Bellingham Bay Surface Currents

NOAA SSCOFS surface-current model guidance · up to 24 hours in 3-hour steps · updated from the published forecast file.

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NOAA operational guidance
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Surface current speed
00.20.40.60.81.0+ mph
Preparing flow lines… · How to read: The color ramp is tightened to make slower Bellingham Bay currents easier to distinguish. The streamlines are animated continuously for legibility; they show direction and relative flow pattern, not exact parcel travel distance. Source: NOAA SSCOFS FVCOM operational forecast file published via GitHub Actions. Model guidance is not a buoy observation. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.