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 [...]
Nov 11 2011 in Weather by Marty McOmber
A strong cold front will sweep across the region today, bringing high winds in its wake — especially on Admiralty Inlet and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, where winds speeds could hit 40 to 45 knots and gust higher. A gale warning is in effect until 6 p.m. for all of Puget Sound, the Strait of [...]
by Greg Filipek
Oct 6 2011 in Guest Dock, Seamanship, Weather by Greg Filipek
Rumor has it if you are sailing in Southeast Alaska on or around the autumnal equinox, you should expect some bad weather. Our bad weather started a little early, you can see the beginnings of my sniveling in my earlier post about Chatham. Just to make sure we were aware that what we had experienced [...]
by Bill Ray
Jun 6 2011 in Weather by Bill Ray
Last week my favorite forecast simulations came up with an odd wind pattern for a trip from Edmonds to Port Townsend planned on Friday. Saw it on Wednesday when it was forecasting 45 hours ahead and again early Friday morning (9 hours ahead – top and bottom images above), but I was not sure whether to [...]
Apr 1 2011 in On Watch, Weather by Marty McOmber
There are a lot of things that make cruising in the Pacific Northwest unique and challenging, but quite possibly the biggest one is weather. There probably isn’t a weekend that goes by when boaters around here don’t complain about how the guys at the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Seattle blew the forecast. I [...]
Mar 1 2011 in Weather by Marty McOmber
An intense “Pacific Hurricane” is expected to bring huge winds and heavy seas to the Washington and British Columbia coasts on Wednesday and create blustery conditions over most of the area, especially in the straits of Juan de Fuca and Georgia. According to the National Weather Service office in Seattle, the bulk of the storm is [...]
Feb 18 2011 in Weather by Marty McOmber
How crazy has the weather been lately? The Victoria Times Colonist has a story about several water spouts — basically tornadoes over the water — spotted by a lighthouse keeper yesterday near Nanaimo. The spouts lasted between 12 and 15 minutes. The Canadian Coast Guard issued warnings based on the sightings, and there were no reports [...]
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