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| Sunrise 7:30AM | Sunset 6:21PM | Wednesday October 16, 2019 3:12 PM PDT (22:12 UTC) | Moonrise 7:07PM | Moonset 9:18AM | Illumination 89% |  |
PZZ134 Admiralty Inlet- 303 Pm Pdt Wed Oct 16 2019
.small craft advisory in effect through Thursday evening...
Tonight..SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
Thu..S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
Thu night..SW wind 15 to 25 kt easing to variable 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft or less after midnight. Rain likely in the evening then a chance of rain after midnight.
Fri..S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
Fri night..NE wind to 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Sat..NW wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
Sat night..NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming S to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
Sun..S wind 20 to 30 kt easing to 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
Mon..S wind to 10 kt becoming variable. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
.small craft advisory in effect through Thursday evening...
Tonight..SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
Thu..S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
Thu night..SW wind 15 to 25 kt easing to variable 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft or less after midnight. Rain likely in the evening then a chance of rain after midnight.
Fri..S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
Fri night..NE wind to 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Sat..NW wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
Sat night..NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming S to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
Sun..S wind 20 to 30 kt easing to 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
Mon..S wind to 10 kt becoming variable. Wind waves 2 ft or less.
PZZ100 303 Pm Pdt Wed Oct 16 2019
Synopsis for the northern and central washington coastal and inland waters..A strong front moving across area waters this afternoon and evening with with widespread gale and small craft conditions. Weather and seas will remain active through the weekend with a series of storm systems expected to move through region almost every day through Sunday.
Synopsis for the northern and central washington coastal and inland waters..A strong front moving across area waters this afternoon and evening with with widespread gale and small craft conditions. Weather and seas will remain active through the weekend with a series of storm systems expected to move through region almost every day through Sunday.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Port Hadlock-Irondale, WA
Hourly EDIT Helplocation: 48.04, -122.75 debug
Area Discussion for - Seattle, WA
(on/off) Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definition| Fxus66 ksew 162207 afdsew area forecast discussion national weather service seattle wa 306 pm pdt Wed oct 16 2019 Synopsis A frontal system will move through western washington into this evening, brining more widespread rain and breezy to locally windy conditions to the area. A wet and unsettled pattern will continue throughout the remainder of the week and into next week as a series of systems progresses through the region. Short term today through Friday Current observations showing winds starting to pick up within the area of the current wind advisory... Most notably with bellingham reporting a wind gust of 40 mph... Which falls right on the lower threshold of the advisory. Current radar shows much of the CWA in-between rain bands... With the one associated with the front from last night and this morning east of the cascade crest while the one associated with the incoming front currently in position along the coast and over the northwest portion of the olympic peninsula. In the immediate near term... All this spells out that winds along the east side of the sound will see wind speeds increase but timing still looks good for winds to begin to diminish after 5 or 6 pm pdt. Speeds still generally breezy to locally windy for most locations... Including the seattle metro area... While the north interior looks good regarding its wind advisory and with the timing looking consistent... Do not foresee a need for that to be extended at this time. While the change in the leaves is certainly an indicator of fall... So too is the seemingly endless march of weather systems