Not Quite a Barking Dog…
October 3, 2008 by 1 Comment
More like a whimper, or as Steve Pool said on tonight’s weather report on KOMO-4, consider this a "knock on the door" of weather to come.
From KOMO’s site (5:30 pm update):
"So for tonight, we’re expecting a solid drenching of rain, with a burst of moderately breezy winds toward dawn as the front passes….maybe a few exposed spots like Alki Beach in the 40 mph range"
…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING…
SAT…S WIND 10 TO 15 KT RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT…BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT…EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT… SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT…RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. VARIABLE WIND TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY…SHOWERS. BECOMING WINDY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT…WINDY IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
Our Next Tides:
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Sat, Oct. 4 @ 2:18 am: -0.4
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Sat, Oct. 4 @ 9:37 am: 10.5
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Sat, Oct. 4 @ 3:08 pm: 7.3
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Sat, Oct 4, @ 7:51 pm: 9.2
Hopefully this just serves as a reminder to be prepared for foul weather…and nothing more.
Tis (the beginning of) the season!
Summer’s so over-rated
August 25, 2008 by Leave a Comment
NOT!
Lot’s of thunder rolling around West Seattle right now along with a nice summertime down pour of wet rain and hail.
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.
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