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Rule Dramatic Seascapes

Olympic Rainforest - Dramatic Seascapes - Pacific Northwest

Q: What conditions does Dramatic Seascapes look for?

Coastal Drama Score: ≥ 75.0%. Significant Wave Height: ≥ 1.5m. Visibility: ≥ 5000.0m. Wind Gusts: ≤ 22.0m/s. Precipitation Chance: ≤ 30.0%

Forks, Washington, United States

Dramatic coastal photography conditions - powerful waves combined with atmospheric drama and good visibility for seascape shots.

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)

Coastal Drama Score · ≥ 75.0% Significant Wave Height · ≥ 1.5m Visibility · ≥ 5000.0m Wind Gusts · ≤ 22.0m/s

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Most common blockers (next 72 hours)

Coastal Drama Score 100% failing

Significant Wave Height 100% failing

Precipitation Chance 99% failing

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Real-time conditions

Coastal Drama Score

Wave Height0.2m

Swell Height0.1m

Wind Speed1.2m/s (calm conditions)

Cloud Cover99%

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72-hour requirements breakdown

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Time America/Los_Angeles	Coastal Drama Score ≥ 75.0%	Significant Wave Height ≥ 1.5m	Visibility ≥ 5000.0m	Wind Gusts ≤ 22.0m/s	Precipitation Chance ≤ 30.0%
Sat, Mar 14
21:00	3.9%	0.26m	24135m	1.9m/s	0%
22:00	3.5%	0.28m	24135m	1.3m/s	0%
23:00	3.4%	0.24m	24134m	0.91m/s	0%
Sun, Mar 15
24:00	2.9%	0.35m	24135m	1m/s	39%
01:00	3%	0.33m	24135m	0.91m/s	39%
02:00	3.1%	0.32m	24135m	0.81m/s	39%
03:00	3.4%	0.24m	24135m	0.72m/s	54%
04:00	3.1%	0.29m	24134m	1m/s	68%
05:00	4.4%	0.22m	24134m	0.81m/s	83%
06:00	3.4%	0.22m	24135m	1.2m/s	85%
07:00	9.8%	0.21m	24135m	1.2m/s	88%
08:00	14%	0.21m	24135m	1.6m/s	90%
09:00	12%	0.21m	22166m	2.3m/s	92%
10:00	8.5%	0.21m	23908m	3.2m/s	94%
11:00	7.5%	0.21m	15402m	3.8m/s	97%
12:00	9.1%	0.21m	15182m	4.7m/s	96%
13:00	6.5%	0.21m	11100m	6m/s	95%
14:00	7%	0.21m	17832m	5.4m/s	94%
15:00	7.5%	0.2m	20353m	3m/s	95%
16:00	5.7%	0.2m	8981m	9.6m/s	96%
17:00	8%	0.19m	11012m	10m/s	97%
18:00	9.5%	0.21m	12551m	9m/s	94%
19:00	13%	0.22m	20860m	7.6m/s	91%
20:00	11%	0.24m	20867m	8.4m/s	89%
