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The gap is responsible for climate and meteorological effects in Puget Sound region, including the Puget Sound Convergence Zone, [12] [13] marine push, [4] [14] diurnal wind circulation (), [15] [16] and the relatively high precipitation compared to areas in the Olympic Mountains' rain shadow.
The Puget Sound Convergence Zone is an important feature of Seattle's weather. In the convergence zone, air arriving from the north meets air flowing in from the south. Both streams of air originate over the Pacific Ocean; airflow is split by the Olympic Mountains to Seattle's west, then reunited to the east.
On April 18, 2008, a strong and very unseasonable snow-producing Puget Sound Convergence Zone storm formed around Everett, and spread south throughout the course of the afternoon and evening. [6] By evening, the Zone had spread into northern King County, dumping 3.5 inches (89 mm) of snow in Shoreline, and 6.5 inches (170 mm) of snow in ...
The most likely time for lightning will come Saturday afternoon and evening across the central Puget Sound region. The National Weather Service (NWS) said there is a 30-35 percent chance of ...
Breezy conditions will start sweeping certain parts of the Puget Sound early next week, according to a forecast briefing by NWS Seattle. Gustier winds will come later on. Nearby rivers will also ...
Seattle - Extremely cold temperatures will stick around through the weekend with overnight lows in the teens and daytime highs in the mid 20s. At 8:00 this morning, Bellingham had a bone chilling ...
The National Weather Service operates 122 weather forecast offices. [1] [2] Each weather forecast office (WFO or NWSFO) has a geographic area of responsibility, also known as a county warning area, for issuing local public, marine, aviation, fire, and hydrology forecasts. They also issue severe weather warnings, gather weather observations, and ...
Marine weather forecasting is the process by which mariners and meteorological organizations attempt to forecast future weather conditions over the Earth's oceans. Mariners have had rules of thumb regarding the navigation around tropical cyclones for many years, dividing a storm into halves and sailing through the normally weaker and more ...