An upper ridge will remain near or over the area through the weekend. A couple of weak fronts will dent the ridge thursday and again saturday night. The ridge will strengthen monday and tuesday--giving well above normal temperatures.
Skies are clearing as an upper ridge builds over the region tonight. A front moving into british columbia will brush the area on thursday for an increase in clouds and perhaps some sprinkles. It will be warming over the next several days--highs thursday will be in the mid 50s for seattle, so that is probably going to be the warmest day since the last day of january when sea-tac had a high of 54. And the upper ridge will amplify on friday, allowing for considerably more sun and highs well into the 50s--perhaps topping out around 60. Another weak system will weaken the ridge saturday--but the ridge will build even more strongly into early next week.
All models have a sharp and strong upper ridge over western washington on monday. Both monday and tuesday will have temperatures well above normal, in the 60s with perhaps some spots touching 70 in offshore surface flow. The ridge will drift away to the northeast by wednesday, allowing a little cooling but still keeping any rain at bay.
Flooding is not expected for the next 7 days.
Wa...none. Pz...small craft advisory for hazardous seas until midnight pdt tonight for coastal waters from cape flattery to james island 10 to 60 nm-coastal waters from cape flattery to james island out 10 nm-coastal waters from james island to point grenville 10 to 60 nm-coastal waters from james island to point grenville out 10 nm-coastal waters from point grenville to cape shoalwater 10 to 60 nm-coastal waters from point grenville to cape shoalwater out 10 nm.
small craft advisory for rough bar until 9 pm pdt this evening for grays harbor bar.
small craft advisory from 5 am to 5 pm pdt thursday for coastal waters from cape flattery to james island 10 to 60 nm- coastal waters from cape flattery to james island out 10 nm- coastal waters from james island to point grenville 10 to 60 nm-coastal waters from james island to point grenville out 10 nm.
small craft advisory for hazardous seas until 5 pm pdt this afternoon for west entrance u.s. Waters strait of juan de fuca.
Light onshore flow with tonight with 10-13 ft swell over the coastal waters and west strait tonight. The swell will slowly subside this evening. Southerly winds will increase thursday reaching small craft advisory levels over the northern half of the coastal waters ahead of a weak front thursday. A second front will move into area waters on saturday resulting in a similar increase in southerly winds over parts of the coastal waters.
An upper level ridge is trying to build over the region, but a front will dent the ridge thursday. There will probably be some areas of stratus setting up tonight through thursday morning--and also western washington will see some mid and high clouds as the weak front brushes the area.
Ksea...after some clearing this evening, thursday will be mostly cloudy as a weak front brushes the area. Winds will be light and variable.