by Deborah Bach
Jan 25 2012 in Currents, Weather by Deborah Bach
The winds tore through the area so fiercely last night that at one point, I could feel our townhouse in Ballard shudder slightly. It made me wonder how liveaboards were doing. Did the gusts rock your boat last night? Did your power go out? (According to the Seattle Times, the wind caused another 38,000 power outages [...]
by Deborah Bach
Jan 23 2012 in Currents, Weather by Deborah Bach
The Seattle Times ran an excellent story on Saturday by reporters Craig Welch and Melissa Allison about why last week’s ice storm caught forecasters offguard. The story does a great job of explaining why forecasting in the Northwest is so difficult and why this storm in particular befuddled forecasters. “Small hiccups in data that feed the [...]
by Deborah Bach
Jan 20 2012 in Currents, Weather by Deborah Bach
The snow is pretty much done — now it’s just a matter of the melt. Temperatures are expected to gradually warm up today around Western Washington, bringing a wet frontal system through the afternoon and evening. We can expect mixed precipitation today, the National Weather Service says, changing to rain by this evening. Forecasters had initially predicted that [...]
by Deborah Bach
Jan 18 2012 in Weather by Deborah Bach
It looks like Puget Sound won’t get the apocalyptic dump of snow initially forecast, but plenty of the white stuff drifted down on boats and docks throughout the region Tuesday and Wednesday. We asked readers to send us photos and observations of the snowfall, which turned out to be much milder than expected. After [...]
Jan 17 2012 in Announcements, Currents, Weather by Marty McOmber
The Snowpocalypse expected to hit Western Washington looks to be more of a Snowskirmish, as forecasts were downgraded Wednesday morning to call for considerably less snow than initially expected. As of Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service had scaled back its prediction, calling for less snow than expected as an offshore front moves into the area late Wednesday afternoon and brings the [...]
Nov 21 2011 in Weather by Marty McOmber
Looks like the weather is getting serious. Storm or gale force winds are forecast to hit Pacific Northwest waters tonight, the first of three strong frontal systems that are expected to bring rough weather through the weekend. The National Water Service office in Seattle has issued a storm warning for coastal waters, the east entrance [...]
Nov 16 2011 in Weather by Marty McOmber
A gale warning is in effect for all Northwest waters as a strong frontal system rolls through the region today, the latest in a string of unsettled fall weather. Winds are forecast to reach up to 35 knots this evening and overnight, with higher gusts. “The strongest winds for the central Strait of Juan de Fuca [...]
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