Different forecast models are showing the possibility for some serious wind today. When and how much and exactly where the wind hits are not in agreement… but if you still have your summertime umbrellas or any other potential projectiles out this morning, you may want to stow them in a safe place.
There is a small craft advisory starting at 11:00 am that was issued early this morning.
Puget Sound and Hood Canal- 145 AM PDT Fri Sep 25 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING
TODAY S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late this morning, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 40 kt early this afternoon, backing to SW with gusts up to 30 kt late. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of tstms.
Wind Alert has gusts of 30mph starting at 8:00 am and calming down a bit after noon.

Windy – European Model – has gusts of 39 mph starting around 11:00 am with stronger gusts south. Staying gusty until 8:00 pm.

Windy – HRRR shows gusts of 34 mph starting around 11:00 pm and gusting until 8:00 pm.

Windy – NAM‘s forecast looks like a sleeper after the other models with gusts of 26 possible tonight around 8pm.

We’ll see which forecast is closest to having an accurate prediction soon.
Last and never least… here are the tides. As I write this post, we’re heading towards low tide of 1.48 feet at 10:37 am.
High tide is estimated at 11.09 feet at 5:04 pm.
Depending on which wind forecast is accurate, it could get splashy.
We have a Heat Advisory in effect starting at 11:00 am today through Tuesday morning. 











If this forecast holds true, we could be in for quite a storm with the potential of waves coming over seawalls.







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