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PZZ133 Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands- 221 Pm Pdt Sat May 18 2024
Tonight - SW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Sun - W wind to 10 kt in the morning becoming light. Wind waves 1 ft or less in the morning becoming less than 1 ft. Sun night - SW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. Mon - Light wind. Wind waves less than 1 ft. Mon night - SW wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Tue - S wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Tue night - SW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. Wed - W wind to 10 kt becoming sw. Wind waves 1 ft or less. Thu - S wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

PZZ100 221 Pm Pdt Sat May 18 2024
Synopsis for the northern and central washington coastal and inland waters - Broad surface ridging will remain centered well offshore with low pressure inland and will result in onshore flow for much of this weekend into early next week. A frontal system looks to traverse the area waters on Tuesday.

FXUS66 KSEW 190339 AFDSEW

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Seattle WA 839 PM PDT Sat May 18 2024

SYNOPSIS
Cool and showery conditions will persist today with an upper level trough situated over the region. The trough will move east by Sunday afternoon allowing for upper level ridging to nudge into Western Washington. Dry and warmer conditions are expected Monday, before another system moves into the region on Tuesday for a return to wet and unsettled conditions. Troughing over the region then looks to bring unsettled conditions through much of the next week.

SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/
An upper level trough sinking into the area from British Columbia today will continue to bring cooler and showery weather to western Washington. Radar this afternoon shows scattered shower activity across much of western Washington. Breaks in the cloud cover and increasing instability will yield a slight chance of thunder for the area through this evening. Thunder chances then wane through the evening hours. Expect shower activity to continue through this evening and gradually taper through the overnight period into Sunday. High temperatures today will generally trend a good 5 to 10 degrees below normal - topping out in the mid to upper 50s.

The upper trough axis will then shift east tonight, allowing for showers to gradually taper on Sunday. Hi-res guidance indicates only a few remnant showers persisting in the Cascades. Drier northerly flow aloft Sunday afternoon will allow bring some afternoon sun to western Washington. High temperatures on Sunday will warm a few degrees and generally look to top out in the upper 50s to low 60s.

Weak upper ridging will nudge into the region on Monday for drier and warmer conditions. Afternoon highs look to climb into the mid to upper 60s for the interior. Highs along the coast will remain in the upper 50s and low 60s.

The next upper level trough then looks to dig southward from British Columbia and into western WA through the day on Tuesday.
Its associated surface front will move across the region, bringing the next round of more widespread precipitation to western WA.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
Cool and showery conditions will persist into midweek as the aforementioned upper trough continues to traverse southeastward across the Pacific Northwest.
The forecast details become a bit more uncertain late in the week, though ensembles generally hint at troughing over the Pacific Northwest persisting while a ridge of high pressure remains situated over the Gulf of Alaska. Ensembles still struggling with the depth of the trough over the Western US. However, with guidance continuing to hint at troughing, have maintained cooler conditions and chances of showers in the forecast for now through late week.

AVIATION
West to northwest flow aloft into Sunday with an upper trough across the Pacific Northwest. Generally VFR cigs this evening with patchy MVFR over southern and central Puget Sound with lingering showers. Showers will dissipate into early tonight with drier weather into Sunday morning. SCT/BKN cigs into early tonight will lower to MVFR for most areas early Sunday morning before becoming VFR by midday. Light south winds tonight will increase a bit from the west on Sunday.

KSEA...Generally VFR cigs this evening, though brief periods of MVFR cigs remain possible as isolated showers linger through 05z. SCT/BKN cigs tonight will lower towards MVFR generally between 12-18z on Sunday before improvement to VFR by midday. Light S/SW winds into Sunday morning will become more west later in the day. JD

MARINE
Broad high pressure over the NE Pacific will maintain onshore flow across western WA through the weekend. Strongest winds will be over the Strait of Juan de Fuca with Small Craft Advisory winds extending through late tonight. The next frontal system looks to move through the area on Tuesday, with another push of westerlies down the strait possible with the potential for additional headlines. Otherwise, winds look to remain fairly benign through the coastal waters.

Seas around 6 ft through most of the forecast period, through the frontal system on Tuesday may raise seas closer to 8 to 10 ft, making waves steep with an 8 second period.

LH

HYDROLOGY
The daily hydrology discussion has ended until the start of the next rainy season; it will only be updated as needed.

SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WA...None.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory until 5 AM PDT Sunday for Central U.S.
Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.

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