmospheric river event will move across the region this morning, bringing another round of rain and gusty winds to western Washington.
Showers will continue in its wake, but will taper tonight into Wednesday. Drier and warmer conditions are expected the second half of the week as upper level ridging builds across the West. A weak trough moving across the area may bring some showers to the mountains Sunday into Monday.
UPDATE
Generally light precipitation associated with the second, weaker atmospheric river is moving across the region this morning. Rain rates have been relatively light and additional flooding now appears unlikely. Winds remain elevated this morning.
Winds peaked earlier this morning across the Washington Coast and are peaking between now and 10am this morning for the interior.
Precipitation will taper off today. The rest of the forecast detailed below is on track is and no additional updates are planned this morning. -Wolcott-
SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
The next frontal system associated with the atmospheric river event will move across western Washington this morning, with radar already showing the next round of rain pushing into the interior. Overall, do not expect conditions to be as wet as they were with the previous system. The heaviest rainfall will be in the mountains, where an additional 1-2 inches will be possible through the day. Additional totals along the coast through tonight generally remain between a quarter of an inch to half an inch and can range from a few hundredths of an inch to half an inch across the interior lowlands. Isolated thunderstorms will be possible as well, so locally higher amounts will be possible in any convective showers. Latest hi-res guidance does hint at a relatively short-lived convergence zone developing across the northern Sound in the wake of the front later this morning. Rain will then taper to showers this afternoon and evening. In addition to precipitation, southerly winds will also remain gusty through the morning hours, with winds generally persisting at 15 to 25 mph, and gusts up to 40 mph possible. Winds gradually look to decrease again by the late morning hours. Showers will continue to taper region-wide by tonight and afternoon high temperatures will generally be in the low 60s.
An upper level ridge will then start to build across the West Wednesday into Thursday, bringing warmer and drier conditions to the region the second half of the week. Skies will clear out on Wednesday for some sun and afternoon high temperatures will rebound closer to normal - topping out in the upper 60s to low 70s in spots. With the upper ridge strengthening on Thursday, expect temperatures to climb a few more degrees and to top out in the upper 60s to mid 70s for the majority of the area.
LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
Both deterministic and ensemble guidance indicate upper level ridging influencing the Pacific Northwest headed into the weekend. The ridge axis will then gradually move inland and push east on Saturday, opening the door for a weak shortwave trough to traverse the region on Sunday. Friday and Saturday currently look like the warmest days of the long term, with temperatures expected to climb into the upper 70s to low 80s across the area. Heat risk generally expected to remain in the minor category for the majority of western Washington for now, though could see some isolated spots of moderate primarily along the Cascade valleys on Friday- where temperatures could reach the mid to upper 80s. A weak trough will then move across the area on Sunday. At this time, guidance does not indicate much in the way of precipitation outside of a few showers in the mountains. However, can expect cloudier conditions and for highs to cool a few degrees on Sunday. Light showers may linger across the higher terrain into Monday. 14
AVIATION
Stronger westerly flow aloft will continue through today with an upper trough over British Columbia. CIGs have been primarily MVFR (although IFR/LIFR has impacted PWT and PAE). Light showers continue to move across the region as a couple fronts move through today. Mist/fog may accompany the lower ceilings/showers at times (given the warm air advection). Still looking at improvements in cigs to BKN MVFR/VFR this afternoon. There remains a chance of convective showers this afternoon with a slight chance of thunderstorms, mainly King County northward and into the Cascades.
Breezy southerly winds this morning with gusts ranging 20 to 35 kts, with winds becoming more W/SW this afternoon, and decreasing to no more than 20 kt
KSEA...MVFR CIGs this morning before improvements to BKN VFR later this afternoon. Small possibility of IFR this morning (mainly between 16-18z with mist), but confidence remains low. Otherwise, showers at times through the early afternoon. Breezy southerly winds gusting to 25 to 35 kts through this morning becoming more SW this afternoon and easing a bit into this evening.
