Friday storm update: Still on the board. Models continue to vary in strength and track between Vancouver Island (really windy here) and N. Oregon (not quite as windy here). Better data will come as storm begins to develop....

High confidence though it'll be quite rainy with a new round of mountain snow. Very heavy surf is likely along the coast at 25'+ and some river flooding on Skokomish is possible by the weekend. Stormy weather pattern holds well into next week with more storms on the way...

To reiterate on the wind: The strongest pressure differences are to the south side of the low center so areas to the south of where it makes landfall would have greatest chance of strongest wind. Northern OR/far SW Washington are still south of the low in many track scenarios...

If the low center crosses to the south of Seattle/Puget Sound that would mitigate the winds here, but if it goes in to our north then the city would likely see stronger wind speeds. That's the million dollar question right now. Models have frequently had both scenarios.