It is the last days of the Seattle Boat Show which closes tomorrow so don’t even think about going on Sunday, Weather looks great for either the indoor or outdoor venues, so enjoy. The best day for wind will be Sunday and as long as you’re not watching Super Bowl, it will be a nice pre-frontal day for sailing.
We are still experiencing a dryer and cooler than normal winter with only .84” of rain in the gauge compared to an average of 1.33”. Year to date we’ve only had 3.93” compared to an average of 7.11”. Don’t worry, there is still plenty of time to make up for this shortage. Plus in the upcoming week, we will also be getting another short shot of Canadian Cool around mid-week, so keep the woolies handy.
The surface analysis and sat pic for today show a beautiful low-pressure system with an attached front just ready to come ashore with cool, unstable air behind the front. This is significant as this may bring thundershowers to the area on Tuesday. Both also show the two weak fronts that will be coming ashore in California bringing more rain and snow to the Central Valley and Sierra Nevadas.
The only problem for the Winter Shaw Island Classic will be that while there may be enough wind to start, it is just going to get lighter over the course of the day. At least there won’t be much if any, rain. The rest of the Salish Sea will experience the same.
So more rain on Tuesday and then maybe by next weekend, Welcome to winter in the Salish Sea!
Have a great weekend!
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)