JD/HPR
MARINE
A strong front will move across the area through this morning with additional stronger winds for the waters. Gale force southerly winds are expected at times for the Coastal Waters, as well as eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty Inlet, and northern inland waters through this morning, and into the afternoon (have extended the hazards in place through 00Z). Southerly winds will also remain breezy for Puget Sound as well. Winds will become more southwesterly midday through the afternoon and slowly ease for most waters. A westerly push is expected through the Strait of Juan de Fuca this afternoon into this evening for additional SCA winds in this area. High pressure will then build Wednesday and remain over western Washington into the weekend for a less active weather pattern.
Seas of 8 to 11 feet today will build towards 12 to 15 feet tonight into Wednesday morning. Seas will slowly subside below 10 feet on Thursday, but breezy northerly winds are expected over the Coastal Waters late week into the weekend.
JD/HPR
HYDROLOGY
Rain rates with this second round of precipitation have been below concerning thresholds and the forecast going forward does not give indication that additional flooding is likely. As such the Flood Watch has been cancelled. Rivers will continue to run cool and fast this week despite warm and dry conditions late this week into the weekend. -Wolcott-
SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...Wind Advisory until 11 AM PDT this morning for Admiralty Inlet Area-Bellevue and Vicinity-Bremerton and Vicinity-Central Coast-East Puget Sound Lowlands-Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca-Everett and Vicinity-Hood Canal Area-Lower Chehalis Valley Area-North Coast-San Juan County-Seattle and Vicinity-Southwest Interior-Tacoma Area-Western Skagit County-Western Strait of Juan De Fuca-Western Whatcom County.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory until 5 PM PDT this afternoon for Puget Sound and Hood Canal-West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
Small Craft Advisory until 11 PM PDT this evening for Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
Gale Warning until 5 PM PDT this afternoon for Admiralty Inlet- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands.
Small Craft Advisory from 5 PM this afternoon to 11 PM PDT this evening for East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
Small Craft Advisory until 5 AM PDT Wednesday for 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.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Seattle WA 853 AM PDT Tue Jun 4 2024
SYNOPSIS
The next frontal system associated with the atmospheric river event will move across the region this morning, bringing another round of rain and gusty winds to western Washington.
Showers will continue in its wake, but will taper tonight into Wednesday. Drier and warmer conditions are expected the second half of the week as upper level ridging builds across the West. A weak trough moving across the area may bring some showers to the mountains Sunday into Monday.
UPDATE
Generally light precipitation associated with the second, weaker atmospheric river is moving across the region this morning. Rain rates have been relatively light and additional flooding now appears unlikely. Winds remain elevated this morning.
Winds peaked earlier this morning across the Washington Coast and are peaking between now and 10am this morning for the interior.
Precipitation will taper off today. The rest of the forecast detailed below is on track is and no additional updates are planned this morning. -Wolcott-
SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
The next frontal system associated with the atmospheric river event will move across western Washington this morning, with radar already showing the next round of rain pushing into the interior. Overall, do not expect conditions to be as wet as they were with the previous system. The heaviest rainfall will be in the mountains, where an additional 1-2 inches will be possible through the day. Additional totals along the coast through tonight generally remain between a quarter of an inch to half an inch and can range from a few hundredths of an inch to half an inch across the interior lowlands. Isolated thunderstorms will be possible as well, so locally higher amounts will be possible in any convective showers. Latest hi-res guidance does hint at a relatively short-lived convergence zone developing across the northern Sound in the wake of the front later this morning. Rain will then taper to showers this afternoon and evening. In addition to precipitation, southerly winds will also remain gusty through the morning hours, with winds generally persisting at 15 to 25 mph, and gusts up to 40 mph possible. Winds gradually look to decrease again by the late morning hours. Showers will continue to taper region-wide by tonight and afternoon high temperatures will generally be in the low 60s.
An upper level ridge will then start to build across the West Wednesday into Thursday, bringing warmer and drier conditions to the region the second half of the week. Skies will clear out on Wednesday for some sun and afternoon high temperatures will rebound closer to normal - topping out in the upper 60s to low 70s in spots. With the upper ridge strengthening on Thursday, expect temperatures to climb a few more degrees and to top out in the upper 60s to mid 70s for the majority of the area.
LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
Both deterministic and ensemble guidance indicate upper level ridging influencing the Pacific Northwest headed into the weekend. The ridge axis will then gradually move inland and push east on Saturday, opening the door for a weak shortwave trough to traverse the region on Sunday. Friday and Saturday currently look like the warmest days of the long term, with temperatures expected to climb into the upper 70s to low 80s across the area. Heat risk generally expected to remain in the minor category for the majority of western Washington for now, though could see some isolated spots of moderate primarily along the Cascade valleys on Friday- where temperatures could reach the mid to upper 80s. A weak trough will then move across the area on Sunday. At this time, guidance does not indicate much in the way of precipitation outside of a few showers in the mountains. However, can expect cloudier conditions and for highs to cool a few degrees on Sunday. Light showers may linger across the higher terrain into Monday. 14
AVIATION
Stronger westerly flow aloft will continue through today with an upper trough over British Columbia. CIGs have been primarily MVFR (although IFR/LIFR has impacted PWT and PAE). Light showers continue to move across the region as a couple fronts move through today. Mist/fog may accompany the lower ceilings/showers at times (given the warm air advection). Still looking at improvements in cigs to BKN MVFR/VFR this afternoon. There remains a chance of convective showers this afternoon with a slight chance of thunderstorms, mainly King County northward and into the Cascades.
Breezy southerly winds this morning with gusts ranging 20 to 35 kts, with winds becoming more W/SW this afternoon, and decreasing to no more than 20 kt
KSEA...MVFR CIGs this morning before improvements to BKN VFR later this afternoon. Small possibility of IFR this morning (mainly between 16-18z with mist), but confidence remains low. Otherwise, showers at times through the early afternoon. Breezy southerly winds gusting to 25 to 35 kts through this morning becoming more SW this afternoon and easing a bit into this evening.
JD/HPR
MARINE
A strong front will move across the area through this morning with additional stronger winds for the waters. Gale force southerly winds are expected at times for the Coastal Waters, as well as eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty Inlet, and northern inland waters through this morning, and into the afternoon (have extended the hazards in place through 00Z). Southerly winds will also remain breezy for Puget Sound as well. Winds will become more southwesterly midday through the afternoon and slowly ease for most waters. A westerly push is expected through the Strait of Juan de Fuca this afternoon into this evening for additional SCA winds in this area. High pressure will then build Wednesday and remain over western Washington into the weekend for a less active weather pattern.
Seas of 8 to 11 feet today will build towards 12 to 15 feet tonight into Wednesday morning. Seas will slowly subside below 10 feet on Thursday, but breezy northerly winds are expected over the Coastal Waters late week into the weekend.
JD/HPR
HYDROLOGY
Rain rates with this second round of precipitation have been below concerning thresholds and the forecast going forward does not give indication that additional flooding is likely. As such the Flood Watch has been cancelled. Rivers will continue to run cool and fast this week despite warm and dry conditions late this week into the weekend. -Wolcott-
SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...Wind Advisory until 11 AM PDT this morning for Admiralty Inlet Area-Bellevue and Vicinity-Bremerton and Vicinity-Central Coast-East Puget Sound Lowlands-Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca-Everett and Vicinity-Hood Canal Area-Lower Chehalis Valley Area-North Coast-San Juan County-Seattle and Vicinity-Southwest Interior-Tacoma Area-Western Skagit County-Western Strait of Juan De Fuca-Western Whatcom County.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory until 5 PM PDT this afternoon for Puget Sound and Hood Canal-West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
Small Craft Advisory until 11 PM PDT this evening for Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
Gale Warning until 5 PM PDT this afternoon for Admiralty Inlet- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands.