21:00	3.9%	0.25m	20719m	9.6m/s	92%
22:00	3.3%	0.25m	10719m	11m/s	96%
23:00	2.9%	0.26m	7569m	13m/s	100%
Mon, Mar 16
24:00	2.5%	0.25m	6873m	13m/s	100%
01:00	2.8%	0.25m	7631m	13m/s	100%
02:00	3.3%	0.24m	7249m	13m/s	100%
03:00	2.8%	0.24m	5129m	14m/s	100%
04:00	2.1%	0.24m	4944m	14m/s	100%
05:00	3.3%	0.24m	6142m	14m/s	100%
06:00	3.3%	0.25m	5557m	14m/s	90%
07:00	9.5%	0.25m	6067m	14m/s	79%
08:00	11%	0.26m	5405m	15m/s	69%
09:00	11%	0.25m	7260m	15m/s	68%
10:00	7.4%	0.25m	3874m	16m/s	67%
11:00	6%	0.24m	6066m	17m/s	66%
12:00	8.3%	0.23m	24134m	16m/s	51%
13:00	7.8%	0.22m	24135m	15m/s	36%
14:00	7.6%	0.21m	24134m	14m/s	21%
15:00	7.6%	0.21m	24135m	13m/s	33%
16:00	6.8%	0.2m	24134m	12m/s	44%
17:00	8%	0.2m	24135m	11m/s	56%
18:00	9.6%	0.21m	24134m	12m/s	67%
19:00	9.3%	0.21m	24135m	13m/s	77%
20:00	9.3%	0.22m	24134m	14m/s	88%
21:00	3.2%	0.23m	23701m	14m/s	92%
22:00	2.6%	0.23m	12762m	13m/s	95%
23:00	2.7%	0.24m	14560m	13m/s	98%
Tue, Mar 17
24:00	2.3%	0.26m	9269m	14m/s	98%
01:00	3%	0.27m	16854m	13m/s	98%
02:00	2.3%	0.29m	9165m	13m/s	98%
03:00	2.1%	0.3m	6228m	12m/s	98%
04:00	2.1%	0.32m	8691m	11m/s	98%
05:00	2.8%	0.33m	17240m	11m/s	99%
06:00	2.6%	0.33m	14417m	11m/s	98%
07:00	9.2%	0.33m	22544m	11m/s	96%
08:00	10%	0.33m	24034m	11m/s	95%
09:00	9.6%	0.33m	24135m	11m/s	96%
10:00	9.4%	0.32m	24135m	12m/s	97%
11:00	7%	0.32m	24134m	12m/s	98%
12:00	6.2%	0.33m	18080m	11m/s	98%
13:00	5.7%	0.35m	12026m	11m/s	98%
14:00	4.7%	0.36m	5972m	10m/s	98%
15:00	4.7%	0.38m	8437m	11m/s	99%
16:00	5.7%	0.39m	10903m	12m/s	99%
17:00	6.8%	0.41m	13369m	13m/s	100%
18:00	8.1%	0.41m	11719m	12m/s	99%
19:00	8.8%	0.42m	10069m	11m/s	99%
20:00	6.4%	0.42m	8419m	11m/s	99%
21:00	2.7%	0.44m	13605m	10m/s	99%
22:00	3.2%	0.45m	18791m	10m/s	99%
23:00	3.5%	0.47m	23977m	10m/s	100%
Wed, Mar 18
24:00	3.5%	0.47m	21144m	10m/s	98%
01:00	2.9%	0.48m	18311m	11m/s	97%
02:00	2.9%	0.48m	15478m	11m/s	96%
03:00	2.7%	0.45m	14728m	11m/s	97%
04:00	2.7%	0.43m	13977m	11m/s	99%

How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Coastal Drama Score mean?

Inputs that drive the score

This derived score summarizes multiple raw weather signals. The table below shows the supporting inputs hour by hour, so you can see what's pushing the score up or down.

