All about the West Seattle neighborhood around Beach Drive
Seahawk fans won’t be the only ones making lots of noise this afternoon… ol’ Mother Nature will be chiming in too.
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory through midnight. Just prior to kick off today, at 12:48pm we are at a high tide of 11.08. Combine that with the winds and waves and we could see some blue and green waters coming over Beach Drive bulkheads.
We’re in for some blustery weather combined with some high tides today and tomorrow…could be pretty interesting around kick off tomorrow.
TODAY…CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT…WINDY…RAIN. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WIND 20 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH INCREASING TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY…WINDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT…WINDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY...BREEZY. RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
Here are the Seattle tides:
01/10 Fri 06:14 AM 6.75 L
01/10 Fri 11:57 AM 11.46 H
01/10 Fri 07:18 PM 0.71 L
01/11 Sat 02:58 AM 10.05 H
01/11 Sat 07:41 AM 7.29 L
01/11 Sat 12:48 PM 11.08 H
01/11 Sat 08:05 PM 0.18 L
Puget Sound Marine Forecast (oddly, not updated since Wednesday):
FRI SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FRI NIGHT S WIND 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SAT SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT.
The New Year rolls in with very low and high tides for the Seattle area. The lowest tide of a minus 3.15 is just a few hours away at 10:44 pm tonight and the highest upcoming tide is a 13.29 on Saturday at 7:22 am. We hope your 2014 is swell! Thanks again for reading our blog 🙂 Happy New Year.
| 01/01 | Wed | 05:19 AM | 12.48 H |
| 01/01 | Wed | 10:39 AM | 7.03 L |
| 01/01 | Wed | 03:41 PM | 11.94 H |
| 01/01 | Wed | 10:44 PM | -3.15 L |
| 01/02 | Thu | 06:00 AM | 12.9 H |
| 01/02 | Thu | 11:30 AM | 6.52 L |
| 01/02 | Thu | 04:35 PM | 11.71 H |
| 01/02 | Thu | 11:30 PM | -2.9 L |
| 01/03 | Fri | 06:41 AM | 13.17 H |
| 01/03 | Fri | 12:23 PM | 5.9 L |
| 01/03 | Fri | 05:31 PM | 11.26 H |
| 01/04 | Sat | 12:17 AM | -2.18 L |
| 01/04 | Sat | 07:22 AM | 13.29 H |
| 01/04 | Sat | 01:18 PM | 5.19 L |
| 01/04 | Sat | 06:30 PM | 10.6 H |
| 01/05 | Sun | 01:05 AM | -1.02 L |
| 01/05 | Sun | 08:04 AM | 13.26 H |
| 01/05 | Sun | 02:15 PM | 4.43 L |
| 01/05 | Sun | 07:35 PM | 9.82 H |
| 01/06 | Mon | 01:53 AM | 0.49 L |
| 01/06 | Mon | 08:47 AM | 13.1 H |
| 01/06 | Mon | 03:15 PM | 3.66 L |
| 01/06 | Mon | 08:48 PM | 9.05 H |
| 01/07 | Tue | 02:45 AM | 2.23 L |
| 01/07 | Tue | 09:31 AM | 12.79 H |
| 01/07 | Tue | 04:18 PM | 2.89 L |
| 01/07 | Tue | 10:13 PM | 8.53 H |
Beach Drive neighbors are waking up to just over a dusting of snow this morning. The road looks pretty clear and temps are rising. Please pardon the quality of my pictures – I had to take them quick and use my cell phone before the white stuff melts away!
The Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for just over another hour, however I would be surprised to see more snow this morning.
PS: If you have Beach Drive winter or holiday photos you would like to share with our readers, please send them to us!
UPDATE 3:43 PM by Scupper:
This was the scene within a few minutes following the capsized skiff. The two boats (capsized boat on left & small working boat on right) were heading north together off of Beach Drive SW and appeared to be handling the following seas relatively well. The pictured sailboat was sailing in a SE direction just off the 4800 block then abruptly reversed course and ran north to the scene. I assume they may have been alerted by a Mayday call given that a Coast Guard cutter was closing in fast from the west. You can make out the 3 survivors sitting on the hull.
At the time of the incident, the flooding tide was flowing against the 30+ knot gusts around Alki Pt. This along with the shallower waters can get pretty hairy.
Scupper
Original post below.
The Coast Guard is currently rescuing a small aluminum boat that appears to have flipped over leaving the passengers to scramble on-top of the capsized hull of the boat for safety. It appears that the boat was traveling with another vessel. A second Coast Guard boat has arrived on the scene.
We watched two sailboats just moments ago wrestle the wind and waves. One sailboat looked to be having a terrible time, with ropes and portions of the sail into the sound. They finally dropped their sails and opted to motor away. The second sailboat seemed to navigate the sound a bit better, however, we noticed their sail had tears in it.
UPDATE 2:13 PM: The capsized boat has been left behind. There is a helicopter on the scene now too. We’re assuming the Coast Guard is trying to figure out how to safely remove the hull. Scupper speculates that the small boat must have been pooped by a following wave.
This is all unfolding south of Alki, about 400 – 500 yards off the shores of Beach Drive.
