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Heat Wave Continues in the West; Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the High Plains

An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Critical fire weather conditions will continue over the next couple of days across portions of the High Plains as gusty winds and dry conditions persist. 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 .





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FTUS46 KSEW 180853 AAB
TAFSEA
TAF AMD
KSEA 180853Z 1809/1912 16006KT 5SM -RA BR SCT006 OVC020
TEMPO 1809/1813 1/2SM -RA FG BKN004 OVC010
FM181300 19008KT 5SM -RA BR OVC010
FM181800 19009KT 6SM -RA BR SCT010 OVC022
FM190000 19008KT 6SM -RA BR BKN022 OVC035
FM190300 18009KT P6SM -RA SCT010 OVC020=
 
 

905
FTUS46 KSEW 180812 AAA
TAFBFI
TAF AMD
KBFI 180812Z 1808/1906 15007KT 5SM -RA BR SCT009 OVC022
TEMPO 1808/1812 2SM -RA BR BKN005 OVC015
FM181200 17009KT 6SM -RA BR SCT007 OVC020
FM181800 18008KT 6SM -RA BR SCT010 OVC025
FM190000 16006KT P6SM -RA BKN025 OVC040
FM190300 18008KT P6SM -RA OVC025=
 
 
   

548
FTUS46 KSEW 180521
TAFPAE
TAF
KPAE 180521Z 1806/1906 16012KT 6SM -RA BR OVC005
FM181200 17011KT 5SM -RA BR OVC005
FM181600 16011KT 4SM -RA BR SCT007 OVC010
FM182000 15013KT 5SM -RA BR OVC010
FM190300 15015G25KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015=