02:56 PM Saturday March 23

Light low level offshore flow and weak high pressure aloft will bring dry weather sunday. A weakening front will arrive from the south on monday. Low level flow will turn back to offshore as the next system moves inland south of the area in the middle of next week. A weak upper trough will linger over the area through the end of the week.

SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/

Showers will end this evening as the air mass becomes more stable. Sunday is looking dry with decreasing clouds as weak high pressure aloft moves over the area and northerly low level offshore flow develops. A few showers may linger over the cascades however. The additional sunshine should allow highs to creep up a few degrees.

A negatively tilted front will move up from the southwest on monday for an increasing chance of rain during the day. This front should be a little wetter than the one last night but it still looks fairly weak overall with negligible impacts. A broad area of low pressure aloft will maintain a chance of showers through tuesday. Schneider

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/

A split flow pattern will prevail wednesday and thursday with an upper low moving inland to the south. There will be chance of showers at times with a weak upper trough over western washington but mostly it will be dry with seasonable temperatures. The mainly dry weather will continue into the weekend as high pressure aloft tries to build over the area but the ridge looks a bit dirty so an isolated shower can`t be ruled out for now. Schneider

HYDROLOGY

River flooding is not expected for the next 7 days.

SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

Wa...none. Pz...small craft advisory for hazardous seas 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-west entrance u.s. waters strait of juan de fuca.

 small craft advisory for rough bar until 5 am pdt sunday for       grays harbor bar.

MARINE

Weak low level onshore flow this evening will become light overnight, then turn offshore on sunday. Small craft advisories for hazardous seas remains in effect for the coastal waters and west entrance. Swells will subside under 10 feet sunday morning. The next front will arrive on monday. The low level flow will turn back to light offshore tuesday and wednesday. 33

AVIATION

Isolated showers across western wa will decrease tonight as a weak upper level trough over the region diminishes. The flow aloft is southerly. Light onshore flow will keep the low level air mass moist overnight with patchy low clouds and mvfr conditions possible. Drier weather is forecast on sunday as the flow turns offshore. 33

Ksea...mvfr cigs likely overnight with onshore flow. W/nw winds to 10 kt at the surface, turning light southerly sunday morning. 33