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Sirens screamed down Beach Drive in the wee hours this morning to the call of a fire in a home at 4800 Beach Drive.
Scupper was on the scene and learned that the fire was put out by quick thinking and a garden house before the fire trucks arrived. You can still smell smoke in the air.
Thank goodness nobody was hurt. Back to bed!
It won’t be long before the holidays are here, which brings the Argosy Christmas Ships. Here are some of the dates where Beach Drive neighbors may be able to enjoy the festive scenes from the comforts of your home.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13
DEPARTS: Elliott Bay Marina, 3:30pm-5:50pm
CHOIR: Dickens Carolers
PERFORMANCES: 4:20-4:40 Lowman Beach Park*; 5:10-5:30 Alki Beach Park*
MONDAY, DECEMBER 15
DEPARTS: Elliott Bay Marina, 7:00pm-9:45pm
CHOIR: Holy Names Academy Choir
PERFORMANCES: 8:05-8:25 Manchester City Park*; 9:15-9:35 Salty’s on Alki*
PS: Don’t forget to send us your holiday pics if you would like them shared with neighbors (and the wide world on the web) on Beach Drive Blog.
Brace yourself for another stormy day. As I write this post (8:00 am) we have a wind advisory starting around noon and ending at 6:00 pm and a gale warning in effect until 4:00 pm with a high tide of 11.86 feet at 3:32 pm.
Here is the current Seattle City forecast:
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING…
TODAY…WINDY. RAIN AT TIMES IN THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT…BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY S WIND 15 TO 25 KT…BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT…BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT…EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT…S
A “barking dog report” means that we are very closely watching the sound and preparing to possibly flood. It may or may not happen (hopefully not!!). Consider us your neighbor’s barking dog who’s barking at potential trouble.
It looks like a dock has lifted anchor and is now off the shores of (approx) 4800 – 5000 Beach Drive SW. My apologies for the poor photo quality.
It appears the powerful winds tonight have brought down a tree or branches along with a power line causing 120 homes to be without power.
We are watching transformers blowing across the sound at Maury and Manchester (we believe). Looks like Manchester has power back on at this time. We had our power blip off and back on.
Hang on to your hats – we still have a couple hours of this wind warning to get through.
For those newer to Beach Drive Blog, one of the main reasons why we started this neighborhood site was to help keep the neighborhood informed of potential weather situations. I’m often surprised when neighbors are caught completely off guard or are not prepared for potential flooding. A “barking dog report” is kind of like your neighbors dog that’s barking – it could mean trouble or nothing at all. At the very least, it may serve as a reminder to be prepared for big storms.
So what’s triggering this “barking dog” is that we have wind gusts up to 60 mph in Seattle tonight. Eeee gahds! We have a HIGH WIND WARNING in effect starting at 8:00 pm tonight and ending at 2:00 am.
From the NWS: A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
Check out the current forecast (and be sure to check back as forecast do change).
…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY…
TONIGHT…VERY WINDY. RAIN IN THE EVENING…THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND 25 TO 40 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
SUNDAY…BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TONIGHT N WIND 10 TO 20 KT EARLY…BECOMING SW AND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT…BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING…THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
SUN NIGHT SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT…BECOMING S 5 TO O 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
And last… but not least… the tides
It looks like we may miss any serious flooding (green-water spilling over the bulkhead). Tonight’s high tide is 10.7 ft just before 6:00 pm. If the strong winds blow in at 8:00 pm, then tides should be around 8 feet (give or take)… however if you add 4 to 6 foot waves to the mix, it could be interesting. The good news is that the tides will be heading down until midnight.
The main reason for the “barking dog” is that if the wind warning lives up to forecast with 60 mph winds, we could see downed tree branches, loss of power, etc. If you have any umbrellas or other potential projectiles outside, you may want to make sure everything is secure.
UPDATE: DOG AND HUMAN HAVE BEEN REUNITED.
This handsome dog is running loose around 63rd off of Beach Drive and needs to be reunited with his or her human. Do you know who he/she belongs to?
Keep an eye out for marathoner’s running and walking along Beach Drive this morning. They’re taking part in the 6th annual Salty Half marathon.
The National Weather Service has issued a small craft advisory until 11:00 tonight and the local weather reports say we could have gusts tonight up to 30 mph. We’ve moved our sailboat back to the marina for the winter expecting our beautiful fall to start displaying more typical fall weather…and here we are!
Here are the most recent reports through Wednesday, as of the publishing of this post:
TONIGHT S WIND 15 TO 25 KT…EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT…SUBSIDING. RAIN.
TUE S WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT S WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS.
WED S WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT…RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A HALF INCH TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY…SHOWERS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTH WIND TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT…SHOWERS LIKELY 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 NEAR 50. SOUTHEAST WIND TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY…SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH POSSIBLE…EXCEPT HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH LIKELY…EXCEPT HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
….now where are my rain boots?
Well it looks like the off-again/on-again feeder for the goats off Jacobsen Street is officially gone. We have not had chance to chat with owners to learn why the feeder is down. They do have a sign that welcomes all to feed the lovely goats their favorite snack, corn chips, and to keep visiting Bama, JJ and Deli. The bell is gone too…my hunch is that one of the neighbors wasn’t too happy with it. However, if you call the goats names and give a few hearty “ba-a-a-a-ah”s, they will make their way up the hill to visit you and enjoy any snacks you have to offer.
Instead of throwing our old chips, crackers or tortillas into the yard waste, we’re keeping them for our neighborhood goats.
Aren’t they cute!
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