Wild Windy Weather

November 5, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Our lights have been flickering every once in a while and I'm seeing via Twitter that parts of Queen Anne and Magnolia have had power outages.   West Seattle Blog reports a tree is down in The Junction.  

Luckily we have low tides right now or we would probably be issuing a "barking dog report" warning of potential significant water issues that are a part of living on Beach Drive.   Our local weather station on Beach Drive has reported wind gusts up to 46 mph tonight.   Weather like this serves as an excellent reminder to make sure you're prepared for big storms.

Here's the current report from the City of Seattle:

TONIGHT…WINDY. RAIN THIS EVENING…THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY…SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…RAIN. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

And the Puget Sound Marine Forecast:

…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING…

TONIGHT…S WIND 20 TO 30 KT…BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT…SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING…THEN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRI…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.

FRI NIGHT…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

Our next high tide is an 11.9 at 8:00 tomorrow morning following a very low -2.8 at 12:30 am tonight (okay, technially tomorrow morning).   The tides will reach a low point of 7.8 at 1:24pm tomorrow and then up to a 10.4 at 5:58 pm.

Filed Under: Weather

Spooky Beach Drive Homes

October 31, 2009 by Leave a Comment

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Filed Under: Beach Drive Homes, Holidays

Kite Boarding at Lowman Beach

October 31, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Right now at Lowman Beach, the Puget Sound Kiteboarders are taking advantage of the gusty winds on Puget Sound.   I understand from one of the participants that this was originally going to take place at Richmond Beach, however the winds were better here.

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You can see more of my photos of the kite boarding in Puget Sound here.

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Update:  I just uploaded some videos from this morning.

 

Filed Under: Parks, Puget Sound

Seattle Southwest Precinct Public Safety Newsletter

October 29, 2009 by Leave a Comment

The Seattle Southwest Precinct has released a Public Safety Newsletter October 28 2009 packed with Halloween safety tips.

Filed Under: Safety

Halloween Sightings on Beach Drive

October 26, 2009 by Leave a Comment

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This pumpkin was spotted along Beach Drive.  Is your house spooky?  Do you have jack-o-lanterns to share?  Email your ghoulish photos to me to be posted on Beach Drive Blog.
 

Filed Under: Beach Drive Homes, Holidays

Seattle City Light at Jacobsen and Beach Drive

October 26, 2009 by Leave a Comment

It appears Seattle City Light is doing some re-wiring.

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Found Cat by LaRustica

October 25, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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I live at about 4100 Beach Drive (Near La Rustica), and tonight at about midnight I found a darling little cat on my front porch. He/she is very loving and seems well cared for, but no collar. I went back inside, leaving the cat outside, thinking he/she would wander back home. But, no, the cat stayed on my porch looking through the window, and then settled onto one of my porch chairs. I'm hoping you can help me find the owner, since the cat is too well cared for to think it's been on the street for long.
 
Alas, I can't keep the cat for any length of time. I am allergic to cats, and I have an adopted rescue dog, who has only been in my home for a few months…so the darling cat won't work as a temporary or permanent addition.
Filed Under: Lost and Found, Pets

Another Home Impacted by Crime on Beach Drive

October 23, 2009 by Leave a Comment

We just received this email:

"I…saw the recent crime activity right around our houses on the Beach Drive Blog. Yesterday morning, I discovered that someone had dug up a metal light at the end of our driveway and placed it right behind my husband's car in our driveway. This took some effort to do, as the light was heavy and attached to electrical wiring. I wanted to let you know, as I think we should all try to be extra vigilant about crime in our area."

The Seattle Police non-emergency number to report a crime is 206-625-5011.   It's important to call events like this in.

Filed Under: Crime

Car Break-in on Beach Drive

October 22, 2009 by 1 Comment

Just learned that a printer (that no longer worked) was stolen from a car next door to where the lights were found this morning, on Beach Drive on the 4700 block.  Perhaps the theives started with the lights and thought the printer would be a better take…not knowing the printer was in the car to be disposed. 

Filed Under: Crime

Are You Missing a Dog Bowl and Stainless Yard Lights?

October 22, 2009 by 3 Comments

Looks like someone ditched these items at 4717 Beach Drive in West Seattle.  They are sitting in the shrubry if they belong to you.

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Filed Under: Lost and Found
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