Brier Weather Station
Latitude N 47° 46' 49" Longitude W 122° 16' 48" Elevation 341 ft
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FXUS66 KSEW 230303
AFDSEW
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Seattle WA
803 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026
.SYNOPSIS...
A dry and warmer pattern will begin to unfold for the second
half of the week and into the weekend. No impactful weather is
expected in the next several days.
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.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
Radar activity is winding down this evening as the low continues
to move to the south and east. Otherwise, no major updates have
been made and the previous discussion can be found below. See
the aviation sections for updates there.
Winds and any remaining shower activity will dissipate
overnight into early Thursday. A drier pattern will set up
starting Thursday as an upper level ridge continues to build
over the NE Pacific Ocean. A shortwave trough over Eastern
Washington may bring light precipitation to the Cascades
Thursday into Friday. With snow levels between 3000-4000 ft,
light mixed precipitation or snow is possible. However, no
significant impacts are expected. A cloudy start expected
Thursday morning, but clouds will scatter out in the afternoon
giving way for mostly clear skies to partly cloudy skies in the
afternoon. High temperatures will be in the upper 50s along the
coast and low 60s in the interior. A warmer day with sunny
skies and breezy winds is in store on Friday with temperatures
peaking in the low to mid 60s.
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.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
Generally dry and warm conditions continue into the weekend with
mostly clear skies across the lowlands and coast. Daytime
temperatures over the weekend will peak in the mid 60s along the
coast; as for the interior, temperatures will peak in the upper 60s
to low 70s. Models do continue to highlight a series of shortwaves
moving across area this weekend and into early next week. The
Cascades will see increased cloud coverage and the small chance (10-
25%) of light precipitation. Outside of the mountains, conditions
are still trending dry. Slightly cooler early next week with
high temperatures in the 60s.
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.AVIATION...
North to northwesterly flow aloft will continue
into Thursday as an upper level trough gradually shifts east of
the area and an upper ridge remains centered offshore. The air
mass is moist and generally stable with widespread MVFR
ceilings. VFR expected areawide by Thursday afternoon.
KSEA...MVFR is expected to persist overnight. There`s around a
60% chance of some higher MVFR ceilings on Thursday morning
before VFR returns by late morning. Surface winds southerly 8 to
12 knots easing to under 8 knots late tonight.
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.MARINE...
Light onshore flow will turn more northerly or weakly
offshore Friday into the early portion of the weekend with
broad surface ridging over western Canada and lower pressure
over the Pacific Northwest. Ridging weakens early next week with
light onshore flow resuming.
Seas will build and steepen over the coastal waters up to 11 to 15
ft, as well as nearing rough bar criteria at Grays Harbor by
tonight. Seas will then gradually subside later Thursday into the
weekend.
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.HYDROLOGY...
No river flooding is expected in the next seven days.
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.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...None.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory until 11 AM PDT Thursday for Coastal
Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm-
Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10
Nm-Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10
To 60 Nm-Coastal Waters From James Island To Point
Grenville Out 10 Nm-Coastal Waters From Point Grenville
To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm-Coastal Waters From Point
Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm-Grays Harbor Bar.
Small Craft Advisory until 8 PM PDT this evening for Puget
Sound and Hood Canal.
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NWS SEW Office Area Forecast Discussion