Small Craft Advisory from 5 PM this afternoon to 11 PM PDT this evening for East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
Small Craft Advisory until 5 AM PDT Wednesday for 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.
| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
| LAPW1 - 9442396 - La Push, WA | 1 mi | 74 min | S 11G | 53°F | 51°F | 29.82 | ||
| DESW1 - Destruction Island, WA | 18 mi | 50 min | S 21G | 29.83 | ||||
| NEAW1 - 9443090 - Neah Bay, WA | 32 mi | 56 min | 50°F | 29.79 | ||||
| 46041 - CAPE ELIZABETH- 45NM Northwest of Aberdeen, WA | 39 mi | 40 min | S 14G | 54°F | 29.86 | 54°F | ||
| 46087 - Neah Bay, WA (Traffic Separation Lighted Buoy) | 41 mi | 50 min | SSW 16G | 29.78 |
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| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Temp | DewPt | RH | inHg |
| KUIL QUILLAYUTE,WA | 3 sm | 25 min | SSW 12G17 | 10 sm | Overcast | 55°F | 54°F | 94% | 29.82 |
La Push
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Tue -- 03:48 AM PDT Moonrise
Tue -- 05:21 AM PDT Sunrise
Tue -- 05:36 AM PDT -1.45 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 11:55 AM PDT 6.38 feet High Tide
Tue -- 05:29 PM PDT 1.63 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 07:45 PM PDT Moonset
Tue -- 09:12 PM PDT Sunset
Tue -- 11:26 PM PDT 8.63 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Tue -- 03:48 AM PDT Moonrise
Tue -- 05:21 AM PDT Sunrise
Tue -- 05:36 AM PDT -1.45 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 11:55 AM PDT 6.38 feet High Tide
Tue -- 05:29 PM PDT 1.63 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 07:45 PM PDT Moonset
Tue -- 09:12 PM PDT Sunset
Tue -- 11:26 PM PDT 8.63 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
La Push, Quillayute River, Washington, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 7.7 |
| 1 am |
| 6.3 |
| 2 am |
| 4.4 |
| 3 am |
| 2.3 |
| 4 am |
| 0.2 |
| 5 am |
| -1.2 |
| 6 am |
| -1.3 |
| 7 am |
| -0.3 |
| 8 am |
| 1.3 |
| 9 am |
| 3.1 |
| 10 am |
| 4.8 |
| 11 am |
| 6 |
| 12 pm |
| 6.4 |
| 1 pm |
| 6 |
| 2 pm |
| 5.1 |
| 3 pm |
| 3.9 |
| 4 pm |
| 2.7 |
| 5 pm |
| 1.8 |
| 6 pm |
| 1.8 |
| 7 pm |
| 2.9 |
| 8 pm |
| 4.6 |
| 9 pm |
| 6.3 |
| 10 pm |
| 7.7 |
| 11 pm |
| 8.5 |
Destruction Island
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Tue -- 03:48 AM PDT Moonrise
Tue -- 05:22 AM PDT Sunrise
Tue -- 05:27 AM PDT -1.54 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 11:57 AM PDT 6.78 feet High Tide
Tue -- 05:20 PM PDT 1.73 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 07:43 PM PDT Moonset
Tue -- 09:11 PM PDT Sunset
Tue -- 11:28 PM PDT 9.17 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Tue -- 03:48 AM PDT Moonrise
Tue -- 05:22 AM PDT Sunrise
Tue -- 05:27 AM PDT -1.54 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 11:57 AM PDT 6.78 feet High Tide
Tue -- 05:20 PM PDT 1.73 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 07:43 PM PDT Moonset
Tue -- 09:11 PM PDT Sunset
Tue -- 11:28 PM PDT 9.17 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Destruction Island, Washington, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 8.2 |
| 1 am |
| 6.7 |
| 2 am |
| 4.6 |
| 3 am |
| 2.3 |
| 4 am |
| 0 |
| 5 am |
| -1.4 |
| 6 am |
| -1.3 |
| 7 am |
| -0.2 |
| 8 am |
| 1.5 |
| 9 am |
| 3.4 |
| 10 am |
| 5.2 |
| 11 am |
| 6.4 |
| 12 pm |
| 6.8 |
| 1 pm |
| 6.3 |
| 2 pm |
| 5.4 |
| 3 pm |
| 4.1 |
| 4 pm |
| 2.7 |
| 5 pm |
| 1.8 |
| 6 pm |
| 2 |
| 7 pm |
| 3.3 |
| 8 pm |
| 5 |
| 9 pm |
| 6.7 |
| 10 pm |
| 8.2 |
| 11 pm |
| 9.1 |
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