Brier Weather Station
Latitude N 47° 46' 49" Longitude W 122° 16' 48" Elevation 341 ft
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FXUS66 KSEW 250316
AFDSEW
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Seattle WA
816 PM PDT Fri Apr 24 2026
.SYNOPSIS...
Warm and dry conditions as an upper level ridge builds over the
area. Dry flow aloft will continue through the weekend with warm
and dry conditions expected into the first half of next week.
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.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
No updates have been made this evening, and the previous
discussion can be found below. See the aviation section for
updates.
High clouds will clear out tonight with temperatures cooling
down to the low to mid 30s. A Frost Advisory will remain in
affect for portions of the Southwest Interior and South Puget
Sound for overnight temperatures near freezing.
Little change of the pattern over the weekend as we will remain
in dry northerly flow across western Washington with warm and
dry conditions. High temperatures over the weekend will warm in
the mid to upper 60s in the interior locations, with areas along
the water in the upper 50s into lower 60s.
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.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Ensemble guidance continues to agree in a weak shortwave passing
over the area on Monday with an increase in cloud cover along
with the potential for some showers over the Cascades. Most of
the interior will remain dry throughout the week and
temperatures will slightly warm to the lower 70s by midweek.
Overnight lows remain in the upper 30s and mid 40s.
Mazurkiewicz
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.AVIATION...
North flow aloft continues with a ridge offshore
and a trough to the east. The flow will turn northeast Saturday.
VFR skies continue this afternoon with FEW/SCT mid-height
clouds. Breezy north winds 8-12 kt gusting to 20 kt will
continue through the evening, with some spots becoming calm or
light northeast overnight. A slight chance of low CIGS and/or
fog/mist (some of which may be freezing) remains Saturday
morning, with the best chance in the south interior/Pacific
Coast. More VFR conditions are expected going into the day
Saturday. Winds pick up during the day out of the north 5-10 kt.
KSEA...VFR expected through the TAF period. North winds 8-12 kt
decrease to around 5 kt from the northeast tonight, returning
to the north 5-10 kt Saturday.
33/HPR
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.MARINE...
Small Craft Advisory in Puget Sound will expire at 9PM
tonight as planned. High pressure will remain offshore with
lower pressure inland. North flow will continue over the waters
with this pattern, with the winds offshore at times. Winds
largely remain light, with the potential for a weak diurnal push
through the strait Monday. Seas will remain in the 4-8 ft
range.
33/HPR
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.HYDROLOGY...
No river flooding is expected in the next seven days.
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.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...Frost Advisory until 10 AM PDT Saturday for Lowlands of Lewis
and Southern Thurston Counties-Lowlands of Pierce and
Southern King Counties-Olympia and Southern Puget Sound-
Southern Hood Canal.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory until 9 PM PDT this evening for Puget
Sound and Hood Canal.
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NWS SEW Office Area Forecast Discussion