Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Gig Harbor, WA

SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
A dissipating frontal system will bring about light rain for much of the area through this afternoon. Rain amounts are going to be light, anywhere from around a tenth of an inch within the Puget Sound region to three quarters of an inch in the mountains. High resolution guidance is suggesting some weak convergence zone activity this evening along the King and Snohomish county line. Temperatures will retreat back into the mid to upper 50s.

High pressure will build back in through the middle of the week.
With light winds expected and grounds still moistened from recent precipitation, patchy fog will be possible Tuesday morning and potentially again on Wednesday. Dry conditions are expected throughout the day on Tuesday, with light rain filling in Wednesday morning as the next system arrives.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/
The forecast is still showing a more active pattern taking over in the later half of the week and into the weekend. The precipitation on Wednesday is not looking particularly impressive, yet there are still details to be resolved in regard to the track of the associated low pressure system. The ensemble cluster analysis shows a trough parked over the west coast broadly, but there are some variations in whether the trough moves inland via California or nudges more north into the Pacific Northwest. This will have implications on the amount of precipitation received, but will continue to monitor for consensus on a solution in the coming forecasts.

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AVIATION
A weak front will spread light rain to the area this morning. Expect IFR ceilings along the coast with MVFR conditions in the interior. Conditions will improve this afternoon with low-end VFR ceilings. Low clouds and IFR to MVFR conditions will return overnight with light/variable wind.
Otherwise, dry weather on Tuesday with high pressure. 33

KSEA...Light rain and MVFR conditions through 18z with low-end VFR conditions, ceilings around 3000 ft, thereafter. Winds S/SW around 10 kt this afternoon. MVFR conditions return overnight and into Tuesday morning. 33



MARINE
A weak front will cross western WA this morning with seas subsiding under 10 ft over the Coastal Waters. Wind and waves are highest through the Strait of Juan de Fuca and a Small Craft Advisory is in effect through this evening. High pressure shifts inland on Tuesday for a period of lighter winds. South winds increase on Wednesday and Thursday as a deeper 980-990 mb low moves in. Seas will also build to 10 to 15 ft. The pattern remains active through the end of week and weekend with additional fronts crossing the area. 33

HYDROLOGY
A frontal system will bring light rainfall to western Washington into Monday morning, with the heaviest amounts up to an inch focused over the northwestern Olympic Peninsula and North Cascades. High pressure will provide a lull in rain before chances for heavier precipitation increase towards the end of the week. No flooding is expected over the next 7 days.

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SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...None.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory until 7 PM PST this evening for Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-East Entrance U.S.
Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.

Small Craft Advisory until 4 AM PST early this morning 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.