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Well… it’s looking like this could be a “Barking Dog Report” with possible gusts reaching 50mph tomorrow according to the current Wind Alert forecast (as of 2:53 pm 11/3/22).
High tide is around 3:02pm Friday at 11.76 feet.
The current marine forecast, from 8:54am this morning has wind waves up to 5 feet tomorrow. We should have an updated forecast soon and I will update this post.
…stay tuned!
Seasoned readers of Beach Drive Blog know that a “barking dog report” is issued when we think there is a strong possibility of stormy weather about to happen that typically includes waves breeching seawalls. We call it a “barking dog report” because it could be similar to a neighbor’s dog that bark might actually be indicating danger or it could be just something the dog thought it saw (a big nothing). This Thursday is looking like it could be one of those days where dogs will be howling with the wind.
Check out the current forecast from Wind Alert showing gusts in the upper 30s to (almost) mid-40s!
The Marine Forecast is predicting waves up to 7 feet for Thursday!
THU: S wind 25 to 35 kt rising to 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft.
On Thursday, high tides are 11.58 feet at 7:21 AM (gusts of 39 mph predicted above) AND 11.26 FEET AT 6:02 PM (gust of 38 mph). Yikes!!
Alot can happen between now and Thursday with the weather. Stay tuned…
PS: As I’m writing this (12:18 pm on Tuesday, October 25, 2022), the winds are picking up quite a bit. We do have a small craft advisory in effect until 8:00 pm tonight. The Puget Sound marine forecast states we could see wind waves build to 3-5 feet this afternoon. Fingers crossed that it hits when tides are lower…our next high tide today is a 11.40 feet at 5:32 PM. According to Wind Alert, we could see gusts in the low-30s…so we could see some splashing but I don’t believe it will be near what we may see on Thursday.
This is all a good reminder to be prepared for the fall and winter storms. 🙂 Take care neighbors!
We have a Small Craft Advisory in effect starting late tonight through Monday morning. Wind Alert is showing that it may be very gusty all of Monday.
Puget Sound Marine forecast as of 9:05 am this morning:
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
SUN
S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning then rain in the afternoon.
SUN NIGHT
S wind 15 to 25 kt rising to 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
MON
SW wind 15 to 25 kt rising to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon.
MON NIGHT
SW wind 25 to 35 kt easing to 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft after midnight.
SUNDAY NIGHT…Breezy, rain. Rainfall amounts a half inch to one inch possible. Lows in the 40s. South wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph.
MONDAY…Windy. Showers in the morning, then showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Highs near 50. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph increasing to 20 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon.
MONDAY NIGHT…Windy. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows near 40.
TUESDAY…Breezy. Showers likely in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s.
Last but not least… the tides for Monday, April 4, 2022:
If we have winds gusting in the mid-40s with waves 5-6 foot waves, we could see some serious splashing over seawalls. If the current wind forecast is accurate, we might “luck out” with the tides.
You probably just received an alert via your cell phone for a Tsunami Advisory for coastline in King County. The tsunami was caused by an underwater volcano erupting near the Tonga Islands.
I just checked out the map on Tsunami.gov and it “appears” that we should be safe if the map is accurate.
High tide was 11.69 ft at 5:06 am. As I write this post (10:15 am), the current tide is approx. 8.33 feet and will be heading back up to 10.23 feet around 2:15 this afternoon.
At the very least, for our area, this could be an opportunity to practice for a tsunami. We hope everyone along the west coast, San Juan Islands and around the world are safe!
Happy New Years, Neighbors! It looks like 2022 will come roaring in as a storm.
A Gale Warning is in effect starting late tonight along with a Wind Advisory that starts at 10:00 pm tonight through 4:00 p.m. tomorrow.
Wind Alert shows potentially strong gusts in the 40’s pretty much for all of Sunday.
Sunday’s high tides are estimated at:
Puget Sound Marine Forecast from this morning:
PZZ135-020130-
Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
825 AM PST Sat Jan 1 2022
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
TONIGHT
S wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. A slight
chance of rain after midnight.
SUN
S wind 25 to 35 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Rain.
SUN NIGHT
S wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft.
MON
S wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
MON NIGHT
S wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to
1 ft or less after midnight.
Stay warm and safe!
It looks like we’re in for a doozy of a storm starting Friday afternoon and possibly lasting through the weekend with strong gusts and plenty of rain. The graph from Wind Alert shows potential gust reaching up to 48 mph with wind in the 40s from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am. The bottom graph shows us in the “red zone” for most of the weekend. 
Here’s what we have for the high tides:
Last but not least, the marine forecast:
PZZ135-100145-
Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
833 AM PST Thu Dec 9 2021
GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING
TODAY
SW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Showers.
TONIGHT
SW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Showers
likely in the evening then a chance of showers after midnight.
FRI
S wind 10 to 20 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning then
showers in the afternoon.
FRI NIGHT
S wind 20 to 30 kt rising to 25 to 35 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft.
SAT
S wind 25 to 35 kt becoming SW 20 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft.
SAT NIGHT
S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
SUN
S wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft
subsiding to 1 ft or less.
Right now it looks like it’s possible that the strongest winds might miss the higher tides. At the very least, it’s always a good idea to be prepared for ANOTHER gale force storm.
Stay safe neighbors!