Time America/Los_Angeles	High Clouds %	Low Clouds %	Mid-Level Clouds %	Primary Swell Height m	Primary Wave Direction °	Sea Salt AOD (550nm)	Solar Elevation °	Total Cloud Coverage %	Wind Direction °	Wind Speed m/s	Wind Wave Height m	Wind Wave Period s
Sun, Mar 15 Sunrise 07:30 Sunset 19:21
06:00 ☾	99%	98%	64%	0.09m	352°	0.02	-16°	99%	89°	1.2m/s	0.19m	2.1s
07:00 ☾	100%	98%	87%	0.09m	351°	0.02	-5.8°	100%	100°	1.2m/s	0.2m	2.1s
08:00 ☾	22%	100%	98%	0.08m	351°	0.02	4.3°	100%	137°	1.3m/s	0.2m	2.1s
09:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.08m	352°	0.02	14°	100%	138°	1.4m/s	0.2m	2.1s
10:00 ☾	98%	100%	100%	0.07m	353°	0.01	23°	100%	96°	1.7m/s	0.2m	2.1s
11:00 ☾	48%	100%	100%	0.07m	353°	0.01	31°	100%	90°	2.1m/s	0.2m	2.1s
12:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.07m	255°	0.01	37°	100%	84°	2.4m/s	0.21m	2.3s
13:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.06m	156°	0.01	40°	100%	78°	3.2m/s	0.23m	2.4s
14:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.06m	57°	0.01	40°	100%	88°	2.6m/s	0.24m	2.6s
15:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.06m	60°	0.01	36°	100%	124°	0.84m/s	0.23m	2.6s
16:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.07m	62°	0.009	30°	100%	154°	3.8m/s	0.23m	2.6s
17:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.07m	64°	0.009	22°	100%	154°	4m/s	0.22m	2.6s
18:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.08m	65°	0.01	13°	100%	124°	3.1m/s	0.24m	2.6s
19:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.08m	65°	0.01	3.3°	100%	121°	2.5m/s	0.25m	2.6s
20:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.09m	66°	0.01	-6.9°	100%	127°	2.7m/s	0.27m	2.7s
21:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.13m	61°	0.01	-17°	100%	139°	3.1m/s	0.22m	2.6s
22:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.16m	55°	0.02	-26°	100%	142°	3.7m/s	0.18m	2.6s
23:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.2m	50°	0.02	-34°	100%	149°	4.3m/s	0.13m	2.5s
Mon, Mar 16 Sunrise 07:28 Sunset 19:23
24:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.18m	152°	0.01	-40°	100%	156°	4.8m/s	0.15m	2.5s
01:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.16m	254°	0.01	-43°	100%	152°	5.1m/s	0.16m	2.5s
02:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.14m	356°	0.01	-43°	100%	145°	4.3m/s	0.18m	2.5s
03:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.15m	247°	0.02	-39°	100%	148°	4.5m/s	0.18m	2.5s
04:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.15m	139°	0.01	-33°	100%	141°	5.3m/s	0.17m	2.5s
05:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.16m	30°	0.01	-25°	100%	150°	5.5m/s	0.17m	2.4s
06:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.16m	29°	0.02	-15°	100%	154°	5.9m/s	0.17m	2.4s
07:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.15m	28°	0.02	-5.5°	100%	154°	6.2m/s	0.18m	2.4s
08:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.15m	27°	0.02	4.7°	100%	160°	6.7m/s	0.18m	2.4s
09:00 ☾	50%	100%	100%	0.15m	34°	0.01	14°	100%	159°	6.7m/s	0.17m	2.4s
10:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.15m	41°	0.01	23°	100%	162°	7.2m/s	0.17m	2.4s
11:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.15m	48°	0.01	31°	100%	163°	7.3m/s	0.16m	2.4s
12:00 ☾	100%	94%	100%	0.15m	56°	0.02	37°	100%	157°	7m/s	0.16m	2.5s
13:00 ☾	92%	89%	100%	0.14m	63°	0.04	40°	100%	166°	7.1m/s	0.15m	2.6s
14:00 ☾	100%	69%	100%	0.14m	70°	0.06	40°	100%	164°	7m/s	0.15m	2.7s
15:00 ☾	92%	43%	100%	0.13m	70°	0.07	37°	100%	165°	7.1m/s	0.17m	2.7s
