I tried capturing photos (which is pretty tricky)…the storm appeared to be over Gig Harbor and Vashon Island from our viewpoint.
Check out West Seattle Blog for some excellent photos submitted by one of their readers.
Did you see the lightening?
September 4, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Low and High Tides
June 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment
This photo was captured yesterday pretty close to the low tide of -3.7.
High tide was 12.0. This weekend features some of the lowest tides of the year! If you’re not going to the Fremont Fair to celebrate the Summer Solstice…hanging out at home and walking the beach is a very nice option.
How low can you go?
May 20, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Spring in Seattle means Cherry Blossoms and Rain
March 22, 2007 by Leave a Comment
And…with the temps dipping down into the 30’s over the next week…I’m a bit concerned I might have been too anxious in dragging my bougainvilleas and other wintered plants out of the garage last weekend during a "warm moment" outside. "Eh-gads", as my Grandma Esther would say!
And the Storm Is….
March 2, 2007 by Leave a Comment
…the National Weather Service has named the storm from December 2006: (drum roll please) . . . . "The Hanukkah Eve Windstorm of 2006".
Apparently, the National Weather Service put all 8000 entries into a hat and drew Burien resident Clyde Hill’s entry as the winner. 39 other contestants suggested the same storm name.
March 3, 2007 update. Seattle Time’s article is pretty funny about the storm. Someone suggested naming it after his ex-wife!
It Just Started Snowing
March 2, 2007 by Leave a Comment
We’ve definitely had our share of wacky weather! It all ready looks like the snow is turning into rain…at least, that’s what I’m hoping!
Snow?
February 28, 2007 by Leave a Comment
I’m just returning from a quick drive to take my son to school and…SNOW! I began to see flakes at Fauntleroy Hall and the snow became heavier at 35th. Down on Beach Drive, snow is absent (thankfully). However, I did hear on the weather report this morning that we could have snow at sea level late tonight and early tomorrow morning.
The Barking Dog Report
February 18, 2007 by Leave a Comment
When we have wind, waves and a high tide, my husband calls me a "barking dog". I’m sure he means this affectionately. Can you blame me when we have gone through 3 storms last year with waves splashing over our bulk head?
Early this morning was enough to have me running from window to window to see if we had water sloshing over. It was a close call–just a little excitement and a little less sleep. Now, I’m not a weather forecaster nor any type of expert of the sort. I just read my tide chart calendar and check out the marine forecast.
Here is the Puget Sound marine forecast (this changes throughout the day so check back if you need to) as of 8:25 a.m. this morning:
…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON…
TODAY…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS.
TONIGHT…SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS.
MON…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN.
MON NIGHT…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
For us, the southwest winds have proven to be the most troublesome and entertaining. This morning’s high tide was 12.4 at 5:46 a.m. Tomorrow’s high tide is 12.7 at 6:13 a.m. Factor in southwest winds with 2-4 feet waves and I’m sure I’ll be running from window to window again tomorrow morning watching those waves to make sure they’re on the right side of the bulkhead.
Well, that’s my "Barking Dog Report" for this morning. Please don’t rely on this information…just consider me a yapping dog in the neighborhood.
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