Station Name: 9444900 - Port Townsend, WA
Station Type: Fixed
Data Source: National Data Buoy Center

Elevation Above Sea Level: 0 feet

Nearest Address:
Ferry Dock
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Jefferson County

GPS Coordinates: 48.111, -122.76

Nearby Water Temperatures

yellow watch - severe thunderstorm - in effect

Effective: Fri July 17, 2026, 9:40 AM
Expires: Fri July 17, 2026, 11:03 PM

Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing heavy rain. Slow-moving thunderstorms may produce heavy rain today. The threat area is over the northern half of Vancouver Island. This area is bordered by Port McNeill, Brooks Peninsula Provincial Park, and Strathcona Provincial Park. The threat area includes: - Highway 19 between Port McNeill and Campbell River - Highway 28 between Gold River and Campbell River - Woss - Vernon Lake - Zeballos - Tahsis - Gold River - Sayward ### Heavy rain can cause flash flooding and significant reductions to visibility. Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms capable of producing damaging hail, wind or rain. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #BCStorm.

When thunder roars, go indoors! Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Don't drive through flooded roadways.