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Marine Weather and Tides Port Townsend, WA Version 3.4

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Sunrise 7:44AM

Sunset 4:18PM

Friday December 6, 2019 9:36 AM PST (17:36 UTC)

Moonrise 2:05PM

Moonset 1:35AM

Illumination 73%

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 Port Townsend, WA

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Area Discussion for - Seattle, WA

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FXUS66 KSEW 061614 AFDSEW

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Seattle WA 814 AM PST Fri Dec 6 2019

UPDATE. Forecast still on track with warm front draped to the north of the region with negative tilt trough and associated cold front still offshore. Should see a decent shot of rain as front lifts northeast and dissipates over the area late tonight. Showers continue through much of Saturday. No forecast updates planned this morning. Aviation and marine discussions updated below. 27

PREV DISCUSSION. /issued 244 AM PST Fri Dec 6 2019/

SYNOPSIS. A weak front will spread light rain across Western Washington this evening through Saturday morning. The low will move east of the area Saturday night. An upper level ridge will build offshore Sunday for dry weather through early Tuesday. The next system should slide through later on Tuesday.

SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY/. Radar as of 2AM shows areas of light rain showers across portions of the northern Olympic Peninsula and North Interior as a warm front lifts through. Dry weather elsewhere with patchy low clouds and fog in spots. An area of low pressure well offshore will slide east through today. A weak front with this system will move onshore later today into tonight with light rain across Western Washington. The interior will stay generally dry through this afternoon as the rain moves onshore with showers overnight into Saturday morning. Snow levels with this system will be around 4500 feet, with at least a rain/snow mix and an inch or two possible at Stevens Pass. Showers will be in the area Saturday afternoon before diminishing Saturday night as the system moves east.

An upper level ridge will build offshore Sunday morning with drier weather expected along with areas of morning fog. Partly sunny skies expected by the afternoon. Temperatures into the weekend will be in the upper 40s to mid 50s across Western Washington. JD

LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/. The upper level ridge will build over the area on Monday. Areas of fog expected on Monday with the ridge with mostly sunny conditions by afternoon. The ridge will slide east on Tuesday as the next frontal system approaches. The first system will move through later Tuesday into Tuesday night although it may weaken as it does slide across the area. Guidance does show a more substantial system may move through by Thursday with ensembles suggesting a more active pattern later next week. JD

AVIATION. There are patches of low clouds and fog this morning-- Olympia to Chehalis for example, and also near the Olympics. The next frontal system will move over the area by evening with cigs thickening up and rain spreading into the area later today. The radars don't really show a lot of precip in the frontal band off the Oregon coast, but the air mass will moisten up with lowering cigs tonight through Saturday morning. It might be drizzly Saturday morning with low cigs and areas of fairly low vsby as the frontal band breaks up over the area. Southwest flow aloft.

KSEA . Conditions should deteriorate to MVFR this evening and tonight with approaching system. Light southeast wind.

MARINE. A frontal system will give southeasterly flow over the waters through this evening and then winds will become fairly light over the weekend as the low pressure area fills. The next front will approach the area on Tuesday with southeasterly flow again ahead of the front--that front looks similar without any kinds of a westerly push behind it as it fizzles out over the area.

HYDROLOGY. River flooding not expected in the next 7 days.

SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. WA . None. PZ . Small Craft Advisory until 4 AM PST Saturday for Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-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 6 PM PST this evening 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
PTWW1 - 9444900 - Port Townsend, WA	1 mi	55 min	E 1.9 G 2.9	47°F	49°F		1013.8 hPa
46125	15 mi	30 min		47°F			1012.4 hPa	45°F
SISW1 - Smith Island, WA	16 mi	27 min	ESE 6 G 7	46°F			1013.3 hPa	43°F
46088 - New Dungeness, WA (Hein Bank)	27 mi	37 min	NNE 7.8 G 9.7	46°F	48°F		1013.7 hPa (+45.7)	43°F
46120	30 mi	31 min		50°F			1012.3 hPa	43°F
PBFW1 - Padilla Bay Reserve, WA	30 mi	127 min	NE 2.9	42°F			1013 hPa	41°F
FRDW1 - 9449880 - Friday Harbor, WA	34 mi	61 min			48°F		1012.8 hPa
WPOW1 - West Point, WA	35 mi	37 min	SSE 5.1 G 6	48°F			1013.3 hPa (+0.0)	47°F
PTAW1 - 9444090 - Port Angeles, WA	36 mi	61 min	SSE 1.9 G 2.9	46°F	47°F		1013.1 hPa
46118	44 mi	42 min		42°F			1012.8 hPa	42°F

Wind History for Port Townsend, WA

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Whidbey Island Naval Air Station - Ault Field, WA	19 mi	41 min	E 6	10.00 mi	Overcast	46°F	41°F	83%	1014.3 hPa

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Tide / Current Tables for Port Townsend, Washington (2) (expired 1991-12-31)

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Tide / Current Tables for Port Townsend, 0.5 miles S of Point Hudson, Washington Current

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Wind Forecast for Seattle, WA (12,3,4,5)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Seattle/Tacoma, WA

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