Potentially damaging weather coming aka a “Barking Dog Report”

December 15, 2012 by 1 Comment

It’s been a while since I’ve issued a “barking dog report”. Briefly, a “barking dog report” is when we are preparing for possible flooding due to extreme wind and waves. Hopefully a “barking dog” is just me sounding off, much like a neighbors dog, when they’re worried and there’s no real danger to worry about.  

The combo of the King Tides and what Mother Nature has forecast, has us concerned through Monday night. Below are the  reports we’re looking at. Forecast do change and you can click the links on the “Swell Links” column to the right to see the latest data. 

PS: Cliff Mass warns of a possible significant wind event on Monday too.

Puget Sound Marine Forecast:

…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…TODAY…S WIND 10 TO 20 KT…RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT…BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN.

TONIGHT…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT…BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT…SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING…THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.

SUN…S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN. SUN NIGHT…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.

MON…SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT.  MON NIGHT…SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT…EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT…SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT

Seattle Tides:

Saturday, Dec 15: 

  • 13.0 ft at 6:51 am 
  • 6.7 ft at 12:24 pm
  • 11.2 ft at 5:19 pm [NOTE: 4 foot waves could be an issue even at 11.2 tides]

Sunday, Dec 16:

  • -2.7 at 12:15 am
  • 13.0 at 7:34 am
  • 6.1 at 1:21 pm
  • 10.4 at 6:18 pm

Monday, Dec 17:

  • -1.5 at 1:03 am
  • 12.9 at 8:17 am
  • 5.5 at 2:22 pm
  • 9.5 at 7:22 pm

National Weather Service... has the “S” word in the forecast…. SNOW!!  And currently has a special weather statement regarding the system that’s coming in.

Today: Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 10am. Snow level 900 feet. High near 42. South southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.


Sunday: Rain, mainly after 10am. High near 42. South wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night: Rain. Low around 41. East southeast wind 7 to 15 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.


Monday: Showers, mainly before 10am. High near 44. Windy, with a south wind 28 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Monday Night A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 10pm and 4am, then a chance of snow showers after 4am. Snow level 1000 feet lowering to 300 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.


Tuesday: A chance of snow showers before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 10am and 4pm, then a chance of rain showers after 4pm. Snow level rising to 600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night: Rain and snow likely. Snow level 600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Seattle Forecast via UW:

TODAY…RAIN…MIXED WITH SNOW THIS MORNING. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WIND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH. TONIGHT…NUMEROUS SHOWERS…DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

SUNDAY…RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…RAIN AND BREEZY. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

MONDAY…WINDY. RAIN AT TIMES IN THE MORNING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.

If you have neighbors who tend to flood from the sound coming over the bulkhead, you may want to share this information with them. As I mentioned, I hope I’m just being a “barking dog” and worrying over nothing – however, we’ve found it really pays to be prepared when there is a possible weather event such as this.  

At the very least, you may want to get leaves out of the street and clear gutters to help the streets drain.

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Seattle Police Department Community Safety Newsletter

December 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment

This issue addresses recent burglary attempts and includes many good tips.  Click here to read it.

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NWS issues Coastal Flood Advisory and Special Weather Statement on Landslides

December 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Tis the Season! The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood Advisory and Special Weather Statement warning of Landslides.

Coastal Flood Advisory
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

…MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING FOR PUGET SOUND.

HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND LOW PRESSURES FROM A FRONT MOVING ONSHORE WILL PRODUCE MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW FOR PARTS OF PUGET SOUND AND THE NORTH INTERIOR THIS MORNING….

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO NOON PST TODAY.

* HAZARD…MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW NEAR THE BEACHES.

* IMPACTS…MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE WATER AROUND THE
  TIME OF HIGH TIDE.

* TIME OF HIGH TIDE…AROUND 9 AM AT SEATTLE.

* PREDICTED TIDE…11.93 FEET AT SEATTLE.

