The National Weather Service has issued these advisories for Port Townsend and the Hood Canal areas as well as the West End’s Pacific coast.
East Jefferson County:
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1002 AM PST THU NOV 29 2012
WAZ001-503-504-506>511-300215-
/O.CON.KSEW.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-121130T1700Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-
WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-
TACOMA AREA-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
1002 AM PST THU NOV 29 2012
…COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
FRIDAY…
* HAZARD…THE COMBINATION OF SEASONAL HIGH TIDES AND LOWER
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE INVOLVED WITH THE CURRENT SEQUENCE OF
PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS RAISES THE POTENTIAL OF MINOR TIDAL
OVERFLOW EACH MORNING THURSDAY…FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WINDY
CONDITIONS AND WAVE ACTION MAY AGGRAVATE THESE CONDITIONS.
* IMPACTS…IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE WATER OVER LOW-LYING ROADWAYS…
SHORELINES…HARBORS AND POSSIBLY INTO ANY LOW-LYING HOMES AND
PROPERTY.
* TIME OF HIGHEST TIDES…FOR SEATTLE…HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 645 AM
FRIDAY AND 716 AM SATURDAY. IN PORT TOWNSEND…HIGH TIDE WILL
OCCUR AT 641 AM FRIDAY AND 713 AM SATURDAY. FOR CHERRY
POINT…HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 732 AM FRIDAY AND 806 AM
SATURDAY.
* PREDICTED HIGHEST TIDES…FOR SEATTLE…11.9 FEET FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY. FOR PORT TOWNSEND…9.1 FEET FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. FOR
CHERRY POINT…9.7 FEET FOR THURSDAY…9.8 FEET FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY.
* EXPECTED TIDAL ANOMALY…TIDAL ANOMALIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE
ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE EXPECTED HIGH TIDES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
PREPARE NOW FOR ANY THREAT OF WATER IN THESE LOW-LYING VULNERABLE
AREAS SUCH AS MOVING KEY PROPERTY ITEMS TO HIGHER GROUND.
TABLE OF HIGHEST TIDES
FRI NOV 30 / SAT DEC 1
SEATTLE 11.9 FT 645 AM /11.9 FT 716 AM
PORT TOWNSEND 9.1 FT 641 AM / 9.1 FT 713 AM
CHERRY POINT 9.8 FT 732 AM / 9.8 FT 806 AM
For the West End:
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1002 AM PST THU NOV 29 2012
WAZ516-300215-
/O.NEW.KSEW.CF.A.0005.121129T1802Z-121130T1800Z/
NORTH COAST-
1002 AM PST THU NOV 29 2012
…COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* HAZARD…THE COMBINATION OF SEASONAL HIGH TIDES AND LOWER
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE INVOLVED WITH THE CURRENT SEQUENCE OF
PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS RAISES THE POTENTIAL OF MINOR TIDAL
OVERFLOW EACH MORNING THURSDAY…FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WINDY
CONDITIONS AND WAVE ACTION MAY AGGRAVATE THESE CONDITIONS.
* IMPACTS…IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE WATER OVER LOW-LYING ROADWAYS…
SHORELINES…HARBORS AND POSSIBLY INTO ANY LOW-LYING HOMES AND
PROPERTY.
* TIME OF HIGHEST TIDES…FOR LA PUSH…HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 1207
PM TODAY…1241 PM FRIDAY AND 116 PM SATURDAY.
* PREDICTED HIGHEST TIDES…FOR LA PUSH…8.6 FEET FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY…8.4 FEET SATURDAY.
* EXPECTED TIDAL ANOMALY…TIDAL ANOMALIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONE
AND A HALF TO TWO FEET ABOVE EXPECTED HIGH TIDES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLOODING OR BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR
IF WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOP AS PREDICTED. RESIDENTS AND LOCAL
OFFICIALS SHOULD MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.
