Tagged: Boating

Boating season opens this weekend and the weather forecast predicts mostly clear skies and temperatures in the upper 70s.

The warming temperatures have authorities concerned about water safety and the potential for deadly drowning incidents. Last year, 32 people died from drowning, and more than a third of them in the spring.

Wade Alonzo with the State Parks Boating Safety Program says Washington certainly sees cold water, even when the weather is fair.

Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Forecast here.

Making headlines in the Northwest:

• Drunk boaters targeted this weekend
• Off the wire: Backlash against traffic cameras and more
• Unemployment checks going up between $3 and $13
• Edmonds concerts series kicks off July 10

The city of Seattle's revamped Shoreline Master Plan would limit the number of people living on boats to 25 percent of slips in any marina. The boating website Three Sheets Northwest reports the proposed regulation would dramatically reduce the number of liveaboards and place new requirements on the marinas they call home.