If you have a small floating dock, you may want to double check to make sure it's anchored where it's supposed to be.
This dock appears to be heading north (currently it is just south of Emma Schmitz Memorial View Point).
Submarine Spied heading into Rich Passage
April 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This is the second submarine we've seen in roughly a week. What was especially interesting about this sighting is that there were about 10 people standing on the sub.
Seal Pup sunning on the beach at Emma Schmitz Viewpoint
March 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A small crowd gathered on Emma Schmitz Viewpoint to watch a seal pup gather some sun on this lovely Spring evening.
A huge thanks to photographer TonJe' Taylor for sharing her camera battery with me.
Practice makes more perfect for various rescue agencies
March 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Blakely Rock off the northeast of Bainbridge Island is the scene of several public agencies working on polishing their on- shore & near-shore rescue techniques and procedures. Among the participating agencies include the Coast Guard, various city fire departments, police, and the Washington State Fish and Wildlife.
The recent coverage from the Bainbridge Island Review mentioned that this is not the first year for these rescue exercises at Blakely Rock (a popular destination for Puget Sound divers & kayakers at low tide). Corey Williams, technical trainer for Northwest Maritime Rescue was quoted…
“We are going to be running a couple different scenarios based on some search and rescues from last year; panicked swimmers and divers, … A lot of agencies have no problem getting the kayaker out of there, but they don’t know what to do with the kayak,” Williams said. “If they leave it there, will they go through the proper procedures of reporting the kayak?”
Given warmer weather approaching and the popularity of personal sized paddle craft, this is time well spent by these agencies. You never know when one those guys trolling for salmon from a paddle board actually catches something and gets yanked off their boards!
Scupper, for Beach Drive Blog
Beautiful photo from today’s Regatta
March 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Thank you to Rayetta for sending us this wonderful photo from the regatta today. Could they have had better weather? I don't think so!
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First snow and ice. What’s next? WIND with High Tides
January 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This morning the snow is melting and Beach Drive around Jacobson seems clear, wet and slushy.
What's next? Why strong winds, of course!
Today: Occasional snow and freezing drizzle before 10am, then rain. Snow level 200 feet rising to 3700 feet. High near 40. East northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south southeast. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight: Rain. Low around 40. Southeast wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Windy, with a southwest wind between 21 and 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind between 11 and 14 mph.
Sunday: Rain. High near 45. South southeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%
City of Seattle and vincinity:
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING…
TODAY…OCCASIONAL LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF INCH OR LESS. HIGHS NEAR 40. LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT…BECOMING WINDY…RAIN. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE.
SATURDAY…WINDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY…RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT…RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S.
…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON…
TODAY…NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT…BECOMING SE AND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 FT…BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
TONIGHT…SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT…BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT. RAIN.
SAT…SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN…SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
MON…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
Seattle area tides:
Friday, January 20:
- 1:27 pm at 11.4
- 8:42 pm at -1.8
Saturday, January 21:
- 4:30 am at 11.9
- 9:37 am at 7.4
- 2:25 pm at 11.3
- 9:30 pm at -2.0
Sunday, January 22;
- 5:08 am at 12.3
- 10:28 am at 6.9
- 3:20 pm at 11.2
- 10:14 pm at -1.9
Still reading? Here are some photos from a walk Scupper and I took yesterday in the snow along Beach Drive.
Orcas off Beach Drive
January 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
We were away from home when this pod swam by Mee Kwa Mooks towards Alki.
Just learned about this via Lisa Wallace Baker on Facebook – thanks, Lisa!
Did you see the Orcas?
King Tides
December 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
This week we have some very high tides, including "King Tides" taking place December 27 – 29. The Department of Ecology invites you to document the king tides with photographs; here's how. There are serveral public beaches along beach drive were you can witness these high tides.
Here are the highs (and lows) for this week:
Monday, Dec. 26:
- 6:41 am: 12.82
- 12:13 pm: 8.86
- 5:00 pm: 10.85
- 11.54: -2.12
Tuesday, Dec. 27:
- 7:17 am: 12.78
- 1:03 pm: 6.32
- 5:53 pm: 10.02
Wednesday, Dec. 28:
- 12:37 am: -1.12
- 7:52 am: 12.66
- 1:54 pm: 5.71
- 6:49 pm: 9.46
Thursday, Dec. 29:
- 1:19 am: 0.19
- 8:26 am: 12.48
- 2:47 pm: 5.05
- 7:50 pm: 8.71
Friday, Dec. 30
- 2:01 am: 1.66
- 9:00 am: 12.24
- 3:40 pm: 4.34
- 8:59 pm: 8.08
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