These spectacular photos were submitted by Alexa from today.
High Wind Warning Issued through 4:00 PM
November 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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:
High Wind Warning
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!
Strong Wind, Waves and High Tides
November 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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:
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.
Weather Watch: Wind and Waves
November 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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:
Wind Advisory
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 |
Small Craft Advisory and Special Weather Statement for Sunday
October 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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 |
Escaping the Fog
October 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I ventured to West Seattle Thriftway around 5:30 tonight to pick up some Uli’s Sausages to grill while watching the World Series… and what did I spy? THE SUN AND BLUE SKY!!
We’ve been so socked in thick fog this past week, I thought I’d share my view driving home just past True Value Hardware… back to the fog.
Could be a wild ride!
September 29, 2013 by 2 Comments
I was a bit surprised to see a few boats still on their moorage buoys this afternoon. Past Septembers have been pretty mild as far as wind & waves but this one’s a different story. Tonight’s forecast of an all out storm fits weather patterns in November thru February rather than a summer month.
NWS issues High Wind Warning and Storm Warning
September 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
High tide of 10.08 takes place at 2:48 this afternoon… so we may be dodging the opportunity to flood. The wind warning is in effect starting 5:00 pm tonight at which point, tides will be around 8 feet. The next high tide of 8.28 will be at 1:54 am.
Tis the season for wind, waves and rain
September 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I was caught on the West Seattle Bridge late this afternoon in an amazing display of Mother Nature’s force. It was more rain, wind and water than I have ever witnessed on the bridge. I’m very glad to be home!
Sunday Morning Storm Update
September 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Well the first high tide took place a couple hours ago. We’re now bracing for the next high tide which is a 10.94 at 7:12 pm tonight.
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