Barking Dog Report: Howling Winds and High Tides
February 6, 2008 by Leave a Comment
The winds are certainly howling right now and so I just checked out forecast…as always, I hope I’m just yipping at much ado over nothing.
Our next high tide which is a 12.0 takes place at 5:50 tomorrow morning.
Seattle City Forecast for tomorrow:
THURSDAY…WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH…DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…
TONIGHT…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT…BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN.
THU…SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT…EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
This is sounding ruff!
Hang on to your Hats
January 29, 2008 by Leave a Comment
It’s a breezy one this morning…not quite alarming enough for a "barking dog" report. But it is enough to stay alert and prepared. Here’s the scoop for this morning:
High Tide is a 11.5 at 9:11 a.m.
Current Puget Sound Marine forecast: …SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…
TODAY…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT…BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE THIS MORNING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN TURNING TO SHOWERS THIS MORNING.
The Beach Drive weather station is reporting winds currently at 33 mph with gusts up to 37 from the SSW.
What a Difference a Day Makes
January 14, 2008 by Leave a Comment
We went from a sunny Sunday to a blustery Monday with a chance of snow in the forecast. That’s a drop of 20 degrees in just one day! Luckily we’re past our high tide today and tomorrow looks more calm (including a possible morning snow shower).
REST OF TODAY…MORNING RAIN…THEN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. BECOMING WINDY. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH…BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT…NUMEROUS RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS…DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDY THIS EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH…EXCEPT BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH OVER THE NORTH SOUND. WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 MPH ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WIND TO 10 MPH.
Spring Fever
January 13, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Today’s wonderful sunny break is just enough to give you a dose of Spring Fever! Beach Drive was full of bicyclist, joggers and gardeners. According to the weather station, we reached a balmy 52 degrees today. Thank you, Mother Nature!
Sailboats, Seal and a Rainbow
January 6, 2008 by 2 Comments
Photo’s from yesterday. (I was too busy watching the Seahawks to post this unti now). Way to go Hawks!
This seal was leaping north towards Alki. You can barely make it out in the bottom right corner of the photo below. I was snapping like crazy hoping for a better shot.
Who doesn’t enjoy seeing a rainbow?
What I was doing 3:00 a.m. this morning…the wild weather continues
January 5, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Our house was up after hearing enough water come over the bulkhead…debating just how long can you stall before you prep for a storm? It was another close call for us. This one being the closest. We did have several significant waves come over the bulkhead but none that our sub-pump couldn’t manage.
The videos are a little dark (it was around 2:30 a.m. — 2 hours before high tide). It gives you an idea of what it was like last night. It’s really hard to capture the exhilaration…especially when it’s pitch black outside. This is from our deck looking down at the bulk head and our driveway:
This video is standing in our driveway:
One of our neighbors was very kind to come over to see if we needed any help (at 2:30 in the morning). He’s an angel.
Our next high tide as a 10.3 at 1:40 pm (around when the Hawks game starts) and the current marine forecast is:
…GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON…
TODAY…SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
The Seattle forecast warns of windgusts up to 50 mph (not to mention that snow is hinting of showing up this weekend):
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING…
TODAY…SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WINDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON.
Let’s hope that Mother Nature leaves our power on so we can all watch and cheer for the Seahawks from the warmth of our homes.
What is it with major Seahawk games and wind storms?
January 4, 2008 by 2 Comments
It was the eve before Superbowl last year that we had some waves over our bulkhead last year. We had invited some friends and family over to watch the game…but most chickened out afraid of the weather or that we’d put them to work cleaning up!
Tomorrow afternoon the Seahawks begin their first round in the playoffs and we’re having some serious gusts of wind. Hopefully we’ll miss the the high tide early tomorrow AM at of 11.3 at 4:46. (That’s awfully early to be manning the pumps).
Here’s the current marine forecast for Puget Sound (scroll down):
…GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON…
TONIGHT…SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS.
SAT…S WIND 25 TO 35 KT…BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS
Our local weather station is currently reporting winds 34-39 mph winds with gusts up to 43 mph.
Good Morning Waves for Beach Drive
December 28, 2007 by Leave a Comment
What a way to start your morning…a high tide of 12.6 at 8:40 a.m. with plenty of winds and waves. The marine forecast for today:
…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON…
TODAY…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
Here’s a video from this morning shot from our carport. This was a close call for us!
West Seattle Blog has posted a photo from Beach Drive this morning, too.
We have several whopping high tides over the next few days and an exciting marine forecast for the Puget Sound as well:
SAT…S WIND 10 TO 15 KT…BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT…SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT…EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
MON…SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT…BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
TUE…SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT…BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FT.
The forecast for Seattle promises lots of wind over the weekend.
SATURDAY…RAIN DEVELOPING…POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. HIGHS NEAR 40. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT…RAIN IN THE EVENING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WINDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH.
SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT…BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF EVENING SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
The forecasts change often so please check back and stay prepared for what ever Mother Nature brings our way. There are links on the left side of this blog for weather and tides.
Are you prepared?
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