Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Port Hadlock-Irondale, WA
October 5, 2024 6:10 PM PDT (01:10 UTC) Change Location
Sunrise 7:15 AM Sunset 6:42 PM Moonrise 9:31 AM Moonset 6:31 PM |
PZZ134 Admiralty Inlet- 200 Pm Pdt Sat Oct 5 2024
Tonight - NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Sun - SW wind around 5 kt, backing to se in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Sun night - NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Mon - SE wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Mon night - NW wind around 5 kt, backing to S around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
Tue - S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain.
Tue night - W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain.
Wed - W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain.
Wed night - W wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain.
Thu - SW wind around 5 kt, veering to N in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain.
Thu night - NW wind around 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain.
PZZ100 200 Pm Pdt Sat Oct 5 2024
Synopsis for the northern and central washington coastal and inland waters - High pressure will build into the region from the southwest over the weekend. As this happens, a frontal system will pass by north of the area. Another frontal system is expected Monday and into Tuesday of next week.
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Oak Bay, Admiralty Inlet, Washington, Tide feet
Port Townsend Canal Click for MapFlood direction 150° true Ebb direction 330° true Sat -- 01:56 AM PDT 3.22 knots Max Flood Sat -- 05:06 AM PDT -0.01 knots Slack Sat -- 07:16 AM PDT Sunrise Sat -- 08:11 AM PDT -2.86 knots Max Ebb Sat -- 10:30 AM PDT Moonrise Sat -- 11:58 AM PDT 0.05 knots Slack Sat -- 02:07 PM PDT 2.71 knots Max Flood Sat -- 04:42 PM PDT -0.03 knots Slack Sat -- 06:40 PM PDT Sunset Sat -- 07:31 PM PDT Moonset Sat -- 08:15 PM PDT -2.96 knots Max Ebb Sat -- 11:52 PM PDT 0.04 knots Slack Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Port Townsend Canal, Washington Current, knots
12 am |
1.5 |
1 am |
2.8 |
2 am |
3.2 |
3 am |
2.9 |
4 am |
2.1 |
5 am |
0.5 |
6 am |
-1.9 |
7 am |
-2.6 |
8 am |
-2.8 |
9 am |
-2.8 |
10 am |
-2.4 |
11 am |
-1.7 |
12 pm |
0.2 |
1 pm |
2.1 |
2 pm |
2.7 |
3 pm |
2.5 |
4 pm |
1.6 |
5 pm |
-1.1 |
6 pm |
-2.1 |
7 pm |
-2.7 |
8 pm |
-2.9 |
9 pm |
-2.9 |
10 pm |
-2.5 |
11 pm |
-1.8 |
Area Discussion for Seattle, WA
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FXUS66 KSEW 052232 AFDSEW
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Seattle WA 332 PM PDT Sat Oct 5 2024
SYNOPSIS
A warming trend will continue through Monday as a weak upper level ridge moves through the area. Patchy fog will be possible in the morning. An upper level trough and associated surface cold front will drift southward from British Columbia through the beginning of the week and weaken, bringing light rain chances through most of the week.
SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/
A thin blanket of altostratus covers the northern half of the region as a warm front moves onshore onto British Columbia. This system will remain up to the north, keeping at least the southern half of the region mostly clear, with mostly high clouds to the north. Light offshore flow and a weak upper level ridge moving through this weekend will allow temperatures to warm each day, with highs in the mid 60s to near 70 on Sunday, up to the low to mid 70s on Monday, mainly for the interior and away from the water. Areas of fog will be possible in the morning, especially Sunday morning, with lows dropping into the low 40s. Fog will be most likely over the Southwest Interior, and the Kitsap Peninsula, as well as in the river valleys--in a similar manner to what occurred this morning.
As the ridge slowly shifts eastward through the beginning of the week, that will allow the system presently over British Columbia to shift southeastward towards our area, allowing for chances of rain to begin as early as Monday afternoon over northwestern Washington. This system will continue to slowly shift southward early on Tuesday but weaken as it does so. Rainfall amounts will be light, with most of the area seeing a few hundredths to a few tenths of an inch possible. The best chance for more substantial rainfall will be in the northwest Olympic Peninsula near Neah Bay, where up to a half an inch is expected with locally higher amounts up to an inch are possible around Cape Flattery. All in all, and over the span of two days, this system currently does not look to be hydrologically impactful.
LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
Chances for light rain look to continue into the end of the week as the trough continues to dig southward and with a very slow westward progression with a large ridge building over the central U.S. If the ridge builds farther westward, that could keep the trough farther west and bring a break to precipitation chances late week. Ensembles finally kick the trough eastward on Friday with a fairly sharp ridge quickly building in behind that for next weekend. If that evolution occurs, that will allow for a warming trend and drier weather, which concurs well with the Climate Prediction Center's 6 to 10 and 8 to 14 day outlooks.
LH
AVIATION
VFR with light shower and virga activity grazing the Olympic Peninsula and northern interior this afternoon and evening.
Areas of MVFR/IFR in low stratus and patchy fog are favored to develop west of the Puget Sound once again early Sunday. Patchy fog with MVFR to IFR conditions east of the Sound less favorable Sunday morning (10% to 20% chance) and would burn off quickly after sunrise. High pressure will continue to build into the region Sunday afternoon, allowing for more VFR conditions with little more than high clouds. Surface winds generally light out of the north 10 kt or less this afternoon, becoming light overnight.
KSEA...VFR with BKN high clouds and N/NE winds 6-9 kt through the evening. Models continue to show potential for patchy fog development mid-morning Sunday which may cause short-lived MVFR/IFR conditions. Winds will switch to SE/SW by Sunday morning and will remain 7 kt or less.
