Today
Showers and windy. Southwest wind 20 to 30 mph with local gusts to 45 mph this morning. Wind diminishing to southwest 15 to 25 mph in the south part...and becoming north 15 to 25 mph in the north part this afternoon.
Tonight
Cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the 30s. South wind to 10 mph.
Monday
Rain. Highs in the mid to upper 40s. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Today SW wind rising to 20 to 30 kt...except NW wind 10 to 20 kt over the N sound by midday. Wind waves building to 3 to 5 ft. Showers...decreasing in the afternoon.
Tonight SW wind 10 to 20 kt...except NW 5 to 15 kt over the N sound. Wind easing and becoming S over the entire area after midnight. Wind waves up to 3 ft...subsiding. A chance of evening showers.
Mon S wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Rain...mainly in the afternoon.
The Flood Warning continues for the Skokomish River near Potlatch * until Monday evening. * At 11:00 am Sunday the stage was 16.8 feet. * Flood stage is 16.5 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast... the river has crested and will continue to fall to below flood stage Monday afternoon. * Impact... at 16.5 feet... the Skokomish River will cause widespread flooding of pasture lands... with water flowing quickly over east bourgault Road and Skokomish Valley Road.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Do not drive cars... vans... or trucks through flooded areas... this is the cause of most flood related deaths in Washington.
... Wind Advisory in effect until 3 PM PST this afternoon...
The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Wind Advisory... which is in effect until 3 PM PST this afternoon.
Southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph will develop this morning as a low pressure system moves inland and higher pressure builds in. Local gusts to 45 mph are possible. This will be a relatively brief period of blustery winds... the Puget Sound convergence zone will set up this afternoon.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Advisory is issued when sustained winds of 30 to 39 mph or gusts of 45 to 57 mph are likely. Winds this strong can snap small tree branches... topple small or shallow-rooted trees... and cause local power outages.
2009 Hurricane Coverage
Flood Warning
Wind Advisory