Just got back from run to Victoria. Wind and seas significantly bigger in Puget Sound and Admiralty Inlet than in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which was surprisingly calm. This morning the swell off the coast was between 20' and 30' "westerly". We knew that if "westerly" meant from the southwest we wouldn't get much swell in the east entrance, but if it was from the northwest we could expect about half the swell height of the west entrance, or about 12'. The swell turned out to be southwesterly, so we had none at all in the east entrance of the strait.
Tomorrow's forecast for Puget Sound in the vicinity of Seattle:
Synopsis...A DEEP 970 MB LOW NEAR 50N 133W WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST AS IT GRADUALLY FILLS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENTS TO THE SOUTH OF THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GALES ON THE COASTAL WATERS AND WILL PRODUCE A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL OF 30 TO 35 FEET. WINDS AND WAVES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
Overnight: S wind 18 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Rain likely. Wind waves around 3 ft.
Monday: SSW wind 20 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 38 kt. Showers likely. Wind waves around 4 ft.
Monday Night: S wind 12 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Showers likely. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.
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