This will be the first major windstorm for this winter and it looks like we could have 25-40 knots over the central Sound. So if you haven’t re-tied those mooring lines and added an extra fender or two, now would be a good time to do so!
October 15 Surface Analysis 
October 16 Surface Forecast
You can see from the Surface Analysis from this morning and the Surface Forecast Chart for tomorrow that there will be a significant tightening of the pressure gradient as this front comes onshore. While we have gale warnings for the coast, the coastal buffer zone will weaken the front and leave us with a Small Craft Advisory for the inland waters.
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)