This morning was peaceful. Perhaps the calm before a storm. It looks like we are in for a very windy Saturday.
TODAY S WIND 5 TO 15 KT…BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT S WIND 10 TO 20 KT…BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT S WIND 5 TO 15 KT…RISING TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS…BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT…EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT…SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
Check out the blustery forecast from Wind Alert.
And last but not least… check out the high tides just shy of 11 feet. We have a 10.75 estimated at 4:04 pm today and 10.72 at 4:27 pm on Saturday. If the Wind Alert forecast is accurate, we could be dealing with gusts of 35 mph and higher during high tide on Saturday.
National Weather Service Forecast
Today: Rain likely after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 7 to 17 mph.
Saturday: Rain. Patchy fog before 11am. High near 64. South wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: Rain likely before 11pm, then showers likely after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
The Seattle City forecast that I often post has not been updated since 4:00 am this morning. Once it’s updated, if I catch it, I’ll post it here.
Of course weather forecast change often so please check the links on the right column of Beach Drive Blog. By the way, check out the new tides widget we just added yesterday.
Stay safe!
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