From the City of Seattle:

FRIDAY…BECOMING WINDY. RAIN…BECOMING SHOWERY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH…DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT

Puget Sound Marine Forecast:

…GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON…

FRI…S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.

FRI NIGHT…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

With the first high tide of 11.3 at 7:10 a.m. with low tide of -1.4 following at 2:00 pm and the next high tide of 11.2 at 9:06 pm… I think I'm going to call this my first official "Barking Dog" report.  (If you're new to BDB, consider a "Barking Dog Report" like your neighbors dog who's yapping when they're a bit concerned — all with good intentions).

The forecast that I've linked to are updated so please be sure to check back. 

Update 4/1/10 6:45 am:  here's a link to the National Weather Service which has a high wind watch for Seattle.

Current City of Seattle Forecast:

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY…

…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON…

TONIGHT…WINDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MONDAY…WINDY. RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WIND 25 TO 35 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT…BECOMING VERY WINDY. RAIN. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY…VERY WINDY IN THE MORNING. RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

Current Puget Sound Marine Forecast:

…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING…

TONIGHT…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN LIKELY.

MON…S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN.

MON NIGHT…SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT LATE. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN.

TUE…S WIND 30 TO 40 KT…EASING TO SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT…SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.

Our next high tide is an 11.7 at 5:16am going down to a 7.0 on Monday at 10:24am and then back up to an 11.2 at 3:19 in the afternoon with a low of -2.2.

On Tuesday, we have a 12.0 at 6:00 am with a "very windy morning" going down to a 7.4 at 11:14am and back up to a 10.8 at 3:54 pm.

I'll be moving my humming bird feeders off the back deck…this could be a good time to make sure you have things that can launch (portable heaters, umbrella's, etc) secured.

It's been a while since I've issued a "Barking Dog Report" so for those of you new to Beach Drive Blog, a "Barking Dog Report" is when we feel there may be some issues caused by wind, high tides/big waves where you might have to dig out your extra pumps to protect  your property.  Hopefully a "barking dog report" is no different than your neighbor's yappin' dog just looking out for everybody…it doesn't hurt to be prepared.  We assume no liability whether or whether not the weather whammo's us… we are just sharing our concern and/or alert level… with that said… (lights are flickering as I write this so I'm publishing as I post).

Here is the current Puget Sound Marine Forecast (click for updates–they do change).  I must admit…if I see up to 5 ft waves…I'm leaning towards posting a BDR…especially SW winds.

…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON…

TONIGHT…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.

SAT…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT…BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.

SAT NIGHT…S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUN…S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.

SUN NIGHT…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT.

Oh hail! Here's the forecast for the City of Seattle:

TONIGHT…BREEZY. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. LOWS 40 TO 45. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

SATURDAY…BREEZY. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

So… our next high tide is an 11.7 at 8:56 tomorrow morning.  The tide only goes down to a 7.7 at 2:29 pm and then back up to a 9.7 at 6:35 pm.

Again, nothing guaranteed with Mother Nature…just consider this a report from your neighbors friendly concerned barking dog.  May be something…maybe not.