Waves spraying over bulkheads… and we’re hours away from high tide.

This is looking like the storm we were worried about when we prepared our “barking dog” report a few days ago. We have waves slamming our bulkhead with spray as tall as our home. I can see flashes on the islands across the sound – I’m assuming folks may be losing power. We have our dog in his kennel just to make sure he doesn’t escape in this mess.

High tide is a 12.9 at 8:17 am.

Here’s the updated forecast we’re looking at this morning.

Puget Sound Marine:

…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON…
TODAY…SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. WIND EASING TO SW 20 TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.

Seattle (via UW)

SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SEATTLE…BREMERTON…SILVERDALE…
FEDERAL WAY…KENT
358 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON…
…COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM PST THIS MORNING…

TODAY…WINDY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING… THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING… THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 200 FEET. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE MORNING.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING…THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 300 FEET. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

TONIGHT…SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT…EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS

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