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Marine Weather and Tides Ocean Shores, WA Version 3.4

NOTICE 12/16/2019 NOAA is having trouble with requests that include wind gusts. I am posting graphs without wind gusts until it gets fixed. 10/9/2019 Updated the Marine Zones. 9/4/2019 Fixed the weather maps due to NOAA moving them. 7/25/2019 New feature in the Airports section gives a link to 5 minute updates for data reports.

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Sunrise 7:49AM

Sunset 5:04PM

Wednesday January 22, 2020 3:03 PM PST (23:03 UTC)

Moonrise 6:22AM

Moonset 3:01PM

Illumination 5%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Ocean Shores, WA

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Area Discussion for - Seattle, WA

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FXUS66 KSEW 221706 AFDSEW

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Seattle WA 906 AM PST Wed Jan 22 2020

UPDATE. Forecast is in good shape this morning with no major updates necessary.

A broad scale trough is noted roughly between 140 and 170W, with a ridge extending downstream from this feature across the PacNW. Height rises and weakening jet dynamics accompany this ridge, along with larger scale forcing for descent. Normally, this would argue for a break in the weather and a drier day. Unfortunately, that is not the case today and it's in fact quite the opposite. Closer to the surface, an organized frontal system is associated with one of the shorter wave troughs rotating around the broader scale trough. The warm frontal portion of this system can be seen extending NW to SE across the far NE Pacific, not too far offshore the coastal waters of Washington. WAA in the vicinity of the frontal boundary has allowed for the development of widespread stratiform rain across southern and western portions of the local this morning. This trend will continue northward thru the day today and the warm front will make slow northeastward progress thru the day. QPF is expected to be highest across the Olympic Peninsula and across the Cascades, with amounts generally less than an inch (per latest deterministic hi-res and some ensemble data). The lowlands will likely receive a few tenths of an inch.

Rivers flowing off the Cascades and the Olympics will noticeably begin to rise today, but should remain below flood stage. The exception will be the Skokomish River in Mason County, which is already in Minor Flood Stage. It will likely reach Moderate Flood Stage by the evening hours. Previous discussion can be referenced below with an updated marine and aviation section.

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PREV DISCUSSION. /issued 208 AM PST Wed Jan 22 2020/

SYNOPSIS. Wet weather for the rest of the week into the weekend as a series of systems moves through the area. Snow levels near passes through today will rise steadily later Wednesday into Thursday. Periods of heavy rain will lead to rising rivers and the potential for river flooding later this week.

SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY/. Showers are becoming more scattered early this morning in wake of departing cold front. Snow levels have lowered to around 2500 feet with heavy snow falling yesterday evening into early this morning. Any sort of break in between now and warm front arrival will be short lived as precipitation shield already pushing north on Portland's radar. Rain, moderate to heavy at times, will reach the coast near daybreak and push NE through the rest of the area during the morning to early afternoon. This feature will hang up over the area into Thursday before cold front pushes through later Thursday into Thursday night. Snow levels will rise today from below pass levels to 5000-7000 feet by tonight. Until snow levels rise above passes, as cold air remains trapped in easterly flow, could see decent amount of additional snowfall today, especially for Stevens Pass (and Paradise and Mt Baker). Have opted to extend current winter headlines through 4 PM today when trends can be monitored closely. Those with travel plans over the Cascades should expect continued hazardous winter driving conditions until the changeover to rain.

As snow levels rise and heavy rain falls into Thursday, flooding concerns will increase across the area. Especially heavy amounts will fall on the favored upslope regions of the Olympics and across the higher elevations of the Cascades. Flood Watch remains in effect for majority of the area. See hydrology section below for details.

In addition, winds will increase late tonight into Thursday with gusts of 25 to 40 mph. Strongest winds expected along the coast and the interior north of Everett.

Precipitation becomes more showery on Friday as upper level trough swings through the area. Rain won't be as heavy as today or Thursday but will be enough across higher terrain to continue flooding concerns. Snow levels will drop from around 5000 feet during the day to around 4000 feet by Friday night so Stevens Pass may begin to see a bit of snow again.

