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Marine Weather and Tides Bellingham, WA Version 3.4

NOTICE 12/16/2019 NOAA is having trouble with requests that include wind gusts. I am posting graphs without wind gusts until it gets fixed. 10/9/2019 Updated the Marine Zones. 9/4/2019 Fixed the weather maps due to NOAA moving them. 7/25/2019 New feature in the Airports section gives a link to 5 minute updates for data reports.

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Sunrise 7:53AM

Sunset 4:47PM

Saturday January 18, 2020 3:39 PM PST (23:39 UTC)

Moonrise 1:41AM

Moonset 12:16PM

Illumination 37%

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 Bellingham, WA

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Area Discussion for - Seattle, WA

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FXUS66 KSEW 182253 AFDSEW

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Seattle WA 253 PM PST Sat Jan 18 2020

SYNOPSIS. Moist southwest flow aloft will direct a disorganized weather system into Western Washington this evening. A frontal system moving into British Columbia on Sunday will brush Western Washington as a weak upper ridge builds. A weak cold front will reach the area on Monday. Additional weather systems are likely next week with periods of rain and breezy conditions at times.

SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/. One frontal system has moved inland but there is a lot of disorganized moisture still being directed into the area. The Olympics and coast will get the brunt of the rain or showery weather tonight. The snow level has been rising today and Hurricane Ridge was 32 degrees early this afternoon--up ten degrees from yesterday at this time. Another frontal system will move into British Columbia Sunday, but it just brushes Western Washington and the heavy rain stays north of the area. The rain that does move through Western Washington on Sunday should not amount to more than about half an inch of rain in the Olympics so even with the high snow level the rivers of the Olympic Peninsula should only rise slowly. A weak ridge builds over the area Sunday and moves inland Sunday night--there is a good chance that Sunday night will be mostly dry over Western Washington. On Monday a weak cold front moves through--that helps bring the freezing level down a bit.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/. Weather systems will give periods of rain and sometimes breezy conditions to Western Washington through the end of next week. Snow levels will be a notch higher than they should be this time of year and the frontal system around Thursday warms 850mb temps to around +4c so we may yet see the Skokomish River in Mason county flood about that time.

AVIATION. Southwest or west flow aloft across the region with the remnants of a weak front remaining across the region. Expect a mostly VFR cloud deck, though local pockets of MVFR conditions will continue. This is especially the case across the western portions of the forecast area where rain showers are most persistent.

KSEA . Lower VFR ceilings remain this afternoon with a few hours of MVFR conditions possible if heavier shower make it to the terminal area. Otherwise, expect mostly VFR conditions in showers behind the front and southerly surface winds continuing. Cullen

MARINE. Wind speeds have largely eased a bit in the wake of the front that entered the waters early today, so all gale warnings have been expired or cancelled at this time. Could still see a few strong advisory winds across the northern interior waters through evening but suspect any stronger winds will be isolated if they remain. Meanwhile, seas remain elevated in the 10 to 15 ft range across the coastal waters, but will gradually subside into Sunday. Another front Sunday night may bring a return of advisory strength winds to the coastal waters, but otherwise low pressure offshore will maintain sub-advisory conditions for much of the first part of next week. The pattern will remain active, as another front may reach the coastal waters Monday night before a developing surface low and its associated front reaches the coastal waters by midweek. Cullen

HYDROLOGY. Rainfall will not be particularly heavy into the first part of the week, but the Olympic Rivers in particular will start rising. Out around Thursday of next week there might be a frontal system warm and wet enough to drive the Skokomish up above flood stage.

SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. WA . None. PZ . Small Craft Advisory until 4 PM PST Sunday 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-Grays Harbor Bar.

Small Craft Advisory until 4 AM PST Sunday for Admiralty Inlet- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands.

Small Craft Advisory until 10 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
46118	4 mi	45 min	SSW 19	46°F			1019.2 hPa	46°F
CHYW1 - 9449424 - Cherry Point, WA	16 mi	58 min					1020.4 hPa
CPMW1	16 mi	58 min		47°F
CPNW1	16 mi	88 min	SE 14 G 20	47°F
PBFW1 - Padilla Bay Reserve, WA	20 mi	130 min	S 11	47°F			1020 hPa	40°F
FRDW1 - 9449880 - Friday Harbor, WA	31 mi	64 min		46°F	46°F		1019.8 hPa
SISW1 - Smith Island, WA	34 mi	30 min	SE 30 G 36	47°F			1020 hPa	41°F
46088 - New Dungeness, WA (Hein Bank)	46 mi	40 min	SE 9.7 G 12	47°F	46°F		1020 hPa	42°F
PTWW1 - 9444900 - Port Townsend, WA	46 mi	58 min		46°F	45°F		1020.5 hPa

Wind History for Cherry Point South Dock, WA

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Bellingham, Bellingham International Airport, WA	3 mi	47 min	S 8 G 18	10.00 mi	Overcast	49°F	37°F	64%	1021.3 hPa
Burlington/Mount Vernon, Skagit Regional Airport, WA	20 mi	45 min	SE 10	10.00 mi	Overcast	50°F	39°F	67%	1020.7 hPa
Eastsound, Orcas Island Airport, WA	21 mi	45 min	SSE 12 G 20	10.00 mi	Overcast	48°F	41°F	76%	1019.6 hPa

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Tide / Current Tables for Bellingham, Washington (2)

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Tide / Current Tables for Sinclair Island, 1 mile NE of, Washington Current

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Wind Forecast for Seattle, WA (18,4,5,8)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Seattle/Tacoma, WA

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