Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Wollochet, WA

SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/
An approaching weak frontal system will move into western Washington this evening, bringing light rain and through Tuesday morning.
Already seeing some light rain along the north coast. The system continues to look very weak with high resolution ensembles like the HRRR showing all by a few lingering weak showers over the Cascades done by midday Tuesday. Highs will trend slight warmer Tuesday rising into the upper 50s to low 60s.

Upper level ridging returns to the region Wednesday, beginning a warming trend. Temperatures will climb into the mid to upper 60s, setting the stage for a warmer day still on Thursday.

LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
Thursday continues to look like the warmest day of the week with highs expected to climb into the upper 70s for much of Puget Sound and surrounding Cascade Valleys. NBM ensemble data showing some interior locations south of Puget having 60 to 90% chance of temperatures greater than 80 degress. Even the coastal locations will get into the act with highs into the upper 60s. Temperatures look to moderate somewhat into the upper 60s and low 70s on Friday with increased onshore flow and an approaching frontal system which will bring another bout of cooler and showery Spring weather to the region.
Washington on Friday into Saturday.



AVIATION
West to northwesterly winds aloft as an upper level shortwave moves through the area early Tuesday morning. Ceilings mostly MVFR this afternoon with stratus blanketing the region.
Ceilings look to slowly rise for a brief period of low-end VFR early this evening before a cold front moves in and traverses the area early Tuesday morning. MVFR, potentially IFR cigs at times, looks to prevail through the majority of the TAF period until Tuesday afternoon when clouds begin to lift and scatter behind the frontal passage.

For most, west to southwesterly flow will prevail through the TAF period. A push of westerlies down the Strait of Juan de Fuca looks to create gusts up to around 20 kt at CLM. This will also induce a wind shift to northerly through the central Puget Sound Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening.

KSEA.. MVFR ceilings prevail through the majority of the TAF period.
Ceilings may be able to lift to low-end VFR until around 04-06Z this evening before the front and rain arrive. VFR conditions do not look to return until after 21Z Tuesday. Winds southwesterly 8 to 12 kt until the wind shifts to north Tuesday afternoon.

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MARINE
A frontal system will continue to work its way through the coastal waters this afternoon and tonight. The cold front will move through early tomorrow morning, quickly being replaced by high pressure during the day on Tuesday. Winds will ease Wednesday into Thursday. The next frontal system arrives Friday night into Saturday which looks to increase winds and may prompt another round of headlines during this time.

A push of westerlies down the Strait of Juan de Fuca is expected behind the front during the day Tuesday into Tuesday night, for which a small craft advisory is in effect.

Seas around 4 to 5 ft will increase tonight to around 6 to 8 ft by early Tuesday. Seas ease again Wednesday and Thursday back to 3 to 5 ft. Seas look to rise a bit with the next system Friday into Saturday but look to remain below 10 ft through the weekend.

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HYDROLOGY
No river flooding is expected over the next 7 days.

SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...None.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 8 AM Tuesday to 5 AM PDT Wednesday for Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.