Beach Drive Blog

We are setting out our pumps and preparing to get wet!

From this morning: 

…GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…

TODAY…S WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT BY NOON. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN TURNING TO SHOWERS BY NOON.   (High Tide is just before noon).

TONIGHT…SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT…EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT…SUBSIDING. SHOWERS.

Hang on, friends!  Our local Beach Drive weather station reports at 9:30 am we have wind speeds of 42 mph and gust of 46. 

My neighbor, aka Cat Woman, just drew my attention to a wind warning for tomorrow. 

We do have high tide of 12.3 at 11:48 a.m. 

Current marine forecast as of 2:46 pm tonight:

…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON…

TONIGHT…SW WIND RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING…THEN BECOMING S AND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS EARLY…THEN RAIN.

WED…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS.

WED NIGHT…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT…BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS.

Seattle forecast:

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY…

TONIGHT…A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE EVENING WITH RAIN INCREASING OVERNIGHT. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…SHOWERS…WINDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…SHOWERS…BREEZY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH

My motto is that it’s better to be safe than sorry.   I know this year I’m sounding like a neighbors dog barking over nothing…but you never know.    I’m not sure if this time last year, we had our power back after that nasty pre-holiday storm or not!    At the very least, this is a reminder to check your flashlights, batteries, candles…you know the drill!