If the current forecast holds true, we’re going to be in for some very windy wet weather. As I write this, we’re just past high tide for today and our next big high tide is tomorrow afternoon at 1:42 pm at 11.64 feet.
Wind Alert‘s forecast shows potential gusts from 39-47 mph starting tonight around 9:00 pm with the potential for significant gusts through Monday afternoon. Yowzers!
Here is the marine forecast:
Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
218 PM PST Sat Nov 13 2021
…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT…TONIGHT…S wind 15 to 25 kt rising to 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. Rain.
SUN…S wind 20 to 30 kt easing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely.
SUN NIGHT…S wind 15 to 25 kt rising to 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in the evening then rain after midnight.
MON…S wind 20 to 30 kt becoming SW 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft.
MON NIGHT…W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming SW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
Monday’s high tide is an 11.54 at 2:12 pm. According to Wind Alert’s current forecast, the wind “should” be simmering down around noon.
It looks like tomorrow’s high tide around 1:42 pm is the best chance for some potential flooding IF we have 5 foot wind waves with tides of 11.64 feet (possibly higher if we have coastal flooding).
It looks like Tuesday morning around high tide, we could see some splash and waves over some seawalls/bulkheads. Especially when the wind shifts to becoming more southwest (estimated to start around 8:00 am).
We have a small craft advisory in effect starting at 4:00 pm today. Wind Alert is showing gusts picking up around 7:00 pm tonight and pretty much continuing all of Tuesday. Tomorrow’s high tide is estimated to be 12.10 feet at 9:05 a.m. The graph below from Wind Alert shows the direction of the wind becoming more southwest right around 9:00 a.m… yippee!
Check out all the future windy days in red along the bottom of the graph. Wind Alert is an ap you can download on your phone or you can visit their website by clicking on the links in our Swell Links section. We rely on it quite a bit for predicting how windy it’s going to be at home and for when we’re sailing.
Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
854 AM PST Mon Nov 8 2021
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
SE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. A slight
chance of rain in the morning.
TONIGHT
E wind 15 to 25 kt becoming SW 20 to 30 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. Rain after midnight.
TUE
SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. Rain.
TUE NIGHT
S wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
I’m a little iffy on whether or not this should be an official barking dog report. Yesterday, as my hubby was teasing me for predicting we could flood with the Barking Dog post until late afternoon when the winds seem to suddenly pick up and voila, we had some water splashing over the seawall. Nothing was damaged at our home except for a large flower pot that was too close to the seawall.
Tomorrow looks like we could potentially have some more water slurping over with the higher tides and extended periods of strong winds that have been forecasted.
Tomorrow’s high tides are 12.14 feet at 7:05 am and 11.84 feet at 5:47 pm. It’s possible we could see tides slightly higher. During yesterday’s storm, a coastal flooding warning was issued increasing the tide by 1.1 feet.
Check out Windalerts forecast (as of 2:48 pm 11/5/2021). I’m including the “free version” and the “plus” version (typically we just have the free version). The forecast show similar stories as far as constant strong winds… but the “plus” version on the bottom is showing much stronger winds with gusts in the upper 40’s around 7am vs gusts around 26mph on the free version. I guess we’ll see which one is more accurate tomorrow morning!
Here is the Puget Sound Marine Forecast. Note: 30 knots is about 35 mph.
Puget Sound and Hood Canal- 213 PM PDT Fri Nov 5 2021
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
TONIGHT: S wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SE to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. A slight chance of rain in the evening then rain likely after midnight.
SAT: S wind 15 to 25 kt rising to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. Rain in the morning then showers and a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
SAT NIGHT: S wind 20 to 30 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft or less after midnight. Showers and a slight chance of tstms in the evening then rain after midnight.
The National Weather Service forecast supports winds in the upper 30s.
If you have pumps out, you just might want to keep them out until Monday. Tis the season!
It looks like we’re in for another dose of strong winds and rain. A Gale Warning has been issued starting this afternoon through Thursday evening. The forecasted winds combined with the high tide of 12.05 feet at 4:38 pm today are why we’re calling this a “barking dog report”. If you’re new to Beach Drive Blog, a “Barking Dog Report” is issued when we think there’s a good chance of flooding to occur from wind and waves breeching seawalls or bulkheads. We call it “Barking Dog Report” because it’s just like a neighbors barking dog where there could be trouble or it could amount to nothing at all – it’s just a warning or possibly cause for concern.
Here are details on what is currently in the forecast. Links to the weather or under “Swell Links” on this website and embedded in the post so you can check for updated forecast.
Let’s start with the Gale Warning and Marine Forecast:
Puget Sound and Hood Canal- 235 AM PDT Thu Nov 4 2021
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING
TODAY S wind 15 to 25 kt rising to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. Rain.
TONIGHT SW wind 25 to 35 kt becoming S 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. Rain in the evening then rain likely after midnight.
FRI S wind 20 to 30 kt easing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. Rain.
You can see on the bottom bar, we’re potentially set to have several windy days! With a high tide of 12.05 feet at 4:38 pm this afternoon, if winds are gusting in the mid to upper 30s, and we have 5 foot waves, we could see significant splashing and water coming over bulkheads.
Again, hopefully we’re just barking about nothing! The forecast may be scaled back as soon as I publish this 😉
Stay safe, neighbors!
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