Beach Drive Blog

What a way to start your morning…a high tide of 12.6 at 8:40 a.m. with plenty of winds and waves.   The marine forecast for today:

…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON…

TODAY…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

Here’s a video from this morning shot from our carport. This was a close call for us!

West Seattle Blog has posted a photo from Beach Drive this morning, too.

We have several whopping high tides over the next few days and an exciting marine forecast for the Puget Sound as well:

SAT…S WIND 10 TO 15 KT…BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN.

SAT NIGHT…SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.

SUN…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT…EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.

MON…SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT…BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.

TUE…SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT…BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FT.

The forecast for Seattle promises lots of wind over the weekend.   

SATURDAY…RAIN DEVELOPING…POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. HIGHS NEAR 40. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…RAIN IN THE EVENING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WINDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF EVENING SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.

The forecasts change often so please check back and stay prepared for what ever Mother Nature brings our way.   There are links on the left side of this blog for weather and tides.

Are you prepared?