Brier Weather Station
Latitude N 47° 46' 49" Longitude W 122° 16' 48" Elevation 341 ft
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FXUS66 KSEW 072037
AFDSEW
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Seattle WA
137 PM PDT Mon Sep 7 2026
.SYNOPSIS...
Low pressure will move east of the Cascades tonight. High
pressure will move in Tuesday and Wednesday for drier and warmer
conditions. A pair of systems look to move through Thursday
through the weekend for more chances for showers and cooler
weather.
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.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
Water vapor imagery shows Washington remaining under the
influence of the broad upper level trough that has been sitting
over the area since last week finally beginning to eject
eastward towards Montana. Chances for light showers will
continue this afternoon, but expect clouds to slowly decrease in
coverage into this evening. Highs will remain in the mid to
upper 60s, perhaps into the low 70s for places that see the
most sun. Clearer skies expected this evening though expect
another marine layer to start the day Tuesday. Lows in the upper
40s to mid 50s.
Upper level ridging will briefly build across the area through
Wednesday. Weak surface thermal troughing will develop on
Tuesday and will allow the low level flow to turn offshore.
Winds will not be very strong but it will allow for clear skies
and temperatures to rise into the mid 70s on Tuesday, then into
the upper 70s to low 80s on Wednesday. Low temperatures will
also noticeably increase, up into the mid to upper 50s by
Wednesday night. 62
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.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
Ensemble guidance remains pretty well clustered through Thursday as
the next disturbance drops down across the Pacific Northwest.
This will bring a return of cooler marine air, cloud cover, rain
chances. Typically windy locations may see increased breezes by
Thursday evening in the stronger onshore low-level flow.
Confidence begins to decrease a bit by Friday and into the weekend
as the ensembles continue to depict a fairly large range of
possible outcomes. Specifically, much of this uncertainty centers
around the depth and timing of the next upper trough swinging across
the region. However, regardless of specifics, there`s not a
significantly strong signal for impactful weather.
Expect increased clouds, cooler temperatures, and rain chances when
the trough swings across, and slightly warmer and drier conditions
once it passes. Cullen
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.AVIATION...
Northerly flow aloft as an upper level low exits
western Washington. Mixed bag of conditions out there this
afternoon as MVFR low clouds continue to linger throughout the
interior. A mix between MVFR to VFR will continue this afternoon
as clouds slowly lift up this evening (00z). VFR will continue
overnight and into Tuesday, the exception being HQM, OLM, and
PWT, where low clouds will develop 08z-13z, with MVFR/IFR
intermittently throughout the early morning. N/NE winds will
stay around 3 to 6 knots throughout the period.
KSEA...VFR ceilings this afternoon with some low to mid level
clouds around the terminal. Can`t rule out brief MVFR ceilings
at times later this afternoon, but VFR should prevail throughout
the remainder of the period. SW winds this afternoon 4 to 8
knots will transition to more N/NE this evening and into
Tuesday morning, decreasing to 3 to 6 knots. Latest guidance
suggests a 30% chance of MVFR clouds developing at the terminal
early Tuesday morning, but confidence remains fairly low as the
air mass continues to dry out - leading to most likely VFR
conditions.
Mazurkiewicz
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.MARINE...
High pressure will gradually build across the coastal waters
through Wednesday. Winds will begin to increase tomorrow and
could reach close to Small Craft Advisory thresholds by
Wednesday night into Thursday (50-80% chc) over the outer
coastal waters as the pressure gradient tightens due to an
approaching frontal system from the north. Winds through the
Strait of Juan de Fuca begin to increase Wednesday evening, with
higher confidence of small craft winds through late Thursday
morning. The frontal system weakens as it moves through on
Thursday, allowing winds to ease area-wide. Another system may
move through the waters late Friday into Saturday, but is
currently not showing a signal for stronger winds.
Seas remain 3-6 ft through Wednesday. Seas will increase
Wednesday night into Thursday up to around 7-10 ft and become
steep as short period waves from the stronger winds over the
coastal waters begin to dominate. 62
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.FIRE WEATHER...
Warmer and drier conditions develop across the region Tuesday
and especially Wednesday. Given the recent cool and moist
conditions, this will generally return the fire weather
conditions trending back back to seasonal levels of concern.
Light offshore flow late Tuesday into Wednesday could yield poor
overnight RH recoveries on the ridges in Cascades and Olympics,
with daytime humidities approaching critical thresholds.
However, given the short-lived period of warmer conditions and
offshore flow (more humid air returns by late Thursday with
breezy onshore flow), do not expect a significant ramp up in the
fire weather risk. Cullen
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.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...None.
PZ...None.
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NWS SEW Office Area Forecast Discussion