* EXPECTED TIDAL ANOMALY…1 TO 1.5 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

And about those landslides:

… WITH AN ELEVATED LANDSLIDE RISK…RAINFALL INDUCED LANDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE DURING BURSTS OF INTENSE RAINFALL OR WHEN THERE IS HEAVY RAINFALL OVER A PERIOD OF A DAY OR TWO AS NOTED IN THE FORECAST ELEVATED RISK LEVEL. A GRADUALLY DIMINISHING RISK OF LANDSLIDES WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE RAIN ENDS. AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO LANDSLIDES UNDER THESE CONDITIONS ARE STEEP COASTAL BLUFFS AND OTHER STEEP HILLSIDES.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CURRENT CONDITIONS…VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE…SELECT HYDROLOGY…AND THEN SCROLL DOWN FOR THE LINKS TO THE LANDSLIDE INFORMATION PAGES.

TO REPORT LANDSLIDES TO THE STATE FOR TABULATION…GO TO THE WASHINGTON STATE LANDSLIDE RISK WEB PAGE AND THE LINK FOR REPORTING.

NOTE: After clicking through the landslide tabs, the current warning level for King County as of December 3, 2012 is “low”.

Puget Sound Marine Forecast:

…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING…

TODAY…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS.

TONIGHT…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING…THEN SHOWERS LIKELY.

WED…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT…EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT…SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING… THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

WED NIGHT…SW WIND TO 10 KT…BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS

Seattle area Forecast:

…COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY…
TODAY…BREEZY. RAIN TURNING TO SHOWERS BEFORE NOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING.

TONIGHT…BREEZY. SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY…THEN CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH EASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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National Weather Service Issues Coastal Flood Advisory through 11:00 am this morning

December 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Did you wake up to waves pounding your bulkhead like we did? This morning’s high tide of 11.9 happened around 7:49 a.m. Seattle area tides will only go down to about a 7.9 at 1:41 pm and then back up to a 9.1 at 6:12 tonight.  The coastal flood advisory below says to add 1.5 to 2.0 feet to the tide table prediction.

The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood advisory for the Seattle area:

..COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM PST THIS
MORNING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM PST THIS
MORNING.

* HAZARD…MINOR FLOODING NEAR THE BEACHES FROM TIDAL OVERFLOW AT
  HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS…LOW LYING ROADS AND OTHER AREAS NEXT TO THE BEACHES
  AND TIDELANDS MAY SEE MINOR FLOODING AT HIGH TIDE.

* TIME OF HIGH TIDE AND PREDICTIONS…11.9 FEET AROUND 750 AM AT
  SEATTLE…12.4 FEET AROUND 750 AM AT TACOMA…8.5 FEET AROUND 840
  AM AT FRIDAY HARBOR…9.8 FEET AROUND 840 AM AT CHERRY POINT.

* EXPECTED TIDAL ANOMALY…ADD 1.5 TO 2.0 FEET TO THE TIDE TABLE
  PREDICTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE

The Puget Sound Marine Forecast currently has 4-5 foot waves predicted most of this week:

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON…
TODAY…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT…RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS LIKELY.

TONIGHT…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.

MON…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.

MON NIGHT…S WIND 10 TO 20 KT…RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT…BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

TUE…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.

TUE NIGHT…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.

WED…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.

A Seattle area forecast also warns of possible coastal flooding until 11:00 a.m. today with southwest winds up to 30 mph:

…COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM PST THIS MORNING…

TODAY…WINDY. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH.

TONIGHT…WINDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH.

MONDAY…BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT…WINDY…RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY…WINDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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“Emergency Reach Out” event today at Arbor Heights Elementary

October 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Today from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Arbor Heights Elementary, Emergency Reach Out will be taking place. 

Emergency Reach Out
 

From the West Seattle Block Watch Captains’ Network blog:

The full schedule of presentations is as follows:

10:00 – 10:30 West Seattle Be Prepared

10:30 – 10:45 West Seattle Block Watch Captains’ Network and Seattle Public Utilities

10:45 – 11:00 Break

11:00 – 12:00 SNAP (Seattle Neighborhoods Activily Prepare)

Noon – 12:30 Break

12:30 – 1:15 Red Cross

1:15 – 1:35 Seattle Animal Shelter

1:35 – 2:00 Seattle Fire Department

As noted above, FREE Latte and Pastry Cart from 10:00 to Noon. Snacks and grill items are available for purchase from BigFood Trucks. Amazing Raffle Prizes and Gifts for attendees!

