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Daily Brief
A short Seattle summary for Mar 14, 11:54 AM. Use Brief when you want the calmer daily read across weather, movement, alerts, and events. If you only need the fastest check, open Now instead.
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2 neighborhood-linked events are shaping the live city picture right now. Capitol Hill gallery night is the clearest event signal in this brief.
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Getting around
Travel picture now
9 Seattle-area travel alerts and 7 current ferry notes are part of the broader city movement picture right now. Ferry travel is the strongest next transit lane. Spring sailing schedule starts Sunday, March 22 is the clearest note inside that lane.
Right now
38F • Cloudy • Wind 1 mph
Next tide
High 8.7 ft • 1:56 PM
What needs attention
Beginning at 3:32, Saturday, March 14, until further notice: A debris slide on northbound I-5 is blocking all lanes near Dike Road at milepost 22. There is no detour and no estimated time for reopening. Avoid the area and use an alternate route or expect long delays.
9 current travel notes and 7 ferry notes are shaping the broader city picture. Spring sailing schedule starts Sunday, March 22 is the clearest live movement note.
What is happening
Capitol Hill gallery night • Sat, Mar 14, 7:00 PM
City picture
The calm read
Weather is 38F with cloudy and wind near 1 mph.
Beginning at 3:32, Saturday, March 14, until further notice: A debris slide on northbound I-5 is blocking all lanes near Dike Road at milepost 22. There is no detour and no estimated time for reopening. Avoid the area and use an alternate route or expect long delays. is the clearest thing needing attention.
Capitol Hill gallery night is the clearest current event signal.
Next tide: High 8.7 ft • 1:56 PM
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The short version
This is the plain-text version of the current Seattle briefing. It is useful if you want the whole digest in one scan or want to copy it elsewhere quickly.
Seattle brief for Mar 14, 11:54 AM Weather: 38F, Cloudy, wind 1 mph Next tide: High 8.7 ft • 1:56 PM Top alerts: - Pothole on I-5 northbound at milepost 117.51 near Mounts Rd Truck Scales #7 beginning at 11:31 am on March 14, 2026 until further notice. (WSDOT • high) - From 8 a.m. Monday, March 16 to noon Friday, March 20, the northbound Interstate 5 Seatac rest area (milepost 140) will close for maintenance. (WSDOT • high) - I-90 - Broadway to Idaho State Line: Bare and dry (WSDOT • low) - From 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 15, all lanes of northbound State Route 99 will close from Republican Street (milepost 32) to Lynn Street (milepost 33) for the Saint Patrick's Day Dash. The northbound State Route 99 off-ramp to Seventh Avenue/Harrison Street will also close. (WSDOT • high) - US 2 Spokane to Newport: Bare and wet with ice in places (WSDOT • low) Featured events: - Pike Place evening set (Fri 6:00 PM) - Capitol Hill gallery night (Sat 7:00 PM) - Ballard late market (Sun 11:00 AM) Produced at: 2026-03-14T18:54:36.141Z Cache TTL: 900 seconds
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