Official Barking Dog Report: Nasty Wind and Waves
June 9, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Latest Puget Sound Marine Forecast:
…GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY…
TONIGHT…SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT NORTH PART AT TIMES. WIND DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT EASING TO 2 FT LATE. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
My first report from the Marine Forecast was that the gale warning would last until 11 
tonight (just prior to our high tide of 11:21 pm). In light of how nasty this has been and that the wind and waves are still going strong, I think this justifies a "barking dog" report.
The City of Seattle says things will lighten up after midnight:
REST OF TONIGHT…WINDY. SHOWERS THIS EVENING…THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING…DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
To be on the "safe side" we are dragging out our pumps and preparing for worse case scenario. What are you doing?
Another Howling Day
June 9, 2008 by Leave a Comment
This must be January…it can’t be June! Here’s the latest from the Puget Sound Marine Forecast:
…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING…
TONIGHT…SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT…BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT N OF SEATTLE DURING THE EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT EASING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. SHOWERS
Our high tide is an 11.8 at 11:21 p.m. It should be a fun evening!
I don’t know about you but I am ready for a sunny summer.
Update/6:19 pm: the Beach Drive weather station is currently reporting gusts up to 44 mph.
FREE Everlast Punching Bag (it’s all ready gone)
June 7, 2008 by Leave a Comment
If you can carry it (75 lbs?), it’s yours!
3:45pm Update: it’s gone!
Batten Down the Hatches!
June 5, 2008 by Leave a Comment
According to the Beach Drive weather station, we’re experiencing wind gusts around 37 mph.
Hang in there, Neighbors….Saturday promises to be partly sunny:
SATURDAY…CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
Mother Nature did pleasantly surprise us over Memorial Day weekend…perhaps she has more sunny tricks up her sleeve. We can only hope! I’ll take whatever blue sky and sunshine she can muster.
Does West Seattle have THAT many Volvos?
June 5, 2008 by 1 Comment
I was surprised to find a card tucked in the door of our Volvo this morning from Swedish Automotive. My first reaction was to check our vehicle for damage thinking someone had bumped into it and left their business card. This business card is actually a coupon for 10% off labor. One of my co-workers has teased me saying that if you live in West Seattle, you must drive a Volvo or have a Pug. We have both. Our Pug is pushing 12 years old and our Volvo is a couple years new…but perhaps he’s right. For someone to canvas our streets to leave coupons on cars must mean we have a lot Volvos per capita.
Did anyone else get a business card coupon tucked in on their car?
Lots of Low Tide Oohs, Ahhs and Wows
June 4, 2008 by Leave a Comment
A field trip to the shore in front of Emma Schmitz Memorial Viewpoint with low tides of -4.3 is producing quite a bit of excitment with the tots.
Our weather is a bit nicer than yesterday (can you believe THIS is June?)…tomorrow will bring another lunch-time low tide of -4.2 at 12:36.
Low Tide Photo from Today
June 3, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Lots of folks weathered our weather today to check out some of the lowest tides of the year. This photo was taken about 10 minutes past "low tide" at a -3.9. Tomorrow will bring us even lower tides (and maybe nicer weather w/a partly sunny afternoon) at a -4.3 at 11:48 a.m.
About the Ferry Photo
June 3, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Hat Tip to Lisa Wallace-Baker for giving me the scoop about the photo of the ferry from earlier this week slowly cruising north. Apparently that’s the Christine Anderson Ferry which had issues over Memorial weekend at Anderson Island. According to Pierce County, the ferry is out for repairs.
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