We're past this morning's high tide of 12.0 feet which happened a few minutes before 5:00 am.   Tides are heading down to a 1.1 low at 11:15 am this afternoon and back up to an 11.2 at 5:24 this evening.

Combine the tides with the very windy weather and it makes for some great storm watching.   It looks like there's even a chance of thunderstorms.

City of Seattle Forecast:

TODAY…WINDY…SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S AND LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH EASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

Puget Sound Marine Forecast:

…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THIS MORNING…

TODAY…SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON TSTM.

TONIGHT…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. SHOWERS DECREASING. CHANCE OF EVENING TSTM.

I'm hoping that the wind today is not enough to justify a "barking dog report" and that it's only entertaining.    Our next high tide isn't until 2:43 pm and is a 9.2. 

The current Seattle City Forecast states:

TODAY…BECOMING WINDY MIDDAY. RAIN TURNING TO SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH MIDDAY.

TONIGHT…SHOWERS LIKELY. WINDY THIS EVENING. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EARLY…EASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE EVENING.

The Puget Sound Marine Forecast:

…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT…

TODAY…SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS.

TONIGHT…S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.

At last check, the Beach Drive weather station is logging in gusts of 35mph SSW.

I'm hoping it's a case of the local news doing their best to add drama to our weather forcast.  King 5 is reporting that:

It is possible there could be a few wet snowflakes mixed in with the rain in heavier showers, but no accumulations at sea level!

Whew!!  Regardless if we have snow or not–it is going to get very chilly tonight.  The Seattle City Forecast reports:

Tonight: LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S

Tuesday night:  LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S

Things should be more "normal" later this week.

Bundle up and let's hope Mother Nature isn't full of surprises!

Our lights have been flickering every once in a while and I'm seeing via Twitter that parts of Queen Anne and Magnolia have had power outages.   West Seattle Blog reports a tree is down in The Junction.  

Luckily we have low tides right now or we would probably be issuing a "barking dog report" warning of potential significant water issues that are a part of living on Beach Drive.   Our local weather station on Beach Drive has reported wind gusts up to 46 mph tonight.   Weather like this serves as an excellent reminder to make sure you're prepared for big storms.

Here's the current report from the City of Seattle:

TONIGHT…WINDY. RAIN THIS EVENING…THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY…SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…RAIN. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

And the Puget Sound Marine Forecast:

…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING…

TONIGHT…S WIND 20 TO 30 KT…BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT…SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING…THEN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRI…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.

FRI NIGHT…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

Our next high tide is an 11.9 at 8:00 tomorrow morning following a very low -2.8 at 12:30 am tonight (okay, technially tomorrow morning).   The tides will reach a low point of 7.8 at 1:24pm tomorrow and then up to a 10.4 at 5:58 pm.

After Monday, you may wonder where summer has gone… looks like we're in for more "typical" fall weather with cloudy skies, wind and rain.   I'm enjoying the sunshine while it's hear. 

Have a great weekend!

The other day, I joked on Twitter "What do you call three days of rain followed by a sunny Tuesday?  Labor Day in Seattle".    It's proving to be true.  Yesterday concert go-ers lucked out with sunshine for most of the day–no luck seems to be in the forecast today:

From the City of Seattle Forecast:

TODAY…BREEZY. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

TONIGHT…SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

Puget Sound – Marine Forecast (since I'm posting weather):

…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…

TODAY…S WIND 10 TO 20 KT RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF TSTMS.

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

The tides look like they're working in our favor of avoiding having to do a "barking dog report" warning of potential weather issues with a low tide of 2.4 at 12:32 this afternoon and a high tide of 11.2 at 6:44 pm. 

West Seattle Blog suggests we check storm drains–good idea!   This also may serve as a reminder to make sure you are prepared for Mother Nature when she's really feeling stormy.

Sounds like a good night to hunker down and maybe make some soup.  What are your plans?