A weakening front will through the area this evening with rain changing to showers. Post frontal showers will end on tuesday. A second system will clip the southern part of the area on wednesday. An upper level low off the oregon coast thursday will dissipate friday. The next system will arrive late next weekend.
A front will push north through the area this evening. Areas of light rain will change to spotty showers tonight as the front pushes north into canada. There might be an isolated thunderstorm off the central coast behind the front tonight where it will be a bit unstable but the threat looks too low to mention in the forecast.
Isolated to scattered showers will linger behind the front into tuesday, especially over the mountains. Showers should pretty much end entirely tuesday evening as weak high pressure aloft moves overhead. Most of the area is looking dry on wednesday as well.
Difluent southerly flow aloft ahead of an upper low off the oregon coast will bring a threat of showers to areas south of seattle later wednesday. The chance of showers will expand to most of western washington wednesday night and thursday as the upper low offshore oregon slowly approaches the coast. Temperatures will be near normal through the period. Schneider
A weak upper trough will linger over the area friday and possibly into saturday with some wrap around moisture and instability for a slight chance of showers. There might be a dry 12-24 hour period later saturday into sunday but it`s hard to completely rule out a few showers for now given the uncertainty and spread in the long range models. It looks a bit wetter sunday night and monday as a pacific weather system reaches the area but nothing out of the ordinary for this time of year. Schneider
River flooding is not expected for the next 7 days.
Wa...none. Pz...small craft advisory until 5 am pdt tuesday 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 until 2 pm pdt tuesday for admiralty inlet- east entrance u.s. Waters strait of juan de fuca-northern inland waters including the san juan islands-puget sound and hood canal.
small craft advisory until 5 pm pdt this afternoon for central u.s. Waters strait of juan de fuca-west entrance u.s. waters strait of juan de fuca.
Onshore winds will continue through tonight as a frontal system pushes through the area and an area of low pressure lingers off the coast. Small craft winds will diminish for the strait during the evening hours and continue for the coastal waters through tonight. Winds will transition to southerly this evening along the interior waters, with small craft winds into tuesday. Winds will likely turn offshore tuesday night into wednesday with an area of low pressure located off of the oregon coast. Jd
Radar shows rain across portions of the coast and southwest interior. Rain will continue to spread into the region from south to north later this afternoon into this evening. Rain will become showery in nature overnight into tuesday. The air mass is moist and unstable. Vfr ceilings will continue through this evening with mvfr possible overnight, generally between 08z- 18z, following the passing of the front. Some clearing tuesday afternoon into the evening. Winds will be breezy as the front pushes through. Expect winds to become southerly following the front with sustained winds 10-15 kts and gusts near 25 kts possible.
Ksea...vfr conditions through this evening. Rain will arrive 23z- 00z and continue through 04-05z. Rain will become spotty in nature following 05z. Mvfr cigs possible overnight into tuesday following the front. Light e/ne winds will become southerly by 00z with sustained southerly 10-15 kts, gusts near 20 kts possible. Jd