02:34 PM Friday March 22

A weak front will bring a little rain this evening. showers will become isolated behind the front tonight and saturday then end saturday evening. Another front will reach the area on monday. No organized weather systems are expected for the rest of next week but weak upper troughs will bring a chance of showers at times.

SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/

A skinny front will bring a few hours of light rain late this afternoon/early this evening as it moves from southwest to northeast across the area. It will get a little breezy with the front for a few hours but nothing too exciting.

Showers look pretty limited behind the front and most areas will be dry later tonight into saturday morning. Some showers should bubble up later saturday with daytime heating and a weak upper trough moving into the area providing some lift. An isolated thunderstorm is possible in the afternoon near the coast and over the southwest interior where it will be more unstable but the chances look to low to mention in the forecast.

Showers will pretty much end after saturday evening as weak high pressure aloft moves over the area. Low level flow will turn offshore on sunday which should help dry things further with clouds decreasing during the day. Another front will move into the area from the southwest on monday for an increasing chance of rain. Highs will be near to slightly above normal the next few days. Schneider

LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/

Some showers will linger into tuesday behind the monday front but the trend will be for drying. It looks like an upper level blocking pattern will develop wednesday and probably continue into thursday and friday. this should keep any fronts or organized weather systems out of the area but it also makes for a rather squirrely pattern with low confidence in the details. There will likely be some dry periods mixed with times when there is a chance of showers. Schneider

HYDROLOGY

River flooding is not expected for the next 7 days.

SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

Wa...none. Pz...small craft advisory until 5 am pdt sunday 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 5 am pdt sunday for       grays harbor bar.

 small craft advisory until 5 am pdt saturday for central u.s.       waters strait of juan de fuca-east entrance u.s. Waters       strait of juan de fuca-northern inland waters including the       san juan islands.

 small craft advisory for hazardous seas until 5 am pdt sunday       for west entrance u.s. Waters strait of juan de fuca.

 small craft advisory until midnight pdt tonight for admiralty       inlet.

 small craft advisory until 3 am pdt saturday for puget sound and       hood canal.

MARINE

Winds will increase over the waters tonight as a cold front moves inland - small craft advisories are in effect for all waters. Meanwhile, seas will also build to 10-14 feet at the coastal waters and west entrance. Winds and seas will ease on saturday. The flow will turn offshore on sunday. The next frontal system will arrive on monday, likely bringing another round of small craft advisories. 33

AVIATION

A cold front will spread rain inland this evening across western washington. The flow aloft is southerly. The air mass will remain moist overnight with onshore flow and additional showers. Mvfr ceilings are likely. Drier conditions are expected saturday morning as the flow turns offshore. 33

Ksea...vfr conditions this evening. Rain spreading to the terminal by 22-01z. S winds at the surface increasing to 10-15kt. Mvfr cigs likely overnight with additional showers. 33