UPDATE 2:58 PM: Scupper is at the scene and has heard from a police officer that one person is missing from the boat.
The fire and rescue boat, Leschi, is now involved along with a police boat.
UPDATE 3:11 PM: A person has been retrieved from the Sound and is now in the helicopter.
UPDATE 3:22 PM: The hull is being hooked and it appears that it is attempting to be towed. We’re wondering if the second sailboat that turned back was possibly responding to a distress call?
These spectacular photos were submitted by Alexa from today.
The National Weather Service has just issued a High Wind Warning through 4:00 pm today which coincides with the high tide. The Wind Advisory is in effect through 8:00 pm tonight.
This for the NWS:
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 132 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 WAZ508-509-030300- /O.UPG.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131103T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0014.131102T2300Z-131103T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131102T2300Z/ SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA- 132 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SEATTLE AND TACOMA AREAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SEATTLE...TACOMA... * TIMING...FROM 1 PM UNTIL 4 PM. * WIND...PEAK WIND WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...EASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AFTER 4 PM. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES... TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY.
This video is shot from three floors up about an hour ago. We’re still a couple hours from high tide.
I’m hearing that Vashon Island is out of power. We’re charging up our cell phones and lap taps. If we lose power, we’ll be posting on our Facebook Page and Twitter. Stay tuned!
Our next high tide is an 11.36 at 4:10 pm.
The Puget Sound Marine Forecast has recently been updated:
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
839 AM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
TODAY
SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT…EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT…SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY…THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING…
TODAY…WINDY. RAIN AT TIMES IN THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
TONIGHT…WINDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT
National Weather Service Wind Advisory:
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 326 AM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 WAZ504-505-508-509-512-022300- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.131102T1500Z-131103T0300Z/ SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS- SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA- 326 AM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SEATTLE...BREMERTON...TACOMA... OLYMPIA...CHEHALIS...ELMA. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE LATE MORNING OR AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * 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 AND/OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY.
Looks like tomorrow could be a nice day to hunker down. We have some high tides combined with a forecast for significant wind…at 4:10 pm we are at an 11.36 foot tide with serious potential wind and waves — please be prepared! Here’s some of the *current* forecast (please re-check forecast as they change often – weather related information I have posted under “Swell Links”).
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory through 8pm Saturday night along with a Gale Warning:
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 915 PM PDT FRI NOV 1 2013 WAZ504-505-508-509-512-021215- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.131102T1500Z-131103T0300Z/ SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS- SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA- 915 PM PDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SEATTLE...BREMERTON...TACOMA... OLYMPIA...CHEHALIS...ELMA. * TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * 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 AND/OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY.
Seattle City Forecast:
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY…
REST OF TONIGHT…RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING…THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY…WINDY. RAIN AT TIMES IN THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT…WINDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
Puget Sound Marine Forecast:
PZZ135-021245- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 900 PM PDT FRI NOV 1 2013 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING TONIGHT S WIND 10 KT...RISING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. RAIN. SAT S WIND 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SW 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SAT NIGHT SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
Tides Forecast:
Date Day Time Hgt
| 11/02 | Sat | 05:05 AM | 10.62 H |
| 11/02 | Sat | 10:34 AM | 5.07 L |
| 11/02 | Sat | 04:10 PM | 11.36 H |
| 11/02 | Sat | 10:58 PM | -1.04 L |
| 11/03 | Sun | 04:49 AM | 11.26 H |
| 11/03 | Sun | 10:18 AM | 5.53 L |
| 11/03 | Sun | 03:43 PM | 11.45 H |
| 11/03 | Sun | 10:36 PM | -1.91 L |
It looks like we could be in for blustery weather today with a small craft advisory in effect through Monday afternoon.
The National Weather Service has released this Special Statement:
..WINDY AROUND THE GREATER PUGET SOUND REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING…
NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND THE PUGET SOUND REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES SOUTH ACROSS THE
AREA. THE STRONGEST NORTH WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE SHORELINE AREAS
AROUND PUGET SOUND…REACHING SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH. AWAY FROM THE SHORELINES WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE
WEAKER…MAINLY IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
POSSIBLE. THE NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN EASING THIS EVENING.
THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY KNOCK SMALL BRANCHES AND POSSIBLY LARGER
LIMBS OFF OF TREES…PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT STILL HAVE THEIR
LEAVES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
This is from the Seattle City Forecast:
REST OF TODAY…WINDY. RAIN AT TIMES IN THE MORNING…THEN PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT…WINDY THIS EVENING. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH EASING BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
S WIND TO 10 KT…BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS…BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
And let’s not forget our local tides:
| 10/27 | Sun | 05:06 AM | 2.09 L |
| 10/27 | Sun | 12:37 PM | 10.45 H |
| 10/27 | Sun | 07:35 PM | 5.46 L |
| 10/28 | Mon | 12:07 AM | 7.46 H |
| 10/28 | Mon | 06:08 AM | 2.75 L |
| 10/28 | Mon | 01:24 PM | 10.52 H |
| 10/28 | Mon | 08:19 PM | 4.57 L |
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