OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Divers will have to wait until Saturday before getting another chance to dive to a 1927 Chevrolet sedan found at the bottom of Lake Crescent last weekend.

After a few days of bad weather, forecasters predict clear skies for the weekend.

Divers should then be able to take better video pictures of the car that lies more than 170 feet below the lake’s surface, Olympic National Park spokeswoman Barb Maynes said Tuesday.

The search and discovery after 73 years have captured the attention of the nation.

Despite blurry video footage Monday, officials verified that the sedan belonged to Russell and Blanch Warren, a Forks-area couple that disappeared while driving westbound around the lake in 1929, park rangers said.

The car was discovered Saturday by volunteers with Mill Creek-based Innerspace Exploration Team using sonar detection devices.

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