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Marine Weather and Tides Shelton, 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 7:45AM

Sunset 5:00PM

Wednesday January 22, 2020 11:26 PM PST (07:26 UTC)

Moonrise 6:19AM

Moonset 2:56PM

Illumination 4%

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 Shelton, WA

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Area Discussion for - Seattle, WA

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FXUS66 KSEW 230448 AFDSEW

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Seattle WA 848 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2020

SYNOPSIS. Active weather will continue over the next week as a series of weather systems move across the area. Rain tonight and Thursday will be enough for a few rivers flowing off the Cascades and Olympics to reach flood stage. Periods of rain will then continue for the remainder of the week and much of the weekend, preventing rivers from experiencing much recovery.

SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/. A warm front will stall over the area tonight with rain at times. Rain has tapered a bit over the lowlands this evening but it should pick up again later tonight. There has also been a fairly pronounced rain shadow northeast of the Olympics in west to southwest flow aloft. Snow levels should rise to 6000-7000 feet tonight but easterly flow will keep snow down to pass levels until late this evening. The cold air in the passes should mix later tonight with snow turning to rain. It will also be breezy to locally windy coast and north interior tonight but nothing too impactful.

The atmospheric river over the area will slowly shift inland as a cold front Thursday and Thursday night. The prolonged period of rain and high snow levels will result in river flooding concerns. Please the the hydrology section below for more details.

Some showers will linger over the area on Friday in the wake of the cold front with snow levels lowering to 4000-4500 feet. Another in a series of weather systems will bring more rain later Friday night and Saturday. Schneider

LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/. Previous discussion . Progressive pattern across the Pacific essentially paves the way for a parade of storms to pass across western Washington thru the extended. The first in this series of storm systems will be on Sunday. Given current model runs, this system looks rather interesting (tho it is still far out). A negative tilt shortwave trough approaches the area from the south, with a rather robust sfc low associated with it. Will need to monitor this system for another round of rain and perhaps strong winds. After the passage of this system another shortwave is on tap for Monday, with yet another round of rain. There may be a brief break between systems Tuesday but wet conditions look to return quickly on Wednesday.

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AVIATION. The flow aloft will be west tonight with a warm front stalling over the area. The front will start to shift inland as a cold front on Thursday with the flow aloft becoming southwest. The air mass is moist and stable. Low clouds will be widespread with occasional reduced visibilities in rain.

KSEA . Low clouds tonight and Thursday. Visibilities should be reduced at times in rain later tonight and Thursday. Southerly wind 5-10 knots. Schneider

MARINE. A warm front will stall over the area tonight then move inland as a cold front Thursday and Thursday night. Gales are likely for the Coastal Waters late tonight and Thursday morning with small craft advisory strength winds all other waters. Winds will ease a bit later Thursday. The pattern will remain active into early next week with additional weather systems crossing the area every day or two.

In addition, highs astronomical tides and somewhat low atmospheric pressure could lead to a few spots of minor tidal overflow the next few mornings. Schneider

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 4 to 6 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 tonight or Thursday, 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 morning 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 10 PM PST this evening for Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties-Cascades of Snohomish and King Counties-Cascades of Whatcom and Skagit Counties.

Flood Watch from 10 PM PST 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.

Coastal Flood Advisory from 2 AM to 8 AM PST Thursday for Admiralty Inlet Area.

PZ . Small Craft Advisory until 4 PM PST Thursday for Admiralty Inlet- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-Grays Harbor Bar-Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands.

Gale Warning until noon 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.

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

Small Craft Advisory until midnight PST tonight for Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.

Small Craft Advisory until 4 PM PST Thursday 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
TCMW1 - 9446482 - Tacoma Met, WA	35 mi	68 min	E 2.9 G 4.1
TCNW1 - 9446484 - Tacoma, WA	36 mi	56 min			49°F		1015.8 hPa
WPOW1 - West Point, WA	47 mi	86 min	SSE 12 G 14	49°F			1014.8 hPa (-0.3)	47°F

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Shelton, Shelton Sanderson Field, WA	4 mi	33 min	N 0	6.00 mi	Light Rain Fog/Mist	44°F	42°F	93%	1014.5 hPa
Olympia, Olympia Airport, WA	18 mi	32 min	SSW 11	10.00 mi	Light Rain	49°F	46°F	90%	1015.4 hPa

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Tide / Current Tables for Shelton, Washington

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Tide / Current Tables for Hammersley Inlet, W of Skookum Pt, Washington Current

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Wind Forecast for Seattle, WA (2,6,7,8)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Seattle/Tacoma, WA

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