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Latest weather forecast calls for a light-and-sound show around the Puget Sound region. Craig Sailor. June 14, 2024 at 5:30 AM. Tony Overman/toverman@theolympian.com.
Puget Sound (/ ˈ p juː dʒ ɪ t / PEW-jit; Lushootseed: x̌ʷəlč IPA: [ˈχʷəlt͡ʃ] WHULCH) [1] [2] is a complex estuarine [5] system of interconnected marine waterways and basins located on the northwest coast of the U.S. state of Washington.
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 Salish Sea (/ ˈ s eɪ l ɪ ʃ / SAY-lish) is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean located in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington.It includes the Strait of Georgia, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, and an intricate network of connecting channels and adjoining waterways.
Each marine area within the sound is additionally managed semi-separately and in cooperation with local indigenous tribes. [6] The Puget Sound is generally divided into five areas: the strait of Juan de Fuca, the San Juan islands, the northern sound, the southern sound, and Hood Canal. Marine areas 4, 5, and parts 6 are located in the strait.
Its northern boundary is defined as a line running between Point Wilson and Point Partridge, and it extends south to the southern end of Whidbey Island and Point No Point on the Kitsap Peninsula, where it joins the Central Basin of Puget Sound's Main Basin. Admiralty Inlet's area is 437 square kilometres (169 sq mi), with a volume of 15,200 ...
An aerial view of Base Seattle. District 13 is a United States Coast Guard district, based at the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, in Seattle, Washington.It covers the Pacific Northwest and its Area of Responsibility encompasses four states; Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
The Marine Resources Committees (MRC) are a type of government board for maritime counties in the U.S. state of Washington. It is part of the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative, enacted in 1998. Seven of the state's counties have MRCs: Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, Clallam, Island, Jefferson and San Juan.