Wind and Waves: Small Craft Advisory

A small craft advisory has been issued for Puget Sound through tonight. With gusts predicted around 30 mph and waves up to 3 to 5 feet, the weather and waves should be spectacular.

The National Weather Service:

Today
A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind 13 to 20 mph.
Tonight
Rain likely before 11pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east northeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

From the Puget Sound Marine Forecast:

TODAY  S WIND 15 TO 25 KT…RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE  AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  

TONIGHT  SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT…BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT AFTER  MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN AT TIMES IN THE EVENING.

From Wind Alert  is showing potential gusts of 30 to 34 mph from  2pm to 5pm today.

2015-09-20_0758_wind_alert

High tide is predicted to be 9.5 at 11:00 am. As you can see from the chart above, we could have gusts of 25 at that time. Low tide is a 6.52 at 4:32 pm and then rising back to a 9.14 around 10:00 pm.

2015-09-20_0804_tides

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