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3:25 PM UPDATE: Puget Sound Marine Forecast  has been updated at 3:00 PM…looks like we’re in for wicked weather! Our next high tide that coincides with the wind is an 11.93 at 9:06 am. <gulp>

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING  GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING    

TONIGHT  S WIND 15 TO 25 KT…RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT DURING THE  EVENING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT…BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN.  

SAT  S WIND 25 TO 35 KT…BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT…SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. RAIN.

SAT NIGHT  S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS  LIKELY.

Seattle City Forecast:

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT SATURDAY…

TONIGHT…RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A HALF INCH TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY…WINDY IN THE MORNING…RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A HALF INCH TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SATURDAY NIGHT…BREEZY…SHOWERS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

SUNDAY…BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE…EXCEPT HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…BREEZY…SHOWERS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT

9:59 AM UPDATE: I could swear I checked the marine forecast before publishing this original post at 8:40 this morning…oh well!

We now have a Gale Warning in effect until 3PM this afternoon per the Marine Forecast.

PZZ135-310100-  PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-

 830 AM PDT FRI OCT 30 2015    

GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON    

TODAY  S WIND 25 TO 35 KT…BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE  AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT…SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN.  

TONIGHT  S WIND 5 TO 15 KT…EASING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND  WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.  

SAT  SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN.  

SAT NIGHT  SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT…RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER  MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT…BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

Here’s a nice graphic of our weather for today and tomorrow from the National Weather Service.

8:40 AM This just in…

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON…

REST OF TODAY…WINDY. RAIN AT TIMES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY…RAIN. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SATURDAY NIGHT…WINDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUNDAY…BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory.

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1137 AM PDT SAT OCT 10 2015

.A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON THIS
AFTERNOON.

WAZ504-507-509-511-512-555-556-558-559-110000-
/O.EXB.KSEW.WI.Y.0007.151010T2000Z-151011T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EVERETT AND VICINITY-TACOMA AREA-
HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-BELLEVUE AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE AND VICINITY-BREMERTON AND VICINITY-
1137 AM PDT SAT OCT 10 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...FROM 1 PM UNTIL 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND WEAK TREES. POSSIBLE POWER
  INTERRUPTIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.


Here's an updated graph from Wind Alert:

Puget Sound Marine Forecast 9:00 am update has a small craft advisory until 7:00 pm tonight.

TODAY
S WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING…BECOMING
SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT…BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT. RAIN.

TONIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT…EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT DURING THE
EVENING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT…SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING… THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

Seattle Forecast updated at 12:48 pm today:

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON…

REST OF TODAY…BREEZY. RAIN AT TIMES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

TONIGHT…SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING…THEN CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

…don’t forget, the next high tide is a 10.72 at 4:27 pm.

This morning was peaceful. Perhaps the calm before a storm. It looks like we are in for a very windy Saturday.

Puget Sound Marine Forecast

TODAY  S WIND 5 TO 15 KT…BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE  OF RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.

 TONIGHT  S WIND 10 TO 20 KT…BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  

SAT  S WIND 5 TO 15 KT…RISING TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT IN THE  AFTERNOON.  WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS…BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  RAIN.

 SAT NIGHT  SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT…EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT AFTER  MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT…SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS AFTER  MIDNIGHT.

Check out the blustery forecast from Wind Alert.

And last but not least… check out the high tides just shy of 11 feet. We have a 10.75 estimated at 4:04 pm today and 10.72 at 4:27 pm on Saturday. If the Wind Alert forecast is accurate, we could be dealing with gusts of 35 mph and higher during high tide on Saturday.

National Weather Service Forecast

Today: Rain likely after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 7 to 17 mph.
Saturday: Rain. Patchy fog before 11am. High near 64. South wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: Rain likely before 11pm, then showers likely after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

The Seattle City forecast that I often post has not been updated since 4:00 am this morning. Once it’s updated, if I catch it, I’ll post it here.

Of course weather forecast change often so please check the links on the right column of Beach Drive Blog. By the way, check out the new tides widget we just added yesterday.

Stay safe!