All about the West Seattle neighborhood around Beach Drive
Apparently one car managed to speed out of control and hit two other cars along Beach Drive just south of 61st. I happened to be driving by after it happened and notified West Seattle Blog. Here is their coverage of the accident.
People really need to slow down on Beach Drive. I don't know that more speed bumps are the answer…I do know that we're lucky no pedestrians were injured.
No update on the driver.
USS John C Stennis is on her way back home to Bremerton this morning. I could barely see her on this grey rainy day.
UPDATE 9:31pm: WIND ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT
UPDATE 4:45pm: WIND ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL 9:00 pm. which happens to coincide with the next high tide of 11.17 at 9:06pm.
PUGET SOUND HAS A GALE WARNING UNTIL 11:00 PM. with 5 to 7 ft waves.
Hopefully the winds are coming in late enough to miss our high tide this morning…we still have our high tide tonight to contend with.
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING…
TODAY…BECOMING VERY WINDY. RAIN THIS MORNING…THEN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS 45 TO 50. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH LATE.
TONIGHT…BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT…
TODAY…SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT MIDDAY. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN TURNING TO SHOWERS AFTER NOON.
TONIGHT…SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
Ok, settle down you old salty dogs, these aren't the fair-weather countersunk sailors you see sunning themselves on the decks of 50 ft. sailboats. We're talking about weather classifications.
We hear the terms "small craft warnings" or it's "blowing a gale" often enough to take a more detailed look at what these terms really mean as far as wind speed and water conditions. Let's start with small craft warnings.
There are no exact definitions for small craft warning and therefore is subjective to the local marine area. Let's call it lower 20 to just over 30 mph winds where my neighbor Pat may want to delay his standing paddle surfing gig for another day. You could expect 2-4 foot waves with white caps out on the sound for at least a couple of hours.
When neighbor Jeff tells his wife "simmer down Agnes", there's usually a gale predicted to blow on www.beachdriveblog. You can expect winds in the lower 30 to upper 40 mph range. Waves come in at 4 to 6 feet commonly sending spray onto Beach Drive over Emma Schmitz park.
I'm currently in a dense fog of creeping crud caught from my sons that brought it in from high school…
Scupper
Editors Note: Please welcome a new contributor to Beach Drive Blog who is writing under the alias of "Scupper". Scupper is a Beach Drive resident and we look forward to more colorful post. If you live in the Beach Drive neighborhood and are interested in contributing to the blog, please let us know!
From the City of Seattle:
FRIDAY…BECOMING WINDY. RAIN…BECOMING SHOWERY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT…WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH…DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT
Puget Sound Marine Forecast:
…GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON…
FRI…S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
With the first high tide of 11.3 at 7:10 a.m. with low tide of -1.4 following at 2:00 pm and the next high tide of 11.2 at 9:06 pm… I think I'm going to call this my first official "Barking Dog" report. (If you're new to BDB, consider a "Barking Dog Report" like your neighbors dog who's yapping when they're a bit concerned — all with good intentions).
The forecast that I've linked to are updated so please be sure to check back.
Update 4/1/10 6:45 am: here's a link to the National Weather Service which has a high wind watch for Seattle.
UPDATE: Jack has been reunited with his humans–yay!!
Jack lives along Jacobson and Beach Drive and is missed by his humans.
Jack is an 85 pound male with a red collar who went missing last night. If you find him, please call 425-296-4762 or email his owners.
Please be sure to give us an update when he's found!
The West Seattle Blog has a must read article about what the county is proposing to do with the Lowman Beach with regards to the pumps, including:
….digging up most of Lowman Beach Park, including its unique beachfront tennis court and two century-old trees. Another would involve acquiring homes across the street from Lowman, through eminent domain if necessary.
It's a stinky situation and if you care about this area of West Seattle, I encourage to read WSB's post: Turn Lowman Beach into a utility site? Overflow options draw ire
Click here for more of my photos of Lowman Beach Park on Flickr.
This buoy seems to be snagged in the Puget Sound just south of Emma Schmitz Park (Jacobsen and Beach Drive). It appears to be a buoy with a float.
We're past this morning's high tide of 12.0 feet which happened a few minutes before 5:00 am. Tides are heading down to a 1.1 low at 11:15 am this afternoon and back up to an 11.2 at 5:24 this evening.
Combine the tides with the very windy weather and it makes for some great storm watching. It looks like there's even a chance of thunderstorms.
TODAY…WINDY…SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S AND LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH EASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT…BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THIS MORNING…
TODAY…SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON TSTM.
TONIGHT…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. SHOWERS DECREASING. CHANCE OF EVENING TSTM.
I could barely spot the enormous USS Nimitz as I was walking my old pug moments ago along Beach Drive.
According to the Whidbey News Times, the Nimitz is bringing home Electronic Attack Squadron 135 "Black Ravens"
"The squadron is coming home after an eight-month combat deployment aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Five EA-6B Prowlers and 20 aviators arrive at NAS Whidbey Island midday on Saturday. Then, on Sunday, 180 maintenance and support personnel will arrive at Naval Base Kitsap, stepping off USS Nimitz to waiting family and friends.
A Navy news release states the squadron left for deployment last July in support of joint and naval operations throughout Asia and the Middle East including Operation Enduring Freedom to provide electronic attack support for Carrier Air Wing 11 and ground forces."
Welcome home!
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