WASHINGTOn — We have another strong Pacific storm developing this weekend, but there’s some good news: this one is not headed directly for Western Washington.
The storm will rapidly strengthen well offshore before turning north toward southeast Alaska and the northern British Columbia coast Saturday. But it’ll still be close and strong enough to kick up the winds and seas around Western Washington.
The biggest impacts will be at the coast. Winds will increase late Saturday afternoon and Saturday night, with gusts over 50 mph possible at the Pacific beaches. Seas could build to more than 20 feet near the coast, while waves well offshore could reach an impressive 30 to 40 feet.
A Wind Advisory runs from 4 p.m. Saturday through 4 a.m. Sunday.
It’ll also get windy across the northern waters, the San Juans, Island County, and areas north and west of Everett, where gusts over 45 mph are likely.
San Juan County is under a Wind Advisory from 4 p.m. Saturday to 4 a.m. Sunday, with the potential for a few gusts over 50 mph.
For the Puget Sound region, this won’t be quite as dramatic. Southerly to southeasterly winds could gust around 20 to 35 mph.
With most of the leaves now off the trees, and after the stronger winds we had just last weekend, I’m expecting fewer impacts this time around.
There will also be a quick shot of heavier rain late Saturday night into very early Sunday, so watch for standing water if you’re out on the roads.
Sunday stays breezy and showery, with highs in the mid-50s both days this weekend.
Then we start to cool things down. Snow levels could drop below 4,000 feet Sunday into Monday, although significant snow at the major passes still doesn’t look likely.
We’ll have a few showers hanging around Monday before things quiet down. Right now, it looks like we may actually string together a few drier days next week, although it’ll also turn noticeably cooler.
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