over the pac nw... And current models remain in sync that W wa will have that in spades as additional systems will push through the region Thursday and again Friday, bringing additional rounds of breezy conditions and widespread rain. Increasing swell along the coastal areas of washington during the day Thursday with 18 to 20 foot swell expected, will result hazardous surf conditions along the coastal beaches of washington through at least Thursday evening. Temps will cool a few degrees each day, with highs reaching mostly into the mid 50s by Friday. Ample cloud cover will keep the overnight lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. Snow levels will stay above the passes on Thursday, but could fall to near stevens pass levels by Friday. It is worth mentioning that snowfall amounts over portions of the north cascades in whatcom and skagit counties might see snow amounts that would meet snow advisory criteria Friday as the forecast stands now. Would like to see if this solution proves consistent... So opting to not go with any headlines now. Should this amounts remain relatively unaltered in future model runs... May need to consider headlines for afternoon forecast package tomorrow. Smr Long term Saturday through Tuesday Upper level low pressure over the gulf of alaska and along the canadian coast will cycle a series of upper level troughs over W wa in the extended... Keeping wet weather in the forecast. The GFS persists in advertising a brief break Saturday night into Sunday and it even seems like the ECMWF is begrudgingly giving in. Neither model affords this break much in the way of time as by late Sunday morning... The rain is back again with yet another upper level trough passing through the area and another system for Monday. Models diverge come Tuesday though... Similar to when the GFS initially suggested the aforementioned break for Saturday night. Current GFS solution is showing a brief break in the action by late Tuesday morning and into the afternoon while the ecmwf keeps conditions wet. Given how the ECMWF has come around to the GFS solution regarding the Sunday night break... Opted to lean into the drier GFS solution here as well... Even though well aware this is all subject to change given that it occurs near the end of the forecast period. High temperatures will be in the mid to upper 50s, while overnight lows will be in the mid 40s to low 50s |
throughout the extended. Smr Aviation WidespreadVFR conditions with a few isolated pockets of MVFR ahead of the approaching front this afternoon. The front has moved onto the coast as of 21z and will continue to work into the interior over the next few hours. Have already seen increasing southerlies ahead of the front with gusty low level winds particularly over the north. Low level flow will veer to the southwest and behind the front and remain breezy. Rain and MVFR to ifr conditions will accompany the front followed by showers. Southwesterly flow aloft will become westerly behind the front. Ksea... The surface front will move into metro area around 00z. Expect southerly winds 8 to 12 knots with gusts to 20 knots ahead of the front. Ceilings will dip to just MVFR levels - 2500 to 3000 feet with the front, then improve a bit behind the front as rain changes to showers. Winds will also ease a bit and become southwesterly behind the front. Showers and MVFR conditions will linger through Thursday morning. Winds will likely pick up again Thursday morning 8 to 12 knots. Hydrology A series of wet systems moving through the area today into early next week will cause rivers to rise. As such, the skokomish will likely need to be monitored although given how early in the season it is... It may take some time for the river to react. Otherwise... River flooding is unlikely over the next seven days. Sew watches warnings advisories Wa... Wind advisory until 5 pm pdt this afternoon for admiralty inlet area-san juan county-western skagit county-western whatcom county. High surf advisory from 9 am to 11 pm pdt Thursday for central coast-north coast. Pz... Small craft advisory for rough bar until 5 pm pdt Thursday for grays harbor bar. Small craft advisory until 11 pm pdt Thursday for coastal waters from CAPE flattery to james island 10 to 60 nm-coastal waters from CAPE flattery to james island out 10 nm-coastal waters from james island to point grenville 10 to 60 nm- coastal waters from james island to point grenville out 10 nm-coastal waters from point grenville to CAPE shoalwater 10 to 60 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. Gale warning until 5 pm pdt this afternoon for coastal waters from CAPE flattery to james island 10 to 60 nm-coastal waters from CAPE flattery to james island out 10 nm-coastal waters from james island to point grenville 10 to 60 nm- coastal waters from james island to point grenville out 10 nm-coastal waters from point grenville to CAPE shoalwater 10 to 60 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 until 5 pm pdt this afternoon for central u.S. Waters strait of juan de fuca. Small craft advisory until 11 pm pdt Thursday for admiralty inlet-puget sound and hood canal. |
