More like a whimper, or as Steve Pool said on tonight’s weather report on KOMO-4, consider this a "knock on the door" of weather to come.
From KOMO’s site (5:30 pm update):
"So for tonight, we’re expecting a solid drenching of rain, with a burst of moderately breezy winds toward dawn as the front passes….maybe a few exposed spots like Alki Beach in the 40 mph range"
…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING…
SAT…S WIND 10 TO 15 KT RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT…BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT…EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT… SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT…RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. VARIABLE WIND TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY…SHOWERS. BECOMING WINDY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT…WINDY IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
Our Next Tides:
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Sat, Oct. 4 @ 2:18 am: -0.4
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Sat, Oct. 4 @ 9:37 am: 10.5
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Sat, Oct. 4 @ 3:08 pm: 7.3
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Sat, Oct 4, @ 7:51 pm: 9.2
Hopefully this just serves as a reminder to be prepared for foul weather…and nothing more.
Tis (the beginning of) the season!
Update from marine forecast 9:40 a.m.
…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…
TODAY…S WIND 10 TO 20 KT RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT…BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS.
TONIGHT…SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT…EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE EVENING…THEN EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT…SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT