Wet and Windy Wednesday and possible Tumultuous High Tide on Thursday

We have all sorts of weather in our forecast…including hints of snow this weekend from the National Weather Service!  Here's what I'm reading for today (and tomorrow):

National Weather Service: 

Today: Rain. High near 47. South wind between 10 and 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Windy, with a south southwest wind 33 to 36 mph decreasing to between 21 and 24 mph. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a south southwest wind between 18 and 23 mph. 

Seattle City Forecast:

TODAY…BREEZY…RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…WINDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH.

THURSDAY…BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. 

Puget Sound Marine Forecast:

…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…

TODAY…LIGHT WIND BECOMING SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING…THEN RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN.

TONIGHT…S WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THU…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON…THEN EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.

THU NIGHT…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FT.

Seattle Tides:

Wednesday, November 16:

• 9:08 am: 11.58 ft (dodged a bullet!)
• 3:07 pm: 7.0 ft
• 7:28 pm: 8.57 ft

Thursday, November 17:

•  2:28 am: 0.04 ft
• 9:54 am: 11.55 ft (could be interesting)
• 4:12 pm: 6.33 ft
• 8:43 pm: 8.06 ft

 More on the possible snow on Friday from the NWS Special Weather Statement:

THE CURRENT FORECAST CALLS FOR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE LOWLANDS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON ON FRIDAY. ONLY SPOTTY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE MAJORITY OF LOWLAND LOCATIONS REMAINING FREE OF ANY ACCUMULATIONS. WHERE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DO OCCUR…SUNSHINE BETWEEN THE SHOWERS AND AIR TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE FREEZING ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL MELT MUCH OF WHAT ACCUMULATES.