Sorry to be late with this however we’ve been watching this system as it comes onshore and it will be the strongest system we’ve had so far this winter. Good for plenty of snow in the mountains however the breeze along the coast, the central Sound, and the north part of the Salish Sea will be substantial. We already have 40-knots from the SSW at Destruction Island and 35 from SSW at West Pt. Hope you’ve got the extra mooring lines and fenders rigged!
December 10 500MB 
December 10 Surface Analysis 
December 11 Surface Forecast 
December 12 500MB 
December 12 Surface Forecast 
December 13 Surface Forecast 
December 14 500MB 
December 14 Surface Forecast
The surface analysis chart and the sat pic show this system getting wound up and coming right into the Pac NW. The cold front attached to this system extends well out into the Pacific and with the 500MB chart we are in for a continuing onslaught of wind and rain. The 48 hour surface forecast chart also shows the ice accretion line extending south to 52N and with the jet stream aiming south of us we are also in for cooler conditions as well.
Have a great weekend but stay safe.
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)