15
MARINE
A surface ridge will continue to build into the region into Sunday, with northerly winds today shifting to southerly later on Sunday as a dissipating cold front approaches. The front will cross area waters on Monday, bringing in a surge of winds and higher seas. While criteria is borderline for a SCA, conditions will continue to be monitored as the system gets closer. Another weak system is on track to follow mid-week.
Seas at 4 to 5 ft will rise to 7 to 9 ft as a cold front crosses the region late Sunday into Monday. Seas will stay between 6 and 8 ft with a slightly stronger swell briefly bringing in seas up to 10 ft later next week. Seas are on track to weaken to 5 to 6 ft by the end of next week.
15
SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...None.
PZ...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Seattle WA 332 PM PDT Sat Oct 5 2024
SYNOPSIS
A warming trend will continue through Monday as a weak upper level ridge moves through the area. Patchy fog will be possible in the morning. An upper level trough and associated surface cold front will drift southward from British Columbia through the beginning of the week and weaken, bringing light rain chances through most of the week.
SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/
A thin blanket of altostratus covers the northern half of the region as a warm front moves onshore onto British Columbia. This system will remain up to the north, keeping at least the southern half of the region mostly clear, with mostly high clouds to the north. Light offshore flow and a weak upper level ridge moving through this weekend will allow temperatures to warm each day, with highs in the mid 60s to near 70 on Sunday, up to the low to mid 70s on Monday, mainly for the interior and away from the water. Areas of fog will be possible in the morning, especially Sunday morning, with lows dropping into the low 40s. Fog will be most likely over the Southwest Interior, and the Kitsap Peninsula, as well as in the river valleys--in a similar manner to what occurred this morning.
As the ridge slowly shifts eastward through the beginning of the week, that will allow the system presently over British Columbia to shift southeastward towards our area, allowing for chances of rain to begin as early as Monday afternoon over northwestern Washington. This system will continue to slowly shift southward early on Tuesday but weaken as it does so. Rainfall amounts will be light, with most of the area seeing a few hundredths to a few tenths of an inch possible. The best chance for more substantial rainfall will be in the northwest Olympic Peninsula near Neah Bay, where up to a half an inch is expected with locally higher amounts up to an inch are possible around Cape Flattery. All in all, and over the span of two days, this system currently does not look to be hydrologically impactful.
LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
Chances for light rain look to continue into the end of the week as the trough continues to dig southward and with a very slow westward progression with a large ridge building over the central U.S. If the ridge builds farther westward, that could keep the trough farther west and bring a break to precipitation chances late week. Ensembles finally kick the trough eastward on Friday with a fairly sharp ridge quickly building in behind that for next weekend. If that evolution occurs, that will allow for a warming trend and drier weather, which concurs well with the Climate Prediction Center's 6 to 10 and 8 to 14 day outlooks.
LH
AVIATION
VFR with light shower and virga activity grazing the Olympic Peninsula and northern interior this afternoon and evening.
Areas of MVFR/IFR in low stratus and patchy fog are favored to develop west of the Puget Sound once again early Sunday. Patchy fog with MVFR to IFR conditions east of the Sound less favorable Sunday morning (10% to 20% chance) and would burn off quickly after sunrise. High pressure will continue to build into the region Sunday afternoon, allowing for more VFR conditions with little more than high clouds. Surface winds generally light out of the north 10 kt or less this afternoon, becoming light overnight.
KSEA...VFR with BKN high clouds and N/NE winds 6-9 kt through the evening. Models continue to show potential for patchy fog development mid-morning Sunday which may cause short-lived MVFR/IFR conditions. Winds will switch to SE/SW by Sunday morning and will remain 7 kt or less.
15
MARINE
A surface ridge will continue to build into the region into Sunday, with northerly winds today shifting to southerly later on Sunday as a dissipating cold front approaches. The front will cross area waters on Monday, bringing in a surge of winds and higher seas. While criteria is borderline for a SCA, conditions will continue to be monitored as the system gets closer. Another weak system is on track to follow mid-week.
Seas at 4 to 5 ft will rise to 7 to 9 ft as a cold front crosses the region late Sunday into Monday. Seas will stay between 6 and 8 ft with a slightly stronger swell briefly bringing in seas up to 10 ft later next week. Seas are on track to weaken to 5 to 6 ft by the end of next week.
15
SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...None.
PZ...None.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
PTWW1 - 9444900 - Port Townsend, WA | 5 mi | 52 min | W 4.1G | 56°F | 51°F | 30.24 | ||
SISW1 - Smith Island, WA | 20 mi | 10 min | NNW 9.9G | 55°F | 30.25 | 49°F | ||
46088 - New Dungeness, WA (Hein Bank) | 30 mi | 40 min | NNW 7.8G | 53°F | 51°F | 30.22 | 50°F | |
WPOW1 - West Point, WA | 31 mi | 70 min | NNE 7G | 56°F | 30.22 | 56°F | ||
PBFW1 - Padilla Bay Reserve, WA | 33 mi | 40 min | N 8.9 | 56°F | 30.21 | 52°F | ||
BMTW1 | 34 mi | 52 min | SW 5.1G | 62°F | 30.22 | |||
PTAW1 - 9444090 - Port Angeles, WA | 37 mi | 94 min | 54°F | 50°F | 30.27 | |||
FRDW1 - 9449880 - Friday Harbor, WA | 38 mi | 94 min | 0G | 56°F | 52°F | 30.25 | ||
46267 | 46 mi | 40 min | 51°F | 49°F | 1 ft |
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