Sun and clouds

Forecast (0000 UTC 13 February)

Current Conditions: Satellites indicate that there may be some low clouds in your vicinity. Scatterometer-derived winds are 15-18knots in your vicinity from the NE. Pressure holding steady near 1014mb. Temperatures are near 70*F (21*C). Waves are currently 2-3 m from the NE.

Short-term Forecast: Weather conditions should remain fairly steady, maybe you’ll get a few sprinkles with the clouds. The significant waves will soon switch direction from the NE to the from the NW, probably sometime around midnight on 2/14. Currents should remain favorable for a bit longer from the E at 2 knots for the day, though you’re reaching the end of your free ride within the next few days.

Longer-term Forecast: High pressure in the northeast Atlantic is still strong, but long-range models are predicting a storm moving off the coast of New England that will start to affect the large-scale pattern starting Friday 2/15. In your vicinity, trade winds may modestly pick up above 15 knots, but shouldn’t change too much. Significant wave heights shouldn’t be affected by this new storm, and should remain in the 2-3 m range for the foreseeable future (up to this weekend). Conditions will be partly-mostly cloudy through Friday, and you may have a drizzley period. It looks like you should soon be exiting the helpful eddy and will be losing your extra current boost sometime near the end of the work week, but until then you can expect currents anywhere from 1.5-3 knots from the E to ESE. Meanwhile, it’s cloudy in Seattle and will remain so until June.

Next 12 hours (0000-1200 UTC 13 February)
Winds: 15-18knots from the NE
Waves: 2-3 m significant wave height from the NE
Currents: 2 knots from the ESE

12-18 hours (1200-1800 UTC 13 February)
Winds: 12-16 knots from the NE
Waves: 2-3 m significant wave height from the NE, switching direction soon
Currents: 2-2.5 knots from the ESE

18-24 hours (1800 UTC 13 February – 0000 UTC 14 February)
Winds: 12-16 knots from the NNE
Waves: 2-3 m significant wave height, switching from the NE to the NW in this time period
Currents: 2-2.5 knots from the ESE

Forecaster Maroon