Barking Dog Report: Howling Winds through Wednesday morning with High Tides

November 11, 2008 by Leave a Comment

With the next high tide happening right now (2:22 pm @ 11.8) I think we’re going to Istock_000002610704medium_1 escape a "barking dog report" for today.  However I am a little concerned about the following high tides: tomorrow morning at 4:22 am @ 11.2 and again at 2:54 pm @ 11.9 feet.  Combine the high tides of 11.2 at 4am and howling 30mph winds gusting up to 40mph…I think it’s worthy to bark about.

Puget Sound Marine Forecast:

…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…

…GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING…

TODAY…S WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN.

TONIGHT…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT…BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN.

WED…SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT…EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. WIND WAVES 4 OR 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN.

City of Seattle Forecast

TODAY…LOCALLY BREEZY THROUGH MID DAY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 25
MPH…EASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH LATE.
TONIGHT…BECOMING WINDY WITH RAIN. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…WINDY…RAIN. HIGHS 55 TO 60. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH MID DAY.

Filed Under: Puget Sound, Safety, Weather

Sub Siting

November 10, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Spied this morning by Beach Drive Blog’s newest contributer "The Scupper".   Who do you think would win this race: ferry vs. submarine?

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Wind and Waves

November 10, 2008 by Leave a Comment

This is not quite a "Barking Dog Report" but I thought it was worthy to point out the marine and city weather forecasts since we have higher tides.  Be sure to check the links as the forecast do change throughout the day.

Seattle Tides:

Mon: 7:54 am is low 4.7 and the next high tide of 11.6 at 1:51 pm dropping back down to 0.1 at 8:44 pm.

Tues: 3:30 am is 10.2 and another high at 2:22 p.m. of 11.8 dropping to a low -1.4 at 9:20 pm.

Weds: 4:22 am at 11.2 with a higher tide of 11.9 at 2:54 pm dropping down to -2.7 at 9:59 pm.

Thursday our high tides reach 11.9 and on Friday 12.3.  Check out more local tide info here.

Marine Forecast

…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY…

TODAY…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT…BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT…BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUE…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN.

TUE NIGHT…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT…RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.

WED…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.

Seattle Forecast

TODAY…SOME LIGHT RAIN LIKELY THIS MORNING…THEN PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING…THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

VETERANS DAY…BREEZY…PERIODS OF RAIN. HIGHS 50 TO 55. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…BREEZY. PERIODS OF RAIN. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…BREEZY…RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH

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Check Out Your House on Google’s New Virtual Street Map

November 6, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Click the link below if the video is being buggy (and not appearing in this post).

View Larger Map

Filed Under: Beach Drive Homes

Meet Cheeto — BDB’s Pet of the Week

November 5, 2008 by 1 Comment

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Cheeto is a 5 month old Portuguese Water Dog. He has just finished puppy kindergarten and will show off his "sit", "lay down", and "shake hands" if you ask him. He loves to run in big loops on the beach and around the house, dig and bark, eat random things (socks, paper, shoes), and play with his people (Clyde and Susan).

Do you have a cute Beach Drive pet to feature on Pet of the Week?  Email a photo with their tail tale.

Photo by jbbphotography.

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Good Morning

November 5, 2008 by Leave a Comment

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Bald Eagle Sunset Cloud

November 4, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Okay…am I just being too patriotic on election day?  I see a bald eagle in tonight’s sunset.  Do you?

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Happy Halloween

October 31, 2008 by Leave a Comment

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Compliments of Ron Sterling.

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Duck!!! It’s Super Scary!

October 31, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Thanks again to Ron Sterling for his festive ducks.   Check out the recent article about him from West Seattle Blog.

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Beach Drive Blog’s Pet of the Week: Maxwell

October 31, 2008 by 2 Comments

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Max, who answers to many affectionate names, is doing one of his least favorite activities in this photo: posing in costume.   

Max was adopted by us 3 years ago when he was 7 and I found him on the internet via PetFinder.Com – which is basically Match.Com for pets and prospective owners (I liked his profile). Max had been in the shelter twice and we can’t figure out why as he is such a wonderful cat.  We feel so fortunate that we found him and hope everyone considers adopting a pet from a shelter.

Max has 2 brothers – DoDo and Baba Ghanoush (“Baby”) and together they are called The Boyz….or sometimes The Men In Black..  There is always something going on and Maxwell is the leader of the pack.  Max is a big fan of James Bond movies and eating kibbles.  Like James, Max looks good in a tuxedo and prefers his martinis shaken…not stirred.   Below is a more dignified photo of Max for you to enjoy. Isn’t he handsome?

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Do you have a Beach Drive pet who would like to be featured as Pet of the Week?Simply send a photo (jpeg is nice) with your POTW story.

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