16:00 ☾	95%	9%	100%	0.12m	70°	0.07	30°	100%	171°	6m/s	0.19m	2.7s
17:00 ☾	100%	8%	100%	0.11m	70°	0.07	22°	100%	170°	5.9m/s	0.21m	2.7s
18:00 ☾	100%	12%	100%	0.14m	70°	-	13°	100%	166°	5.9m/s	0.19m	2.8s
19:00 ☾	100%	0%	100%	0.16m	70°	-	3.5°	100%	160°	6.1m/s	0.17m	2.9s
20:00 ☾	73%	19%	94%	0.19m	70°	-	-6.7°	95%	163°	6.3m/s	0.15m	3s
21:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.19m	65°	-	-17°	100%	168°	6.6m/s	0.13m	2.9s
22:00 ☾	100%	100%	99%	0.18m	59°	-	-26°	100%	169°	5.7m/s	0.12m	2.7s
23:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.18m	54°	-	-34°	100%	168°	6.3m/s	0.1m	2.6s
Tue, Mar 17 Sunrise 07:26 Sunset 19:24
24:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.2m	52°	-	-40°	100%	163°	6.8m/s	0.1m	2.7s
01:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.23m	50°	-	-43°	100%	161°	6.5m/s	0.1m	2.8s
02:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.25m	48°	-	-43°	100%	162°	6.9m/s	0.1m	2.9s
03:00 ☾	100%	100%	99%	0.25m	53°	-	-39°	100%	166°	6.1m/s	0.13m	3.1s
04:00 ☾	100%	100%	90%	0.24m	58°	-	-33°	100%	164°	5.4m/s	0.15m	3.4s
05:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.24m	63°	-	-24°	100%	163°	5.2m/s	0.18m	3.6s
06:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.24m	63°	-	-15°	100%	165°	5.1m/s	0.18m	3.5s
07:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.23m	63°	-	-5.1°	100%	163°	5.2m/s	0.18m	3.4s
08:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.23m	63°	-	5°	100%	163°	5m/s	0.18m	3.3s
09:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.19m	63°	-	15°	100%	165°	5.1m/s	0.22m	3.3s
10:00 ☾	44%	100%	31%	0.14m	63°	-	24°	100%	160°	4.9m/s	0.25m	3.2s
11:00 ☾	95%	100%	94%	0.1m	63°	-	32°	100%	165°	5.1m/s	0.29m	3.1s
12:00 ☾	97%	100%	96%	0.1m	62°	-	38°	100%	161°	4.6m/s	0.3m	3.1s
13:00 ☾	98%	100%	98%	0.1m	62°	-	41°	100%	157°	4m/s	0.32m	3.1s
14:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.1m	61°	-	40°	100%	154°	3.5m/s	0.33m	3s
15:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.09m	62°	-	37°	100%	156°	4.2m/s	0.35m	3.1s
16:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.09m	62°	-	31°	100%	157°	4.9m/s	0.38m	3.2s
17:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.08m	63°	-	23°	100%	159°	5.5m/s	0.4m	3.3s
18:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.09m	62°	-	13°	100%	162°	5.5m/s	0.42m	3.4s
19:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.09m	62°	-	3.8°	100%	165°	5.4m/s	0.45m	3.4s
20:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.1m	61°	-	-6.4°	100%	168°	5.4m/s	0.47m	3.5s
21:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.1m	61°	-	-16°	100%	165°	5.1m/s	0.49m	3.5s
22:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.1m	61°	-	-25°	100%	162°	4.7m/s	0.51m	3.6s
23:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.1m	61°	-	-33°	100%	160°	4.4m/s	0.53m	3.7s
Wed, Mar 18 Sunrise 07:24 Sunset 19:25
24:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.1m	60°	-	-39°	100%	160°	4.4m/s	0.5m	3.7s
01:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.11m	60°	-	-43°	100%	161°	4.3m/s	0.48m	3.7s
02:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.11m	60°	-	-42°	100%	161°	4.3m/s	0.45m	3.8s
03:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.16m	60°	-	-39°	100%	161°	4.7m/s	0.38m	3.7s
04:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.22m	60°	-	-32°	100%	162°	5m/s	0.31m	3.7s
05:00 ☾	100%	100%	100%	0.27m	60°	-	-24°	100%	162°	5.4m/s	0.24m	3.6s

How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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