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off) Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a map| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
| PTWW1 - 9444900 - Port Townsend, WA | 5 mi | 60 min | E 22 G 30 | 55°F | 51°F | 1003.4 hPa | ||
| 46125 | 11 mi | 36 min | 21 | 56°F | 1002.6 hPa | 51°F | ||
| SISW1 - Smith Island, WA | 20 mi | 82 min | SSE 36 G 43 | 55°F | 1002 hPa (-2.3) | 49°F | ||
| 46120 | 27 mi | 39 min | SSW 7.8 | 56°F | 1003.6 hPa | 52°F | ||
| 46088 - New Dungeness, WA (Hein Bank) | 30 mi | 52 min | SE 18 G 21 | 54°F | 50°F | 1000.5 hPa | 50°F | |
| WPOW1 - West Point, WA | 31 mi | 72 min | S 19 G 21 | 54°F | 1005.9 hPa (-2.3) | 53°F | ||
| PBFW1 - Padilla Bay Reserve, WA | 33 mi | 102 min | S 20 | 58°F | 1004 hPa | 52°F | ||
| PTAW1 - 9444090 - Port Angeles, WA | 37 mi | 96 min | N 4.1 G 5.1 | 52°F | 50°F | 1001.4 hPa | ||
| FRDW1 - 9449880 - Friday Harbor, WA | 38 mi | 96 min | 51°F | 1002.7 hPa | ||||
| 46118 | 48 mi | 77 min | 57°F | 1001.8 hPa | 57°F |
Wind History for Port Townsend, WA
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| Last 24hr | E | E | E G19 | E G22 | E G17 | SE | SE G18 | SE G20 | SE G22 | E G21 | E | E G27 | SE | E | E G31 | SE G31 | SE G33 | E | E G29 | E G34 | E G29 | E G34 | E G30 | E G31 |
| 1 day ago | N | W G11 | W G8 | SW G7 | NW | W G8 | W G5 | S | SE | SE | W | S | SW | W | W | E | E | S | SW | SW G8 | SW | W | NW | NE G5 |
| 2 days ago | NE | -- | NE | N | -- | N | S | SW | W G9 | W G6 | SW | -- | SE | S | SE | S | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | N |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
| Whidbey Island Naval Air Station - Ault Field, WA | 23 mi | 76 min | SE 27 G 39 | 10.00 mi | Mostly Cloudy and Windy | 60°F | 48°F | 67% | 1004.1 hPa |
Link to 5 minute data for KNUW
Wind History from NUW (wind in knots)
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| Last 24hr | SE G19 | SE G22 | SE G29 | SE G31 | SE G27 | SE G21 | SE | SE G24 | SE G25 | SE G28 | SE G26 | SE G28 | SE G29 | SE G30 | SE G31 | SE G33 | SE G30 | SE G32 | SE G32 | SE G36 | SE G33 | SE G39 | SE G39 | SE G42 |
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Tide / Current Tables for Oak Bay, Admiralty Inlet, Washington
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Tide / Current Tables for Port Townsend Canal, Washington Current
EDIT (on/off) Help One Week of DataPort Townsend Canal
Click for MapFlood direction 150° true
Ebb direction 330° true
Wed -- 02:00 AM PDT 3.24 knots Max Flood
Wed -- 05:08 AM PDT -0.00 knots Slack
Wed -- 07:31 AM PDT Sunrise
Wed -- 08:17 AM PDT -2.88 knots Max Ebb
Wed -- 10:17 AM PDT Moonset
Wed -- 12:02 PM PDT 0.05 knots Slack
Wed -- 02:13 PM PDT 2.71 knots Max Flood
Wed -- 04:46 PM PDT -0.00 knots Slack
Wed -- 06:20 PM PDT Sunset
Wed -- 08:06 PM PDT Moonrise
Wed -- 08:21 PM PDT -2.96 knots Max Ebb
Wed -- 11:55 PM PDT 0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Click for MapFlood direction 150° true
Ebb direction 330° true
Wed -- 02:00 AM PDT 3.24 knots Max Flood
Wed -- 05:08 AM PDT -0.00 knots Slack
Wed -- 07:31 AM PDT Sunrise
Wed -- 08:17 AM PDT -2.88 knots Max Ebb
Wed -- 10:17 AM PDT Moonset
Wed -- 12:02 PM PDT 0.05 knots Slack
Wed -- 02:13 PM PDT 2.71 knots Max Flood
Wed -- 04:46 PM PDT -0.00 knots Slack
Wed -- 06:20 PM PDT Sunset
Wed -- 08:06 PM PDT Moonrise
Wed -- 08:21 PM PDT -2.96 knots Max Ebb
Wed -- 11:55 PM PDT 0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
| 12 am | 1 am | 2 am | 3 am | 4 am | 5 am | 6 am | 7 am | 8 am | 9 am | 10 am | 11 am | 12 pm | 1 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 9 pm | 10 pm | 11 pm |
| 1.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | -1.9 | -2.6 | -2.9 | -2.8 | -2.4 | -1.8 | -0.4 | 2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | -1 | -2.1 | -2.6 | -2.9 | -2.9 | -2.5 | -1.8 |
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