All about the West Seattle neighborhood around Beach Drive
This just in from our intrepid reporter Scupper, you can expect delays while repairs are being done to the sewer line by 4100 Beach Drive SW.
This stretch on Beach Drive is notorious for it’s sinking pot holes which makes for rough driving. Scupper asked if this section of road would be repaired while the sewer work is taking place. He was told that would be up to the Seattle Department of Transportation.
So drive safe, try to be patient and mind those potholes neighbors!
We spied this lone duck swimming off of Beach Drive this morning. Any idea what type it is?
Jacobson Road, which winds up to the Junction at the 4700 block of Beach Drive, is currently closed for repaving. A neighbor informed Scupper that the repaving will not fix the road’s drainage issue.
Photo credit: Scupper
We were driving along Alki this afternoon when we were surprised to see that the beautiful blue glass tree has been knocked down.
We have no idea why or how this happened…just saddened to see it in this state.
Hopefully it can be repaired and upright soon for all to enjoy.
A gale warning has been issued effective 10:00 pm tonight through 10:00 tomorrow morning. There is a possibility of flooding for those who live on the water off Beach Drive…especially if winds from the South are your nemesis. Based on the models that we rely on for wind predictions, we think we could be in for some real weather tomorrow morning starting around 7:00 am. It looks like we will have high sustained winds with strong gusts at high tide between 7:45 and 8:30 tomorrow morning with the high tide predicted to be 12.3.
Here’s a snapshot from Windlert
Here is the current Puget Sound forecast:
SUN S wind 25 to 35 kt easing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the morning then showers in the afternoon.
Of course forecast often change… we like to error on the side of caution when it comes to our weather.
We’ll be posting updates when/if necessary. You can also follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beachdriveblog
This morning, Scupper spied bikes from a couple of Seattle’s bike share programs that were tossed over the seawall at Emma Schmitz View Point.
I wonder if the bike share companies pay for the removal of the tossed bikes or if the City of Seattle winds up with the bill.
It’s not the first time that I’ve seen the bikes from this program vandalized and left behind as litter.
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!
9:05 am UPDATE: The Puget Sound Marine Forecast now has waves up to 8 feet!
MON S wind 20 to 30 kt rising to 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft building to 5 to 8 ft. Rain. MON NIGHT S wind 20 to 30 kt easing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft after midnight.
ORIGINAL POST:
It looks like we’re in for a week of windy, wet weather starting with what is currently (as I write this post at 8:30 Sunday morning) a gale warning for Monday.
From the Puget Sound Marine Forecast (last updated at 3:26 this morning):
MON S wind 20 to 30 kt rising to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. Rain.
MON NIGHT S wind 20 to 30 kt easing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft after midnight.
Check out the forecast from Wind Alert with the strongest winds hitting us right at high tide… which is predicted to be 11.73 feet at 1:19 pm on Monday. With winds building throughout the afternoon, including gust up to 56 mph around 4:00 pm per this chart.
Puget Sound tides for tomorrow and Tuesday… btw Tuesday has constant strong winds predicted as well… just not as hairy as what is in the forecast for tomorrow.
We are going to be moving the rest of our planters off our deck and finishing our “winter storm prep” today in advance of the storm.
Please let you neighbors know what’s in the forecast…I’m often surprised how many long time residence of Beach Drive are taken by surprise from storms.
Puget Sound chumming season is in full swing on this beautiful day.
Photo credit: Scupper
We have some windy weather in the forecast starting Tuesday. It looks like the wind will be almost non-stop on Wednesday. Combine the forecast with the some high tides could mean that some of us along the water may flood.
We are currently getting our pumps out for the first time this “season” to inspect them and prepare for potential flooding this week. Because we tend to have water come over the bulkhead during high tides and southwest winds, we’ll continue to have our pumps on standby.
When we anticipate high odds of flooding is when we publish a “barking dog” report here at Beach Drive Blog and shared on Facebook and Twitter. One of the main reasons for starting this blog many years ago was to try to share this information with neighbors. A barking dog report is like a friendly neighbor’s dog who barks to warn of impending danger – sometimes they’re right and sometimes not. 😉
Here are the upcoming tides for Puget Sound:
High tides will be hitting us around 4:00 pm over the next few days.
Tomorrow, the winds will begin picking up and it looks like we’ll dodge flooding on Tuesday with the forecast from “Wind Alert” showing winds dying down before high tide.
However it looks like the wind may be howling most of the day on Wednesday.
Of course forecast often change and this is as good of reason as any to get prepared for this winter’s storm season…even if we don’t flood, we could experience a power outage with the wind and heavy rain expected during this pineapple express.
Stay safe, Neighbors!
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