All about the West Seattle neighborhood around Beach Drive
We’re being deluged with rain and wind this week from sweet ol’ Mother Nature. This sewer drain is now a water feature by 5400 Beach Drive.
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory until 3:00 pm today and we’re just at high tide as I write this post.
It’s a great evening to be hunkered in by the fireplace. 🙂
I woke up this morning to this beautiful moon setting over the Olympics.
Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours.
We have very strong northerly winds this afternoon along with higher tides. King Tides officially started this afternoon and continue through the 27th for November.
Late this afternoon, the King County Ferry opted not to dock at Alki after two attempts. Video credits to Scupper.
Passengers were waiting on the Alki dock hoping they’ll get a refund for not being able to board.
Thanks to Michele, a friend of Beach Drive Blog for sending us these pics!
And this photo of the seas crashing up to what is typically a sandy beach with a park, picnic tables and fire pits. Quite spectacular!
Here’s some videos I captured of this afternoon along Alki. Please pardon my shaky hands.
This north of the volley ball pits with the kite surfer.
This is by 61st and Alki.
This is at the end of the park as it heads towards Alki point, looking back towards Seattle.
This person braved the waves (see the person in the mist to the right).
I’m so glad that I was able to witness this event and hope the home owners along Alki weathered this okay and are safe.
We just spied the USS John C. Stennis returning to her home port of Bremerton.
While doing a little research, I found this CNN documentary about the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) that I’d thought I’d share.
One of our readers shared this video with us of the sinking of passenger ship, The Dix. Thanks, Mark!
HISTORY: A Night to Remember from Avenue Collection on Vimeo.
We have some very windy weather in the forecast for Tuesday. The winds are predicted to start today and build through Tuesday. We have a small craft advisory in effect through tonight followed by a Gale Watch on Tuesday.
A High Wind Watch as been issued starting 6:00 am Tuesday morning through midnight. A “high wind watch” is defined by the National Weather Service as:
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR.
Based on the current forecast (see below), we are preparing for the possibility of flooding due to the high winds, high tide and the predicted waves.
This is what we at BDB have referred to as a “barking dog report”. It may be that we’re just being a friendly neighborhood dog, howling at nothing, or this really could be an event that is legitimately cause for concern. Of course, we hope it’s all a big to-do over nothing.
Cliff Mass says that Tuesday will be “a particularly wild day”.
Here is the forecast from the NWS:
…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING…
TODAY…BECOMING WINDY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT...WINDY. RAIN AT TIMES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY…VERY WINDY. RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT…WINDY. RAIN AT TIMES IN THE EVENING…THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH SOUTH PART…NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH NORTH PART. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH ALL AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TODAY S WIND 10 TO 20 KT…RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT…BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN.
TUE SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT…RISING TO 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT…BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT W WIND 25 TO 35 KT…BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT…SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
Check out the tides. We have a 11.71 high tide at 9:13 Tuesday morning. The tides are predicted to go down to a 6.5 at 3:15 pm and then up to a 8.66 at 7:57 Tuesday night.
Wind Alert shows the winds building with gusts over 45 mph starting at high tide and continuing throughout the afternoon. This wind graph is of Fauntleroy.
We currently have a Wind Advisory in effect through Friday afternoon along with a Gale Warning for Puget Sound.
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY…
TONIGHT…WINDY…RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
FRIDAY…WINDY…RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A HALF INCH TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT…RAIN. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER ONE INCH POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TONIGHT S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN.
FRI S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT…BECOMING NE TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT…SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
We have tide of 10.28 at 4:54 tonight followed by a higher tide of 11.64 at 6:57 tomorrow morning.
Stay tuned!
What a treat to be able to watch Orcas from your back yard! I don’t recall ever seeing them this close to the shore.
It was a real show stopper this afternoon at Emma Schmitz View Point as cars and people lined Beach Drive to catch a view of the whales.
Trick-or-Treater’s may need to hang on tight to their goody bags tonight. The Wind Advisory has been extended until tomorrow night.
Seattle Forecast:
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY…
TONIGHT…WINDY. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING…THEN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE…EXCEPT HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
SUNDAY…WINDY. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE…EXCEPT HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT…SHOWERS LIKELY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
Tomorrow morning, high tide of 11.66 will be at 9:04 am.
PS: Don’t forget to set your clocks back tonight.
3:25 PM UPDATE: Puget Sound Marine Forecast has been updated at 3:00 PM…looks like we’re in for wicked weather! Our next high tide that coincides with the wind is an 11.93 at 9:06 am. <gulp>
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
TONIGHT S WIND 15 TO 25 KT…RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT…BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN.
SAT S WIND 25 TO 35 KT…BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT…SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
Seattle City Forecast:
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT SATURDAY…
TONIGHT…RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A HALF INCH TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY…WINDY IN THE MORNING…RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A HALF INCH TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT…BREEZY…SHOWERS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
SUNDAY…BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE…EXCEPT HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT…BREEZY…SHOWERS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT
9:59 AM UPDATE: I could swear I checked the marine forecast before publishing this original post at 8:40 this morning…oh well!
We now have a Gale Warning in effect until 3PM this afternoon per the Marine Forecast.
PZZ135-310100- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
830 AM PDT FRI OCT 30 2015
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY S WIND 25 TO 35 KT…BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT…SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN.
TONIGHT S WIND 5 TO 15 KT…EASING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
SAT SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT…RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT…BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
Here’s a nice graphic of our weather for today and tomorrow from the National Weather Service.
8:40 AM This just in…
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON…
REST OF TODAY…WINDY. RAIN AT TIMES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT…RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY…RAIN. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT…WINDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY…BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
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