Photos compliment of “Scupper” and his iPhone.
Tis the Season for Wet and Windy Winter Weather
December 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Monday’s storm was probably one of the worst we’ve personally experienced in our seven years living on Beach Drive. I was surprised to see how many neighbors were hit hard.
We typically get an extra dose with having a low driveway and neighbors with lower bulkheads. This is one of the reasons why we put together our “barking dog” reports… just warn when we are doing extra preparation for possible flooding. Our built in pump in the driveway is really intended to handle rain and an occasional slurp or splash from the sound.
On Beach Drive Blog, we keep weather related links for your convenience under “Swell Links” to the right. We have more wet and windy wintery weather ahead!
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING…
REST OF TODAY…WINDY. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
TONIGHT…WINDY…RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY…BREEZY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT…BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
900 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012
…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…
TODAY…S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN…MIXED WITH SNOW OVER HOOD CANAL AND AROUND EVERETT THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT…S WIND 15 TO 30 KT EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN.
THU…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FT.
On a similar note, did you see the Seattle Times article: Record High Tides wash in prospects for more in the future
Was this the worst flooding you’ve experienced?
Here are upcoming Seattle tides:
Tides 2012 12 19 0925
Scupper’s chase of sirens leads to Ducks
December 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
After a day of historic flooding on Beach Drive SW, this was a small fire that the waves didn’t put out tonight…
5200 Block of Beach Drive
One of the three fire truck responders told us that a small fire broke out in a planter on the upper deck of this home. Damage was thankfully minimal. Wazzu by-stander had no comment.
Scupper, reporting for beach Drive Blog
Waves spraying over bulkheads… and we’re hours away from high tide.
December 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This is looking like the storm we were worried about when we prepared our “barking dog” report a few days ago. We have waves slamming our bulkhead with spray as tall as our home. I can see flashes on the islands across the sound – I’m assuming folks may be losing power. We have our dog in his kennel just to make sure he doesn’t escape in this mess.
High tide is a 12.9 at 8:17 am.
Here’s the updated forecast we’re looking at this morning.
…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON…
TODAY…SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. WIND EASING TO SW 20 TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SEATTLE…BREMERTON…SILVERDALE…
FEDERAL WAY…KENT
358 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON…
…COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM PST THIS MORNING…
TODAY…WINDY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING… THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING… THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 200 FEET. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE MORNING.
TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING…THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 300 FEET. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
TONIGHT…SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT…EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
Updated Forecast for Tonight and Monday Morning
December 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SEATTLE…BREMERTON…SILVERDALE…
FEDERAL WAY…KENT
330 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY…
…COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM PST MONDAY...
TONIGHT…RAIN. BECOMING WINDY OVERNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LATE.
MONDAY…WINDY. RAIN AT TIMES. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT…SHOWERS LIKELY AND BREEZY. WET SNOW POSSIBLE ON THE HILLS WITH UP TO 1 INCH ACCUMULATION. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 400 FEET. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.
TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 200 FEET. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
MARINE FORECAST
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
230 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012
…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...
TONIGHT…SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN.
MON…SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND EASING TO 20 TO 30 KT MIDDAY. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. RAIN TURNING TO SHOWERS.
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. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUE…SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
More updated details from the National Weather Service on the Wind Advisory and Coastal Flood Watch
Wind Advisory
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
215 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012
WAZ505-507-508-170700-
/O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0009.121217T0800Z-121217T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0037.121217T0600Z-121218T0000Z/
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-
215 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
MONDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS…SEATTLE…EVERETT…BELLEVUE…AND
BREMERTON.
* TIMING…THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY
MORNING.
* WIND…WINDS WILL RAPIDLY RISE LATE TONIGHT FROM THE SOUTHWEST
AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE AT TIMES MONDAY MORNING…THEN EASE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS…WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES…
TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES…AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER
OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY.
Coastal Flood Advisory
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
204 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012
…HIGH SURF WILL ARRIVE ALONG THE COAST MONDAY…
…MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS POSSIBLE AT HIGH TIDE MONDAY…
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN
WASHINGTON EARLY MONDAY MORNING. TIDES WILL BE HIGHER THAN THE
TIDE TABLE PREDICTIONS MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY SURF WILL ALSO ARRIVE
ALONG THE COASTAL BEACHES MONDAY.
WAZ001-503-506>511-170745-
/O.UPG.KSEW.CF.A.0006.121217T1400Z-121217T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.CF.Y.0010.121217T1500Z-121217T1900Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
204 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012
…COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM PST
MONDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM PST
MONDAY. THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* HAZARD…TIDAL OVERFLOW IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE BEACHES.
* TIME OF HIGH TIDE…8 TO 930 AM.
* TIDE TABLE PREDICTION…12.9 FT SEATTLE...9.7 FT PORT
TOWNSEND…10.5 FT CHERRY POINT.
* EXPECTED TIDAL ANOMALY…ADD 1.5 FEET TO THE TIDE TABLE PREDICTION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW INDICATES THAT
LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE SHORE MAY SEE MINOR FLOODING AT HIGH TIDE.
NOTE: This information is provide as a courtesy to our neighbors from information found on-line. Forecast change constantly… and we hope this one changes for the better!!
Rainbow overhead
June 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Now if I was only fast enough with my camera to have caught the bald eagle being chased by crows…
Aiviq: Monster Arctic ice buster spotted heading south…
June 24, 2012 by 2 Comments
Every now & then an unusual vessel will cross our waters and warrant some BDB research! A spokesman from the ship's builder mentions that this $200 mil giant ice breaker recently built in Louisiana and commissioned by Shell Oil is considered…
"the largest vessel ever built by Chouest, and will be among the most advanced and powerful, non-military icebreakers on the waters."
I suddenly have "bigger boat" envy!
Scupper, for Beach Drive Blog
Happy Mothers Day
May 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This young Stellar Jay has been following his mother around our courtyard this morning.
Waves smashing into bulk heads on Beach Drive
February 21, 2012 by 1 Comment
Watch the water shoot through the scuppers. Next high tide is a 10.5 at 4:17 pm today. Puget Sound Marine Forecast update: …GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST TONIGHT… …SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM PST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON… TONIGHT…SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT…EASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE THIS EVENING. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT…SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS. WED…SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WED NIGHT…SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT…EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT…SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
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