Wet and Windy and…of course… Waves

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory through 4:00 am Wednesday morning. We’re currently heading towards a low tide. However at around 3:00 am, an 11 foot tide is predicted with high tide of 11.2 at 3:45 am Wednesday.  The National Weather Service has the winds peaking around midnight, which looks to be around 6:00 ft and should hopefully be a “non-event”.

Here is the Puget Sound Marine forecast:

PZZ135-090830-
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
317 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2013

…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…
TONIGHT…S WIND 25 TO 35 KT…EASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN.

WED…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS LIKELY.

WED NIGHT…W WIND 10 TO 20 KT…BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.

National Weather Service Wind Advisory

…WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY…

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS…SEATTLE…BREMERTON…BELLEVUE…
  TACOMA…OLYMPIA…FORKS…HOQUIAM…AND THE LAKE LAWRENCE AREA
  IN THURSTON COUNTY.

* TIMING…SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PEAK
  AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* WIND…LOCAL SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 TO
  50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS…WHILE WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH SHOULD NOT CAUSE
  WIDESPREAD DAMAGE…THEY CAN BRING DOWN SMALL TREES AND
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

Seattle Area Forecast 

SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SEATTLE…BREMERTON…SILVERDALE…
FEDERAL WAY…KENT
330 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2013

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY…
TONIGHT…WINDY…RAIN. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH

WEDNESDAY…RAIN AT TIMES IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING… THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 500 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.