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Marine Weather and Tides Browns Point, 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 7:47AM

Sunset 4:21PM

Sunday December 15, 2019 11:03 PM PST (07:03 UTC)

Moonrise 8:12PM

Moonset 10:56AM

Illumination 79%

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 Browns Point, WA

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Area Discussion for - Seattle, WA

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FXUS66 KSEW 160436 AFDSEW

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Seattle WA 836 PM PST Sun Dec 15 2019

UPDATE. Once again just a few subtle tweaks to the forecast this evening based on radar and satellite data. An upper level ridge is currently building into the region this evening out ahead of a deepening trough across the Pacific. Heights are rising quite noticeably this evening, with inland precipitation coverage finally dwindling. Patchy fog is beginning to show up in the Puget Sound vicinity as well as eastern Strait. This will likely continue overnight given abundant lingering low level moisture, although could be disrupted across some locations as mid and higher level cloud cover advects in from the west.

The ridge will continue to build into the area through the overnight hours and into Monday, with heights continuing to rise and jet activity being pushed away from the local area. Although synoptically the ridge argues for forcing for descent and quiet weather, the lower levels reveal a few key features that will make this not quite the case tonight and tomorrow. A sfc frontal system (warm frontal portion) can be noted offshore, approaching our coastal waters. Decent frontogenesis & WAA are noted in the 925-850 mb layer. Not surprisingly, radar imagery from KLGX shows widespread stratiform rain activity in the vicinity of this front, coinciding with the area of best lower level forcing. A decent cloud shield can also be detected via GOES IR satellite imagery along and well ahead of the front.

The front will approach the area on Monday, spreading some of this rain into the area as it weakens upon landfall. Best chance for rain will be across the Olympic Peninsula and the north interior, with a rain shadow likely in the Puget Sound area (tho a few showers may make it in during the afternoon). Will be another cloudy day. The good news is that this system will lift north and provide us 1 dry day on Tuesday before an active weather pattern sets up.

Kovacik

PREV DISCUSSION. /issued 208 PM PST Sun Dec 15 2019/

SYNOPSIS. Weak high pressure aloft will build over the area Monday and Tuesday. A warm front will brush western and northern portions of the area Monday with some light rain. A broad upper level trough will develop over the northeast Pacific by midweek with a series of potent systems reaching the area into next weekend.

SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/. Scattered showers will gradually dissipate over the area this evening as weak upper level ridging starts to build into the area. Still a lot of low level moisture continues to linger around the region. With light surface winds, patchy fog is likely to form in the more fog prone valleys overnight. Higher level clouds associated with a weak warm front offshore are already close to the coast and will spread into the region later tonight. Some light rain associated with the warm front is expected to reach coastal areas and perhaps the north interior Monday. The remainder of the area should remain generally dry Monday and Tuesday. The air mass dries out somewhat on Tuesday as cross-Cascade easterly flow picks up. This should help limit fog coverage and give some areas at least some partial sunshine. A broad upper trough will deepen over the northeast Pacific Tuesday night and Wednesday with the first of a series of systems spreading widespread rain and mountain snow across the area on Wednesday.

LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/. The extended forecast period continues to look like an active string of weather for the region. Deterministic model runs funnel a fairly significant stream of moisture into the region. Snow levels look to remain relatively low through much of period and this translates to some significant snowfall in the mountains in the run-up to the Christmas holiday period. 7 day precipitation anomalies of both the GFS and Euro show some positive values of 1 to 3 inches for the region. This is leaning toward a decidedly wetter period from what we've seen recently. 27

AVIATION. Anticipate another night of lower ceilings, mainly MVFR, tho IFR will remain a possibility for some terminals. Above the MVFR layer, a deck of mid and higher level cloud cover will advect in from the west overnight tonight. As MVFR conditions try to rise through the day Monday, they will give way to this mid level deck. Patchy fog had also developed in the vicinity of Puget Sound this evening. Patchy fog is likely to linger through the night, but think it will mostly affect OLM and maybe PWT. Advection of the higher level deck and an approaching warm front may keep fog tame. Showers will spread in from the ocean overnight and thru Monday, mainly affecting HQM, CLM, and maybe BLI. Winds south 5-10kts tho higher at HQM 10-15kts.

KSEA . MVFR will likely be the dominant category tonight with some patchy fog in the vicinity. As MVFR tries to improve on Monday, there will be an expansive mid-level deck above it. The airfield will likely be rain-shadowed most of the day Monday as the front brushes the state but a few showers cannot be ruled out at least in the vicinity during the afternoon. Winds south 5-10kts.

Kovacik

MARINE. No changes needed this evening to the marine forecast. A small craft advisory for wind is currently in effect for the outer coastal waters as the warm front approaches. This headline coincides well with recent observations out that way that show winds of 21kts or greater. These breezy winds are still on track to move eastward across the remaining coastal waters and some of the interior waters later tonight into Monday. From there still looks like a week of enhanced winds across the waters. Previous discussion follows:

A warm front will clip the area on Monday. After the warm front brushes by gradients will become more easterly on Tuesday. Two or three frontal systems will affect the area Wed-Sat.

Kovacik

HYDROLOGY. There are no flooding concerns through the first half of this week. The latter part of this week will be wet, but snow levels will be relatively low. There will be some rises on the rivers. The Skokomish in particular will bear some watching.

SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. WA . None. PZ . Small Craft Advisory until 4 PM PST Tuesday for Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm-Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm.

Small Craft Advisory until 5 AM PST Monday for Grays Harbor Bar.

Small Craft Advisory from 1 AM Monday to 4 PM PST Tuesday for Admiralty Inlet-Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm-Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm-Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm-East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands.

Small Craft Advisory from 1 AM to 4 PM PST Monday for West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.



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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	2 mi	52 min	SE 4.1 G 4.1
TCNW1 - 9446484 - Tacoma, WA	3 mi	52 min			51°F		1026.7 hPa
46121	15 mi	33 min	1.9	40°F			1026.5 hPa	39°F
WPOW1 - West Point, WA	25 mi	64 min	SSE 5.1 G 7	41°F			1026.2 hPa (+0.7)	40°F
46120	32 mi	41 min	SSE 3.9	41°F			1025.6 hPa	38°F

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Tacoma, Tacoma Narrows Airport, WA	7 mi	71 min	N 0	7.00 mi	Overcast	37°F	36°F	96%	1026.3 hPa
Tacoma / McChord Air Force Base, WA	10 mi	66 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Overcast	36°F	36°F	100%	1026.4 hPa
Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, WA	12 mi	71 min	ESE 7	10.00 mi	Overcast	40°F	35°F	83%	1026.6 hPa
Fort Lewis / Gray U. S. Army Airfield, WA	16 mi	67 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Overcast	36°F	35°F	100%	1026.4 hPa
Pierce County-Thun Field, WA	16 mi	69 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Overcast	36°F	35°F	100%	1025.7 hPa
Boeing Field - King County International Airport, WA	18 mi	71 min	SSE 3	8.00 mi	Mostly Cloudy	35°F	34°F	96%	1026.1 hPa
Renton Municipal Airport, WA	18 mi	71 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Mostly Cloudy	37°F	35°F	93%	1026.7 hPa
Bremerton, Bremerton National Airport, WA	21 mi	68 min	N 0	3.00 mi	Fog/Mist	33°F	33°F	100%	1027.6 hPa

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Tide / Current Tables for Tacoma, Commencement Bay, Washington

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Tide / Current Tables for The Narrows, North end E side, 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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