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happening outside. so far so good in florida for the launch and not too bad here now. not too bad. skies look decent with a fair amount of sunshine here in northwest washington is what we re seeing. later on today an increases chance of showers and thunderstorms. scattered showers and thunderstorms return today and frankly for every day this week. there is a coastal flood advisory this morning until 10:00. high tide could be about a foot or so above normal. this unsettled weather pattern does continue through the week, i m sorry to say. and then by the weekend things look better, particularly the last part of the weekend. here is a look at the radar. we ll show what you is happening now. not much in the way of any precipitation. a little bit of junk showing up there. a few showers off to the east but i don t know those are hitting the ground. we see a mix of clouds and sun this morning. things look good. although things are quiet now we ll see more fill in as an area of low