Hat tip: West Seattle Blog

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SPD warns of increase in street robberies

August 23, 2012 by 3 Comments

 We just received a newsletter warning of increases street robberies around the south precinct. 

We have noted an increase in strong armed robberies in the South Precinct area in the past several weeks. These robberies have been in the form of necklaces being grabbed from around the victims’ neck, purse snatches, and cell phones being snatched out of victims’ hands.
In most incidents, the crime victims describe a lone male suspect, however we have incidents involving two or more male suspects and another involving one male and one female as the robbers. Based on the witness and victim descriptions, there may be several different suspects committing these robberies. The robberies have occurred most often in the afternoon-evening hours. In most cases, the robbery victim was alone or had appeared to be alone.
The victims of these crimes have noted that the suspects had either been following them or had been observing them for a short time before committing the robbery. One victim noted a suspect following her in and out of several stores. She got nervous and left one store, which is when the robber struck. Other witnesses have noted that the suspects appeared to be waiting and watching for potential victims.

You can read the Seattle Police Department community newsletter here, which includes safety tips.

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Crime: UPS Package and Car Ransacked and Seattle Night Out

July 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment

We received this message via Facebook yesterday:

WARNING!!!! We live on Jacobsen Road and came home to my package delivered from UPS open and item stolen. Be aware of mail thieves and package thieves.

And learned from another neighbor by Jacobsen/Beach Drive that their car was ransacked….nothing was stolen because nothing was left to steal.  However the creeps left the glove box open and it was apparent someone had gone through the car looking for valuables.

Seattle Night Out is less than a month away on August 7th – let's have a HUGE turn out. If you're planning a SNO around Beach Drive, please comment and let us know or send me a private email.

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Lights installed at Me Kwa Mooks/Emma Schmitz Park

June 14, 2012 by 1 Comment

Lights have been installed to help improve safety at Emma Schmitz/Me Kwa Mooks Park. This will help illuminate the lower park along the water which has very little visibility from the street.  The lights have been added to existing light poles.

 

BeforeAfter

photo on left is before the additional light was added

 

This is the area where Greggette Guy may have been murdered earlier this year.  

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Many Beach Drive neighbors and others who typically walk this area are familiar with seeing grafiti and other crimes take place in this section of the park.  

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Let's hope shedding some light in this secluded area helps to make this park a safer place for all.

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The addition of lights to this area of Beach Drive is one of the recommendations from the community safety walk that took place at the beginning of this month. Hat tip to Tazi's human for sharing this tip with us.

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Police and Neighbors walk Beach Drive Parks in an effort to improve safety

June 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment

If not for our youngest son graduating from Kennedy High School last night, we would have joined our neighbors on the Beach Drive Community Walk.  Thanks to West Seattle Blog and West Seattle Herald for covering this.  And a huge thanks to the neighbors who were able to participate in the safety walk and have shared their views about last night's walk.

 

It's interesting to me that the representative from the Seattle Parks Department expressed concern about maintaining privacy in a public park.   

Did you participate in last night's walk?  We'd love to have your input on how you thought it went.

Hopefully this will be an event that will cause more action to be taken by the City to improve the safety of these parks.

Mark Solomon with the Seattle Police Department indicated to me that it's possible that we may have more community safety walks in the future.

Now that the safety walk has happened, and the various representives from the police and parks department have talked the talk, will they walk the walk?  Only their actions will tell.

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Don’t Forget the Beach Drive Community Safety Walk on June 1

May 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment

I just confirmed with Mark Solomon with the Seattle Police Department that the Beach Drive Community Safety Walk is still taking place tomorrow night at 6:30pm.  The plan is to "muster at Emma Schmitz Park and canvas a portion of Beach Drive, completing our walk at Me Kwa Mooks Park".  

I'm not sure exactly where at Emma Schmitz this will be commencing, if I find additional information, I will share it with you.

This event is as a result of the tragic unsolved murder of Greggette Guy that took place over two months ago.  

We're hoping for a huge turn-out!  Please spead the word to your Beach Drive neighbors.

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