A strong upper level ridge along with low level offshore flow will give another day of record breaking high temperatures on tuesday. A weak front arriving from the south could bring showers to western sections on thursday. Another weakening front will bring some rain later friday and friday night followed by showers and near normal temperatures through the weekend.
A very mild evening following record high temperatures this afternoon. Records were set at ksea, kolm, khqm and kuil. The upper level ridge will shift eastward tonight and into tuesday. Even so, very fine weather will continue tuesday with sunny skies and another run at record high temperatures- with highs mostly in the 70s.
The upper level ridge axis will be over the northern intermountain area by wednesday morning with weakening offshore flow. Flow may in fact be weakly onshore along the coast. This will be the beginning of a cooling trend highs over the interior near 70 and in the low to mid 60s along the coast.
Southerly flow aloft on thursday with a weak upper trough that will bring some moisture into the area - mainly the coast and over the olympics. In a broader sense there will be more clouds, with onshore flow - and near normal temperatures with highs in the mid 50s to low 60s.
From previous discussion...models have a negatively tilted trough reaching the coast friday afternoon and moving inland friday night. Though the front may be falling apart as it moves inland, it is probably good for at least one period of categorical pops friday night or saturday. Precipitation will turn more shower saturday afternoon and showers will taper sunday. Monday looks pretty dry as an upper ridge briefly builds over the area. Temperatures will be normal to a little above normal through the period. Burke
River flooding is unlikely over the next seven days.
Wa...none. Pz...small craft advisory until 5 am pdt tuesday for 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 until 11 am pdt tuesday for central u.s. waters strait of juan de fuca-coastal waters from cape flattery to james island out 10 nm-west entrance u.s. waters strait of juan de fuca.
small craft advisory until 5 am pdt tuesday for coastal waters from james island to point grenville 10 to 60 nm.
small craft advisory from 2 am to 11 am pdt tuesday for coastal waters from cape flattery to james island 10 to 60 nm.
small craft advisory until 11 pm pdt this evening for puget sound and hood canal.
Offshore flow will continue with surface high pressure east of the cascades. Breezy winds near the gaps in coastal terrain. strongest east wind is expected to be at the west entrance of the strait of juan de fuca. Offshore flow will continue into tomorrow before easing middle of the week with the return of fronts later this week.
Upper level ridge over western washington with southeasterly flow aloft. The air mass will remain stable and dry. low level offshore flow with vfr conditions. Northeasterly winds 5- 15 knots, with a few gusts up to 28 knots possible this evening.
Ksea...vfr conditions. Easterly winds 8-10 knots with gusts to near 28 knots possible this evening. Winds will become northeasterly 5-8 knots around 05z.