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East Entrance U.S. waters Strait of Juan de Fuca Marine Forecast


TONIGHT

W
WINDS
5 - 15
KNOTS

SAT

SW
WINDS
5 - 15
KNOTS

SAT NIGHT

SW
WINDS
10 - 20
KNOTS

SUN

SW
WINDS
5 - 15
KNOTS

The Marine Weather Forecast In Detail:
PZZ132 Forecast Issued: 246 PM PDT Fri Apr 26 2024

Tonight...W Wind 5 To 15 Kt. Wind Waves 2 Ft Or Less.
Sat...Sw Wind 5 To 15 Kt Becoming E In The Afternoon. Wind Waves 2 Ft Or Less.
Sat Night...Sw Wind 10 To 20 Kt Becoming W 15 To 25 Kt After Midnight. Wind Waves 2 To 4 Ft.
Sun...Sw Wind 5 To 15 Kt. Wind Waves 2 Ft Or Less.
Sun Night...W Wind 10 To 20 Kt Rising To 15 To 25 Kt After Midnight. Wind Waves 2 To 4 Ft.
Mon...Sw Wind 15 To 25 Kt Easing To 5 To 15 Kt In The Afternoon. Wind Waves 2 To 4 Ft Subsiding To 2 Ft Or Less In The Afternoon.
Mon Night...S Wind 10 To 20 Kt. Wind Waves 1 To 3 Ft Subsiding To 1 Ft Or Less After Midnight.
Tue...Se Wind To 10 Kt Becoming Sw. Wind Waves 1 Ft Or Less.
Wed...Se Wind To 10 Kt Becoming N. Wind Waves 1 Ft Or Less.
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Seattle WA
301pm PDT Fri April 26 2024

Synopsis
A series of frontal systems will impact the region into early next week. A trend toward somewhat drier conditions and temperatures closer to normal is expected for the later half of next week.

Short Term - Tonight Through Monday
Scattered showers continue across Western Washington this afternoon as an upper trough axis shifts eastward across the area. Thanks to a few sun breaks, high temperatures will nudge upward slightly over yesterday. After a brief drying trend overnight, another front will spread additional precipitation across the region Saturday into Saturday night. Another system arrives on Sunday with a trailing upper trough moving onshore on Monday to keep conditions damp and cool. Temperatures aloft cool enough on Monday to support at least a slight chance of thunderstorms. Snow levels will gradually come down over the weekend...with some light snowfall expected in the passes Sunday night into early Monday.

Long Term - Tuesday Through Friday
Another trough and associated front sweeps across the area on Tuesday. The latest suite of ensembles are beginning to hint at a modest warming and drying trend for the later half of next week with some weak upper ridging taking up residence offshore. There is still considerable uncertainty regarding its strength. And, accordingly, the 50th percentile NBM numbers retain chance Probability of Precipitation and temperatures near normal Wednesday through Friday. A fair number of the GFS (Global Forecast System) ensemble members suggest that Seattle could crack 70 degrees late next week while Euro members remain, as they often do, on the more conservative side. Either way, the distant portion of the extended forecast looks more promising if you're on team spring.

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Marine
Weak surface low over the coastal waters will dissipate this evening. Next front reaching the coastal waters Saturday afternoon moving inland late Saturday afternoon/Saturday evening. Small craft advisory winds over the coastal waters with and behind the front Saturday into Sunday morning. POssible small craft advisory winds behind the front in the Central and Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca late Saturday night. Weak surface high pressure over the waters Sunday and Monday with another front arriving Tuesday. Stronger high pressure building over the waters behind the front Tuesday night into Wednesday.

Hydrology
No river flooding is expected over the next seven days.
NOAA Seattle WA Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories
WA...None. PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 8am Saturday to 2am PDT 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.