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Beach Drive is closed to all traffic around the 6200 block. This is the same area that has experienced mud slides before (below Atlas). Here's our post from the mudslide in this area back in December 2007.
As we were taking these photos, you could hear snapping and popping of trees.
Update 6:20 pm: Beach Drive is now closed at Jacobson heading south towards the slide.
Don't forget that the Christmas Ships will pass along Beach Drive from Alki Point to Lowman Beach Park and back to Alki tonight. Cheers!
Special holiday greeting to Jim for submitting this photo of a lovely Christmas display on Beach Drive by Andover Park.
If you have a holiday photo of a Beach Drive home or pet that you'd like to share on the blog, please send us an email.
I'm sorry I haven't been posting much lately. My Dad passed away on Friday afternoon. My sisters and I were on our deck watching the sunset when a dozen red roses tied in a gold bow appeared.
The moment after the sun set, the phone rang and it was a nurse telling us that our Dad had peacefully passed away. Dad was 64 and had been battling various health issues including progressive lymphoma (skin cancer).
Rest in Peace, Dad.
I love this time of year and posting photos of homes that are decorated to celebrate the season, friends and family. Please email me photos of Beach Drive neighborhood homes decked out for the holidays and I will get them posted.
Just south of Jacobson, last night someone ripped off the wheels from a Honda Fit.
It's amazing that crime can take place steps away from our homes while we sleep with no one seeing or hearing a thing.
It's important to report all crimes, including non-emergency, to the Seattle Police Department at (206) 625-5011.
If a crime happens in our neighborhood it's also important to share it with your Block Watch Captain and please consider forwarding it to Beach Drive Blog so we can all be aware and alert of crime trends in our neighborhood.
I am looking foward to a balmy 4o degrees forecasted on Thanksgiving. Here is a recent advisory:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE LOWLANDS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON…EXCEPT FOR THE FAR NORTH PART…FOR LIGHT SNOW…SLEET…AND FREEZING RAIN. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY.
From our home to yours, we hope you have a very happy, warm and safe Thanksgiving.
The National Weather Service has a "Special Weather Statement" warning of "sub-freezing temperatures to last through Thanksgiving morning". Brrrrrr.
Just in case my fingers are too frozen by Thursday with our chance of snow, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Hopefully everyone is staying warm during this spell of extra cold weather.
3:43 Update: The wind is here along with more snow. You can't really tell by this photo just how hard the wind is blowing…but it is. Bundle up!
10:00 a.m. Update: The National Weather Service has updated the forecast from an "advisory" to a "Winter Storm Warning" which is in effect until 10:00 p.m. with "wind chill values to zero to ten degrees above zero". The difference between a warning and advisory is that a warning deems the weather is "occurring or imminent".
Snow has been lightly falling all morning and we do not have the strong north winds as of yet.
Photo from about 7:30 this morning. The small light snow flakes are constantly coming down with a storm forecasted for this afternoon.
Current updated forecast from the National Weather Service (this does change):
Today: Snow likely, mainly before 4pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 30 by 4pm. Windy, with a north northwest wind 9 to 12 mph increasing to between 36 and 39 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Winter weather advisory through 7:00 p.m. tonight includes warning of possible loss of power due to high winds.
CONSIDER ALTERNATE…BUT SAFE…SOURCES OF HEAT IN CASE THIS OCCURS. OTHERWISE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA WARM CLOTHING OR BLANKETS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. HAVE A FLASHLIGHT AND EXTRA WARM CLOTHING IN CASE OF TRAVEL DELAYS
Puget Sound Marine Forecast:…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…
TODAY…N WIND 15 TO 25 KT…EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING…THEN RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT…BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SNOW DEVELOPING BY MID MORNING.
TONIGHT…N WIND 25 TO 35 KT…EASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT…SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE…N WIND 15 TO 25 KT…EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT…SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FT
Seattle Tides:
Monday, Nov 22: high of 11.8 at 6:02 am with a low of 7.8 at 11:17 am with the next high tide of 10.6 at 3:54 p.m. followed by a low of -2.3 at 11:06 pm.
Tuesday, Nov 23: high of 12.0 at 6:40 am with a low of 7.9 at noon. The next high tide is a 10.5 at 4:31 pm.
The updated weather forecast now shows snow as "likely" through this evening with an 80% chance of snow on Monday…of course forecast can and do change. What has me shivering are the winds for Monday with gusts ranging from 37-40 mph and lows in the teens for Monday evening.
From the National Weather Service for zip code 98116:
This Afternoon: Snow likely. Snow level 200 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight: Snow showers likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northwest wind between 9 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a calm wind becoming north between 28 and 31 mph. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. [Note: I have no idea what "windy with a calm wind means…this doesn't sound calm to me!]
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a north wind between 30 and 33 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING…
THIS AFTERNOON…SNOW SHOWERS. LOCAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 OR 2 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH WIND 10 MPH.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. BREEZY AT TIMES WITH NORTHERLY WIND 15 TO 25 MPH DIMINISHING. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
MONDAY…SNOW AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. BECOMING WINDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT…CLEARING. COLD AND WINDY. NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 15 TO 25.
…GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING…
TODAY…NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT. SNOW LIKELY.
TONIGHT…N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MON…NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT…RISING TO 35 KT LATE. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT…N WIND 35 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT.
Upcoming tides for Seattle:
Sunday, Nov 21: high of 10.7 at 3:28 pm with a low of -2.0 at 10:28 pm.
Monday, Nov 22: high of 11.8 at 6:02 am with a low of 7.8 at 11:17 am with the next high tide of 10.6 at 3:54 p.m. followed by a low of -2.3 at 11:06 pm.
Tuesday, Nov 23: high of 12.0 at 6:40 am with a low of 7.9 at noon. The next high tide is a 10.5 at 4:31 pm.
Hang on to your hats folks and stay warm!
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