Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

A Puget Sound Convergence Zone (PSCZ) forms when strong westerly winds flow around the Olympic Peninsula and converge over Puget Sound. It generally forms north of Seattle, and may move southward to as far as Boeing Field or SeaTac Airport. A PSCZ can cause a narrow band of convective precipitation along it, which can include rain showers, thunderstorms, or snowfall. Strong south to southwest winds are to the south of the PSCZ and north to northwest winds to the north. More model information for the winds around SeaTac can be found on the SeaTac Wind Page .


Hover over or click station to get METAR and TAF (if available)	Wind Barbs, PIREPs, Radar, 10nm Range Rings, all sites except CWOP
892 FTUS46 KSEW 280529 TAFSEA TAF KSEA 280529Z 2806/2912 01010KT P6SM BKN170 FM280800 01005KT P6SM BKN150 FM281200 11004KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM281500 23006KT P6SM FEW040 BKN100 FM281900 25008KT P6SM FEW040 BKN100=
896 FTUS46 KSEW 280529 TAFBFI TAF KBFI 280529Z 2806/2906 34005KT P6SM BKN180 FM281100 00000KT P6SM BKN150 FM281500 VRB04KT P6SM FEW040 BKN110 FM281900 26004KT P6SM FEW040 BKN100=

895 FTUS46 KSEW 280529 TAFPAE TAF KPAE 280529Z 2806/2906 34005KT P6SM BKN150 FM281500 29003KT P6SM FEW040 OVC100 FM282000 31007KT P6SM FEW040 OVC050=

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Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

Puget Sound Convergence Zone