It’s been a while since we’ve issued a “Barking Dog Report”. One of the main reasons for starting this blog was to help alert neighbors when we think we’re going to flood from the combination of strong winds and high tides coming over our bulkhead. Like a neighbor’s friendly dog barking dog, it could be a false alarm or it could be an actual event to contend with. So if you see a “barking dog report” – we are preparing to flood or for a strong weather event. The joys of living on Puget Sound!
Today is one of those days… we are preparing to possibly flood because of the strong winds in the forecast combined with the high tide this afternoon of 11.73 at 1:19 pm.
The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning which is in effect until 9pm tonight.
…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING…
The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a High Wind
Warning, which is in effect until 9 PM PST this evening. The Wind
Advisory is no longer in effect.
* WIND…South 25 to 40 mph with gusts TO 60 or 65 mph.
* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS…The I-5 metro corridor from Lewis
county north to Snohomish county. Includes the greater Seattle
area, Bellevue, Tacoma, Bremerton, and Olympia.
* TIMING…Late this morning through early this evening.
* IMPACTS…Falling trees and limbs, power outages, and minor
damage to structures.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
High winds can topple trees onto roads, vehicles, and rooftops.
Falling trees or large branches have been known to cause
fatalities during windstorms. Downed power lines can cause power
outages lasting a couple of hours or longer. Secure loose outdoor
objects or light-weight furniture before the potentially damaging
winds arrive.
The Puget Sound Marine forecast (last updated at 2:36 am as of the writing of this post):
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING TODAY S wind 25 to 35 kt rising to 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Rain.
TONIGHT S wind 30 to 40 kt easing to 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft after midnight. Showers likely.
And last but not least, check out Wind Alert’s current forecast (as of 8:38 am) for Alki Point:
We have sustained winds starting at 20 mph around high tide (1 pm) with gust predicted about 47 mph and BUILDING throughout the afternoon.
A high tide of 11.73 around 1 pm when the winds are expected to really pick up and waves estimated at 5-7 feet means that we believe odds are we will have water coming over our bulkhead and are preparing accordingly.
Check out this ol’ post from 10 years ago about the “The P’s” for preparing for this type of weather event.
Stay safe, Friends and Neighbors!
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