All about the West Seattle neighborhood around Beach Drive
It looks like we're finally going to have some nice spring weather…just in time for summer! From various forecasts, it looks like we're going to enjoy temps in the mid to upper 70s.
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For added warm weather fun, we have some low tides too! Today's low tide is a -2.38 at 1:15 p.m. and will be up to 11.78 at 8:44 tonight. On Sunday, the low tide is a -1.99 at 1:58 in the afternoon followed by 11.87 at 9:22 p.m.
So how are you going to celebrate this warm weather goodness?
Yikes – just noticed this from the National Weather Service. Forecast can and do change… I hope this one does!
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE INTERIOR LOWLANDS OF
WESTERN WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL PLUMMET TO NEAR 500 FEET LATE TONIGHT BEHIND A VIGOROUS FRONT…RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR A DUSTING OR UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW IN PLACES ABOVE THE 500 FOOT LEVEL. THE SNOW SHOULD NOT STICK ON ANY OF THE ROADS AND IF IT DOES…IT SHOULD QUICKLY MELT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE AIR MASS WILL BECOME QUITE UNSTABLE ON THURSDAY…RESULTING IN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT
THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE UP TO DIME SIZE HAIL OR
LARGE QUANTITIES OF HAIL ON THE GROUND. ANTICIPATE GRADUALLY
IMPROVING CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE AIR MASS
STABILIZES AND HIGHER PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE REGION.
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA THIS WEEKEND FOR
DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING UNSETTLED CONDITIONS TO THE REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY
2:20 pm update: it looks like the wind advisory has been cancelled. Here's the current forecast on NWS:
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 14 and 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for our area starting at noon and ending at 9:00 tonight.
* WINDS…RISING FROM THE SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH.
* TIMING…WINDS WILL KICK UP BEHIND A FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR WINDS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING
Upcoming tides for today are:
Luckily this isn't taking place last week when tides were much higher!
…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…
TODAY…VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT MID AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN.
Coming down off Jacobson hill last night around 5:30, I figured the wind was blowing around 40 mph by the way the waves were reacting to the wind. It's Scupper here to review how waves can tell you how hard its blowing on our neck of Puget Sound.
Flat mirror like water translates to winds at…zero
Waves just starting to crest with a cap translates to winds at…about 10mph
Sporadic white caps across the water translates to winds at…about 15mph
White caps just about everywhere translates to…about 20-25mph
Large waves with some spray blowing off the white caps translates to…25-30mph
Consistent streaks of spray & foam blown off the waves…30-40mph (what I saw coming down off the hill!)
Beyond what's described above results in denser foam/spray off the waves and indicates gale force to what the Beaufort Scales would consider "storm" conditions.
Scup
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory in effect until 9:00 p.m. this evening for the Seattle area with “local winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph… The strongest winds will be this afternoon and early evening.”
The next high tide is a 9.71 at 2:33 a.m. Sunday.
The Puget Sound Marine forecast:
…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…
TODAY…S WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
TONIGHT…SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT…EASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT…SUBSIDING. EVENING RAIN…THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
Starting tomorrow, we have tides above 13 feet. Looks like it could get breezy today so let's hope the water stays on the Sound side of bulkheads (see below).
Check out the extra high tides for the Puget Sound area:
Friday, Jan 21: 12.8 ft. at 6:22 a.m.
Saturday, Jan 22: 13.04 ft. at 6:54 a.m.
Sunday, Jan 23: 13.6 ft at 7:28 a.m.
Monday, Jan 24: 13.12 ft at 8:04 a.m.
Tuesday, Jan 25: 12.89 ft at 8:43 a.m.
Wednesday, Jan 26: 12.47 ft at 9:26 a.m.
Thursday, Jan 27: 11.92 ft at 10:15 a.m.
Seattle Forecast for today:
…RAIN…TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. BECOMING BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING…
TODAY…S WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW AND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING… THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT…EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT…THEN BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
Our tides today:
12.8 ft at 6:22 a.m.
5.57 ft at 12.06 p.m.
11.1 ft at 5:17 p.m.
-1.48 ft at 11:58 p.m.
Just checking out the various forecasts for our area and hoping that a "tweet" from West Seattle Blog this morning regarding power flickering is just a fluke…or there's going to be some unhappy Seattle-ites with the Seahawks game starting in just a couple hours.
Let's start with the tides for today:
Note: We have some very high tides this week…next Saturday we will be at 13.04 at 6:54 a.m.
The National Weather Service forecast for our area:
Today: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Windy, with a south southwest wind between 29 and 33 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a south southwest wind between 26 and 29 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
NWS also has issued flood warnings along with a special weather statement warning of heavy rains through Sunday and an increased chance of landslides.
The Puget Sound Marine Forecast:
…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…
TODAY…S WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT…WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 KT… BY NOON. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
TONIGHT…S WIND 25 TO 35 KT…EASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT…SUBSIDING. SHOWERS LIKELY
If memory serves, we had serious weather the day before the Seahawks played in the Superbowl. GO HAWKS!
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisorydue to the rain (100% chance of precipitation) on top of last nights snowfall until 11:30 a.m.
"The rain will continue this morning and runoff will be hampered by snow still on the ground. Areas of standing water can be expected this morning until the recent snow can melt and runoff…
Melting from recent snow along with the ongoing rain will cause ponding of water in urban areas..highways..streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage areas and low lying spots.
Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the roadway. The water depth maybe too great to allow your car to cross safely. Move to higher ground…"
If you have drains in front of your home that are clogged with leaves, it may be a good idea to remove them to help assist the runoff on Beach Drive.
Here's the forecast for Seattle:
TODAY…RAIN OR SNOW EARLY…POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN…CHANGING TO SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
The Puget Sound Marine Forecast:
…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…
TODAY…SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN AND CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN EARLY…THEN SHOWERS.
TONIGHT…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE EVENING…THEN BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT LATE. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING…THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
This morning's high tide is an 11.4 at 9:54 a.m.
Extreme high tides creates a flotilla of logs this morning.
Today's high tide was a 12.9 at 8:51 this morning. Here are the high tides for the rest of the year to watch for…especially since we have strong winds in the forecast this week.
Sunday, December 26 is 8.8 feet at 8:26 p.m.
Monday, December 27 is 12.8 feet at 9:30 a.m and 8.3 at 9:53 p.m.
Tuesday, December 28 is 12. 7 feet at 10:11 a.m. and 8.3 at 11:36 p.m.
Wednesday, December 29 is 12.4 feet at 10:55 a.m.
Thursday, December 30 is 9.1 feet at 1:29 a.m. and 12.1 feet at 11:42 a.m.
Friday, December 31 is 11.2 feet at 3:53 a.m. and 11.5 ft at 1:26 pm.
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