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LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/. Next system quickly brings another round of precipitation up from the SW for Saturday. Snow levels will be high enough for flooding concerns to remain across much of the area with mainly rain for the passes. Active pattern continues past Saturday with additional systems though the devil will be in the details. Deterministic model solutions still remain fairly chaotic with differences in timing and strength of each system but ensemble clusters generally show large scale troughing centered somewhere across the Pacific and ridging over the desert SW. This would leave local area sandwiched in between with relatively mild, moist air funneling into the area and colder air trapped across Alaska and BC. For now current forecast lends itself toward blended approach and has snow levels near or slightly above pass levels. Will continue to refine over next several days as this will certainly have implications on river levels.

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AVIATION. A warm front will gradually lift north across the area today. Northwest flow aloft will become more westerly this morning and the air mass is moist and stable. Current conditions are primarily VFR across the central and south Sound, however sites along the coast and Olympic peninsula have already seen ceilings drop to MVFR, and even IFR in some spots, as precipitation moves in from the south. Most sites will gradually become MVFR today as the warm front progresses through the region. However, periods of IFR conditions will also be possible as well today in any areas of heavier precipitation. Southerly winds 5-15 knots this morning will become southeasterly by late morning-early afternoon. JD/SB

KSEA . Current VFR cigs will become MVFR this morning as a warm front progresses through the region. Widespread rain will continue through this afternoon, with periods of IFR conditions becoming possible at times. Southerly winds 5-15 knots will become more southeasterly by late morning-early afternoon. JD/SB

MARINE. A warm front will lift north across the area today before a cold front pushes inland on Thursday. Small Craft Advisory winds are in store for most of the area waters into Thursday. Active weather will continue through the remainder of this week, likely yielding additional headlines throughout the forecast period.

14 foot swells will gradually decrease to 10-12 feet this afternoon and remain so through much of the week. Small Craft Advisory for rough bar conditions will likely persist at Grays Harbor for much of the week as a result. JD/SB

HYDROLOGY. A period of warming, rising snow levels, and heavy rain in the mountains will force sharp rises on the rivers flowing off the Olympics and Cascades in western Washington and increase the risk for landslides across the area. Snow levels will rise to around 5,000 to 7,000 feet with 3 to 9 inches of rain in the mountains today through Saturday. Minor flooding is possible on several rivers as a result. The Skokomish River, which may reach moderate flood stage later today, will likely remain in flood into the weekend. The remainder of rivers may be flowing high through the rest of the weekend. Another period of warm and wet weather may renew the river flooding threat early next week.

SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. WA . Flood Watch from Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon for Bellevue and Vicinity-Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties- Cascades of Snohomish and King Counties-Cascades of Whatcom and Skagit Counties-East Puget Sound Lowlands-Everett and Vicinity-Seattle and Vicinity-Southwest Interior-Tacoma Area-Western Skagit County-Western Whatcom County.

Winter Weather Advisory until 4 PM PST this afternoon for Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties-Cascades of Snohomish and King Counties-Cascades of Whatcom and Skagit Counties.

Flood Watch from this evening through late Thursday night for Admiralty Inlet Area-Central Coast-Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca-North Coast-Western Strait of Juan De Fuca.

Flood Watch through late Thursday night for Hood Canal Area- Lower Chehalis Valley Area-Olympics.

Winter Weather Advisory until 10 AM PST this morning for Olympics.

PZ . Small Craft Advisory until 4 PM PST Thursday 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-Grays Harbor Bar.

Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM PST Thursday for East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.

Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM PST Thursday for Admiralty Inlet-Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.

Small Craft Advisory until 10 PM PST this evening for Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.

Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM PST this morning for Puget Sound and Hood Canal.



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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
WPTW1 - 9441102 - Westport, WA	3 mi	88 min	S 14 G 20	49°F	47°F		1011.5 hPa
TOKW1 - 9440910 - Toke Point, WA	19 mi	52 min	S 18 G 23	49°F	47°F		1012.1 hPa
46041 - CAPE ELIZABETH- 45NM Northwest of Aberdeen, WA	43 mi	74 min	SE 21 G 27	47°F	49°F	10 ft	1009.6 hPa (-0.9)

Wind History for Westport, WA

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Airport Reports

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Tide / Current Tables for Point Brown, Grays Harbor, Washington

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Wind Forecast for Seattle, WA (18,4,5,8)

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