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Marine Weather and Tides Shelton, WA Version 3.4

NOTICE 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. 6/2/2019. Many thanks to a user for reporting an error on one of the Edit pages. The switch to PHP 7.2 caused many pages that previously worked to quit working. I fixed many but I still depend on users to report ones I missed. Please report errors HERE or send an email to me at L-36.com. Allen

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Sunrise 7:26AM

Sunset 6:28PM

Monday October 14, 2019 3:22 AM PDT (10:22 UTC)

Moonrise 6:18PM

Moonset 7:05AM

Illumination 100%

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 140331 afdsew area forecast discussion national weather service seattle wa 831 pm pdt Sun oct 13 2019 Update A weak upper trough moved inland over the region earlier today with weak upper ridging building into the area tonight and Monday. At the surface, low level flow is only weakly onshore and this will turn offshore once again Monday afternoon into Monday night as a surface ridge moves east of the cascades and a broad trough approaches the offshore waters. Apart from some morning low clouds, Monday should be a pretty nice day with afternoon Sun and high temperatures near or a little above average. The focus then turns toward the well-advertised pattern shift that will bring us a series of vigorous frontal systems from midweek into the foreseeable future. A 160+ knot jet will carve out a broad trough over the northeast pacific. Fortunately, it looks like a progressive pattern with a quick succession of systems. That keeps flooding concerns at bay for now. 27 Prev discussion issued 315 pm pdt Sun oct 13 2019 synopsis... An upper level ridge will build offshore tonight before moving into western washington later Monday. This ridge shifts east Monday night. Rain out ahead of the first in a series of fronts to move through the area reaching the coast Tuesday afternoon. The wet weather will continue into the weekend. Short term today through Tuesday ... Satellite trend shows clouds thinning a bit over W wa this afternoon with some peeks of clear sky a bit inland from the coast. The remainder of the area still has some cloudiness in place... But with the aforementioned thinning trend likely still a chance or two for some sunshine to sneak through. Models remain pretty consistent showing an upper level ridge over the pacific already starting to exert its influence over the area now and allow for dry conditions to persist Monday and even into Tuesday morning as it makes its way across the area during that time. The slow approach for the next system looks to be still in the cards as models agree that the front will make it to the coast as early as late Tuesday morning... But does not really make a push inland until Tuesday night.

High temperatures will be on a slight rise... Gaining about a degree a day... Over the short term thanks in part to the aforementioned ridge... With most low elevation locations getting into the upper 50s to around 60 while overnight lows will remain static ranging from the upper 30s to mid 40s. Given both consistency and agreement in the models... Minimal changes made to inherited forecast. Smr long term Wednesday through Saturday ... With the arrival of the aforementioned front... Looking at a change for the wetter with regards to weather over W wa as a series of systems will keep precip in the forecast throughout the long term. The strongest of these still looks to be Wednesday bringing breezy to windy conditions... Particularly to the coast and NW interior. As one would expect with the Sun going on an extended sabbatical... Temps will cool throughout the long term with afternoon highs for lowland locations starting at a high point in the mid 50s Wednesday before falling into the lower 50s. With the lingering clouds though... This will be good news for overnight lows as they will remain steadily in the mid to upper 40s. Smr aviation... Partly to mostly cloudy skies this afternoon should clear out finally this evening. That should set the stage for areas of low clouds and fog patches to develop overnight later tonight into Monday morning followed by a mostly sunny day on Monday. The air mass will dry and become stable tonight with clearing before areas of low level clouds and fog patches develop. Ksea... The clouds this afternoon should clear out this evening and then late night and morning low clouds and perhaps some fog is a good bet for Monday morning. Marine... Weak high pressure will shift over the area through Monday. The first in a series of vigorous fronts will arrive late in the day Tuesday through the end of the week. Periods of small craft advisory strength winds are likely with gales possible. Hydrology... A series of wet systems moving through the area Tuesday night into the weekend will cause rivers to rise, but flooding is unlikely over the next seven days. Sew watches warnings advisories Wa... None. Pz... None.

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
46123	13 mi	187 min			54°F
46124	15 mi	164 min			54°F
46121	19 mi	43 min		48°F			1018.4 hPa	46°F
TCMW1 - 9446482 - Tacoma Met, WA	35 mi	52 min	SE 1.9 G 2.9
TCNW1 - 9446484 - Tacoma, WA	36 mi	52 min		48°F	56°F		1018.7 hPa
WPOW1 - West Point, WA	47 mi	82 min	S 5.1 G 6	51°F			1018.1 hPa (+1.0)	50°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	29 min	N 0	0.50 mi	Fog	41°F	39°F	96%	1017.7 hPa
Olympia, Olympia Airport, WA	18 mi	28 min	N 0	0.50 mi	Fog	35°F	34°F	96%	1018.7 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 (6,6,7,8)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Seattle/Tacoma, WA

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