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PZZ133 Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands- 241 Pm Pdt Tue Oct 3 2023
Tonight..S wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. A slight chance of rain in the evening. A chance of rain after midnight.
Wed..S wind 5 to 15 kt easing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of rain.
Wed night..Light wind. Wind waves 1 ft. A slight chance of rain. Patchy fog after midnight.
Thu..N wind to 10 kt becoming nw in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Thu night..NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming N to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Fri..N wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft.
Fri night..NW wind to 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Wind waves 1 ft.
Sat..Light wind. Wind waves 1 ft.
Sun..SE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

PZZ100 241 Pm Pdt Tue Oct 3 2023
Synopsis for the northern and central washington coastal and inland waters..A broad surface ridge will remain centered over the coastal and offshore waters through midweek. Thermally induced low pressure will expand northward along the coast on Thursday before shifting inland this weekend.

FXUS66 KSEW 040346 AFDSEW

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Seattle WA 846 PM PDT Tue Oct 3 2023

UPDATE
No changes to the overall forecast. Please see the aviation and marine sections below for updates to those forecasts.

PREV DISCUSSION
/issued 219 PM PDT Tue Oct 3 2023/

SYNOPSIS
An upper ridge located offshore will build over Western Washington into Wednesday. Light low level flow will keep moisture near the surface through Wednesday, however, resulting in times of drizzle or light showers. Increasing northerly and offshore flow into Thursday. A warmer, drier pattern Thursday into the weekend. A more active pattern early next week.

SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/
Mostly cloudy conditions this afternoon for most of Western Washington with generally clear skies across the northern Olympic Peninsula and towards the San Juan Islands. Some clearing into this evening with increasing clouds tonight into Wednesday morning as a trough moves across southern Canada, bringing some slight enhancement to precipitation potential Wednesday morning. Generally light rain and drizzle will exist during this period. Conditions will become drier later Wednesday into Wednesday night as upper ridging builds more into the Pacific Northwest.

The upper ridge will bring more northerly flow on Thursday with low level offshore flow developing on Friday. Given the abundant moisture at the surface and clear skies, fog development will be likely Thursday morning, as well as Friday morning. However, clearing is expected each afternoon with increasing winds.
Temperatures will also warm Thursday into the mid 60s to low 70s, and further Friday into the 70s for most areas, and even a few 80s are possible in the Cascade valleys.

LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
The upper ridge situated across the Pacific Northwest late week will slowly progress eastward over the weekend. Saturday will likely be the warmest day for the interior, with widespread 70s. There is some spread in guidance, however, with NBM suggesting a 20% chance of KSEA reaching 80 degrees Saturday afternoon. Onshore flow will then begin to increase on Sunday as the ridge shifts east, and troughing developing across the NE Pacific. This will allow for increasing clouds, as well as some cooling. In addition, ensemble guidance suggests the potential for increasing precipitation beginning Sunday afternoon for the Olympic Peninsula. A more active period of weather is likely beginning late Sunday into Monday with a frontal system tapping into sub-tropical moisture for increasing rain and perhaps breezy winds. Troughing will likely dominate the pattern into Tuesday for cooler weather and potential showers. JD

AVIATION
Northwest flow aloft will continue as broad ridging offshore starts to nudge closer to W WA. A few scattered clouds remain over the Puget Sound lowlands, while marine stratus is beginning to make its way onshore. Low MVFR ceilings make their way into the Puget Sound lowlands around 06z-09z and continue into Wednesday morning. Conditions will likely deteriorate to IFR as we head into the morning, with a 40% chance of IFR ceilings through the interior heading into 15z. With light low level flow, and a more stable airmass filtering into the region, patchy fog will be possible tomorrow morning through interior terminals, and can locally deteriorate conditions to even LIFR, especially around 12z-16z.

KSEA...VFR conditions with a few mid-level clouds present.
West/southwest winds have gone to calm conditions. Low MVFR clouds return tonight around 10z-12z, with at least a 25 to 35 percent chance of LIFR ceilings heading into 13z-16z. Winds will remain lightly out of the south, then will switch to light northerly winds after 19Z.

Mazurkiewicz/LH

MARINE
Surface ridging will continue to amplify offshore, with northwesterlies over the coastal waters. Low clouds and significant moisture near the surface will likely generate fog, which may become dense into tomorrow morning. Ensembles indicate around a 40% chance of visibilities less than 1 NM for the coastal waters north of James Island and into the West Entrance of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Patchy dense fog will remain possible for the aforementioned areas through tomorrow night. A thermally induced trough will start to develop near the coastline on Thursday,shifting inland on Friday, with offshore flow through the interior waters. Small Craft Advisory easterlies look to be possible Thursday night into Friday for the Central and Eastern Strait of Juan De Fuca.

Coastal seas around 6 to 8 feet this afternoon will gradually subside to around 4 to 6 feet through midweek.

Mazurkiewicz/LH

HYDROLOGY
No river flooding is expected through the next seven days.

SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...None.
PZ...None.

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Bellingham
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Tue -- 02:16 AM PDT     -0.55 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 07:12 AM PDT     Sunrise
Tue -- 09:49 AM PDT     7.53 feet High Tide
Tue -- 12:53 PM PDT     Moonset
Tue -- 02:47 PM PDT     6.01 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 06:44 PM PDT     Sunset
Tue -- 07:19 PM PDT     7.69 feet High Tide
Tue -- 08:46 PM PDT     Moonrise
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Bellingham, Washington, Tide feet

Sinclair Island Light
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Ebb direction 210° true

Tue -- 12:04 AM PDT     -2.52 knots Max Ebb
Tue -- 03:53 AM PDT     0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 07:03 AM PDT     2.64 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 07:12 AM PDT     Sunrise
Tue -- 10:17 AM PDT     -0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 12:53 PM PDT     Moonset
Tue -- 12:58 PM PDT     -1.04 knots Max Ebb
Tue -- 04:06 PM PDT     0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 06:40 PM PDT     1.18 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 06:45 PM PDT     Sunset
Tue -- 08:10 PM PDT     -0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 08:47 PM PDT     Moonrise
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Sinclair Island Light, 0.6 mile SE of, Washington Current, knots

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