Gale Warning and Wind Advisory until 4pm

December 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment

You don’t need this blog to inform you that it’s windy this morning! Our weather station shows that we had a gust of 49.4 mph SE at around 7:25 a.m.
The next high tide is estimated 12.06 feet at 2:39 pm. Wind Alerts forecast looks like gusts may simmer down to around 35 mph at that time.

…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON…
Issued by NWS Seattle WA
* WHAT…South winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt.
* WHERE…Puget Sound and Hood Canal.
* WHEN…Until 4 PM PST this afternoon.
* IMPACTS…Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
* PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or
occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires
experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly
recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe
harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions.

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON…
Issued by NWS Seattle WA
* WHAT…South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* WHERE…Hood Canal Area, Bremerton and Vicinity, Seattle and
Vicinity, and Tacoma Area.
* WHEN…Until 4 PM PST this afternoon.
* IMPACTS…Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicles. Secure outdoor objects.

 

 

 

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Power Outage along Beach Drive

December 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Just as we’re watching the end of the 49ers vs Rams game….poof! The power is out and we see a flash of light. Seattle City Light reports about 4900 out estimated power returning at 2am tomorrow. Just tell me the 49ers won?

West Seattle Blog’s coverage.

 

 

 

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Wind Advisory starting 2pm Tuesday

November 18, 2024 by Leave a Comment

We could be set for some very windy weather starting tomorrow afternoon due to the bomb cyclone setting up in the Pacific. This snapshot from WindAlert shows possible gusts off Alki Point of up to 49 mph around 7pm. Typically, this would be a “barking dog” report for us except the wind is coming from the southeast instead of the southwest. The waves during this event should be heading away from our west-facing seawalls and beaches.


Although you may not have waves coming over during this potentially high wind event, we could see trees impacted. We lost a large chunk of our corkscrew willow from an easterly wind event a couple of years ago. We could also see power outages.

The National Weather Service issued a Wind Advisory this afternoon:

1241 PM PST Mon Nov 18 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...East to southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50
  mph expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Washington.

* WHEN...From 2 PM Tuesday to 4 AM PST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds will occur Tuesday evening
  into early Wednesday morning. Significant impacts may occur at
  lower-than-usual wind speeds due to the atypical easterly wind
  direction.

We do have some high tides, which should be spectacular to watch during this storm.

Get your candles and flashlights ready!

 

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Batten Down those Sun Umbrellas!

August 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment

It looks like we’re in for some gusty weather later tonight. WindAlert is currently (3:42 pm) showing gusts of 47 around 11:00 pm tonight.


Combined with lots of (much needed) rain and potential scattered thunderstorms.

Tides are predicted at 11.07 ft at 5:33 pm and 7.46 ft at 10:41 pm followed by 10.20 feet at 3:17 am Sunday.

The forecasts have been very flukey; one moment it’s showing the strong wind and when we check an hour later, it’s backed off.
We are securing anything that could become a projectile…just in case!

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Beach Drive Natural Gas Main Replacement

May 1, 2024 by 1 Comment

Puget Sound Energy will be replacing portions of the existing underground natural gas main along parts of Beach Drive in two weeks. This project is expected to start on May 13th and last for up to seven months from the 4800 block to Lincoln Park Way. This stretch of Beach Drive will be reduced to one lane and controlled by flaggers and portions of sidewalks may be closed.

Some PSE customers may experience an interruption of natural gas. PSE says they will notify customers prior to work if their gas is required to be temporarily shut off. Please call 1-888-225-5773 for more information.

Jeff McCoy is the PSE Project Manager. He can be reached at jeff.mccoy@pse.com; reference project #109115749.

Ready for the good news??? I’m hoping this will deter some of the speed racers down Beach Drive this summer… at least from Lincoln Park to Jacobson.

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Power Outage Along Beach Drive

January 6, 2024 by Leave a Comment


145 neighbors are without power this morning. Seattle City Light is investigating the cause.

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Gale Warning Later Tonight

December 1, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Hang onto your hats – it looks like we’re in for some gusty weather starting later today. Check out the forecasted gusts in the 40s starting around midnight.

Tides from NOAA show that our next high tide will be around 12 feet at 9:15 am on Saturday (we’re just past high tide as I’m writing this).  Winds are estimated to be gusting around 25 mph according to the graph above at that time. Luckily during the predicted gusts in the 40s, we’ll be at very low tides. Stay tuned!

Puget Sound Marine Forecast as of 248 AM PST Fri Dec 1 2023

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON

TODAY
S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
rain in the morning then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon.

TONIGHT
S wind 20 to 30 kt rising to 25 to 35 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain in the evening
then rain after midnight.

SAT
SW 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 likely in the morning then rain in the afternoon.

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Gunshots Last Night

January 21, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Some neighbors who live on the 5000 block of Beach Drive are reporting hearing 405 gunshots last night (Friday, January 20, 2023) around 8:35 pm.

If you live between 5000-5100 blocks of Beach Drive, neighbors are asking you to please check your outdoor security cameras around that time and share any additional information with the SPD.

 

 

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Barking Dog Report: Gale Watch through Late Tuesday Night

December 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment

We had a heck of a storm today with waves that just didn’t seem to stop. Some neighbors agree that it’s one of the worst storms they have ever witnessed living on Beach Drive with the waves and wind.

Tomorrow’s forecast looks like it could be more severe that what we experienced today with gusts predicted up to 50 mph around 4:00 pm.

High tide is an est. 12.90 feet at around 8:39 AM; about when the winds are predicted to start shifting to more south – southwest with estimated gusts of around 40 and heading higher.

From Wind Alert as of 3:30 p.m. today.

Puget Sound Marine forecast has not been updated since this morning.

Puget Sound and Hood Canal-
852 AM PST Mon Dec 26 2022

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT

TONIGHT
E wind 5 to 15 kt rising to 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Rain.

TUE  S wind 25 to 35 kt. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. Rain.

TUE NIGHT   SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft.

 

So bottom line, this is a “barking dog” report. If tomorrow is anything like today, we anticipate that homes along Beach Drive may be dealing with waves coming over. Stay safe, Neighbors!

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Barking Dog Report: Wind and Waves Friday

November 3, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Well… it’s looking like this could be a “Barking Dog Report” with possible gusts reaching 50mph tomorrow according to the current Wind Alert forecast (as of 2:53 pm 11/3/22).


High tide is around 3:02pm Friday at 11.76 feet.

The current marine forecast, from 8:54am this morning has wind waves up to 5 feet tomorrow. We should have an updated forecast soon and I will update this post.

…stay tuned!

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