Best weekend of the year so far is the good news. If you’re a sailor and you liked last weekend, you’ll love this weekend as it will pretty much be a repeat with light air over the Salish Sea. The surface analysis for today shows a weak ridge of high-pressure extending all the way from SE Alaska to the Mexican Border with a weak low-pressure system (1018MB) just off the coast. By tomorrow that low will be gone and the ridge of high pressure over the Pacific Northwest will strengthen leaving no real pressure gradient over the entire area.
March 29 500MB 
March 29 Surface Analysis 
March 30 Surface Forecast 
march 31 Surface Forecast 
April 1 500MB 
April 1 Surface Forecast 
April 2 Surface Forecast
For most of the area, this will mean we’ll start off with light southerly breezes that will die off as a northerly flow develops. The northerly will hold through the weekend keeping temperatures mild and winds light. It looks like we’ll have another weak frontal system approach the coast on Monday however don’t expect much rain or wind.
A perfect weekend for some spring cleaning on the boat and getting ready for the Sloop Tavern Blakely Rock Benefit Race next weekend.
Have a good one.
Bruce has raced and cruised the Pacific Northwest his entire life. He earned a Bachelor’s of Science from the University of Washington in Biological Oceanography and learned meteorology “to keep from getting kicked around on the race course.” Bruce spent nearly two decades as Associate Publisher for Northwest Yachting Magazine, retiring in mid-2015, and was the chairman of the board of trustees for the Northwest Marine Trade Association in 2014. (photo of Bruce driving Playstation is a bit dated, but cool)