Official Barking Dog Report: Nasty Wind and Waves
June 9, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Latest Puget Sound Marine Forecast:
…GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY…
TONIGHT…SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT NORTH PART AT TIMES. WIND DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT EASING TO 2 FT LATE. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
My first report from the Marine Forecast was that the gale warning would last until 11 
tonight (just prior to our high tide of 11:21 pm). In light of how nasty this has been and that the wind and waves are still going strong, I think this justifies a "barking dog" report.
The City of Seattle says things will lighten up after midnight:
REST OF TONIGHT…WINDY. SHOWERS THIS EVENING…THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING…DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
To be on the "safe side" we are dragging out our pumps and preparing for worse case scenario. What are you doing?
Another Howling Day
June 9, 2008 by Leave a Comment
This must be January…it can’t be June! Here’s the latest from the Puget Sound Marine Forecast:
…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING…
TONIGHT…SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT…BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT N OF SEATTLE DURING THE EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT EASING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. SHOWERS
Our high tide is an 11.8 at 11:21 p.m. It should be a fun evening!
I don’t know about you but I am ready for a sunny summer.
Update/6:19 pm: the Beach Drive weather station is currently reporting gusts up to 44 mph.
Batten Down the Hatches!
June 5, 2008 by Leave a Comment
According to the Beach Drive weather station, we’re experiencing wind gusts around 37 mph.
Hang in there, Neighbors….Saturday promises to be partly sunny:
SATURDAY…CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
Mother Nature did pleasantly surprise us over Memorial Day weekend…perhaps she has more sunny tricks up her sleeve. We can only hope! I’ll take whatever blue sky and sunshine she can muster.
Are you ready for snow?
April 18, 2008 by Leave a Comment
I cannot recall Spring weather like this. I was convinced with our gorgeous warm Saturday that we had last week that it was "safe" to pull plants out of our garage…well today they’re going back. Here’s the forecast for Seattle:
TODAY…NUMEROUS SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. PRECIPITATION MAY MIX WITH SNOW. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. PRECIPITATION MAY FALL AS SNOW IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
The marine forecast for Puget Sound:
…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON…
TODAY…SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT…EXCEPT NW 10 KT FROM SEATTLE NORTH EARLY THIS MORNING. SW WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT SOUTH OF SEATTLE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SOUTH OF SEATTLE THIS AFTERNOON.
Bundle up!
Hang on to your Easter Baskets!
March 23, 2008 by Leave a Comment
What wild weather we’ve had today with rain and strong winds. We have salt stained windows up to the second floor of our home. High tide is a 10.5 at 7:24 pm. The waves have been specatular.
Here is the current marine forecast:
…GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT…
…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY…
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.
TONIGHT…WINDY THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH CLEARING AT TIMES. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING. WIND DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
Breezy Days Ahead with High Tides
March 9, 2008 by Leave a Comment
I just turned on the evening s-news to catch the weatherman say "winds…boy if you live on the water, you’re going to know it!" Of course that made me start up my computer to check out the weather (links are on the lower left of Beach Drive Blog). Monday has our highest tides of this month with a 12.3 in the morning (7:10 to be exact).
Here’s what we have so far:
MONDAY…RAIN AT TIMES. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WIND TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT…BREEZY. RAIN TURNING TO SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.
TUESDAY…WINDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH
MON…SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. RAIN.
MON NIGHT…S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN TURNING TO SHOWERS.
TUE…SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT…EASING IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT NORTH OF SEATTLE. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING.
TUE NIGHT…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT…EXCEPT NW 5 TO 15 KT OVER THE N SOUND. WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT
On Monday, March 10, we have a high tide of 12.3 at 7:10 a.m. and a 10.8 at 8:10 p.m.
Tuesday, March 11, we have a high tide of 12.1 at 7:42 a.m. and a 10.6 at 9:12 p.m.
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