Large waves are expected to hit the West End today as stormy weather rolls through the North Olympic Peninsula.
Swells of up to 25 to 30 feet are forecast for western Clallam and Jefferson counties, said Jay Meher, National Weather Service meteorologist, on Saturday.
Those are the largest so far this fall, Meher said, adding that the waves are forecast to subside by Monday evening.
A gale warning for the western coast, Strait of Juan de Fuca and Admiralty Inlet will lapse this morning.
A coastal flood watch for the West End will start this morning and remain in effect through Monday night.
A winter storm watch for the Olympic Mountains will go into effect this afternoon and last until Monday afternoon.
Snowfall will remain above 4,000 feet, and the highest elevations of Hurricane Ridge Road could receive between 6 inches and a foot of snow, according to the weather service.
Rain and some wind is forecast for the entire Peninsula today.
The wind will be strongest in LaPush, which is forecast to receive gusts of up to 55 mph.
Neah Bay and Port Townsend also are expected to have strong winds, with gusts between 40 mph and 46 mph.
Gusts will be between 25 mph and 40 mph elsewhere, forecasters said.
The same conditions are forecast for the Peninsula on Monday, with gusts mostly in between 30 mph and 50 mph and rain.
The wind will die down Tuesday, but rain will remain likely, the weather service said.
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