12/13 - Lake WA & Locks Cruise

Grumpy · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:37 am Post subject:

Tom is right. Open your windows and see what you get:-

WWUS46 KSEW 121313 CCA
WSWSEW

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
510 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL PUGET SOUND AND EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY...

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OLYMPICS AND NORTH AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM PST SATURDAY...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY WESTERN WHATCOM AND SKAGIT COUNTIES AND THE ADMIRALTY INLET AREA FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY...

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR...LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY...WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST...

AN EXPLOSIVELY DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THIS SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW...PORTIONS OF THE LOWLANDS...ESPECIALLY THE HOOD CANAL...EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA...CASCADE FOOTHILLS...AND IN THE PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE AREA IN THE CENTRAL PUGET SOUND...COULD SEE HEAVY SNOWFALL TONIGHT. LIGHTER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR TONIGHT.

WAZ505-507>509-511-514-130045- /O.UPG.KSEW.WS.A.0009.081212T2300Z-081213T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.WS.W.0005.081213T0000Z-081213T1500Z/ EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY- SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA- EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 510 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL PUGET SOUND AND EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE OVER THE KITSAP PENINSULA. AS THE LOW MOVES FURTHER EAST THIS EVENING A PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PUGET SOUND. PRECIPITATION IN THE CONVERGENCE ZONE WILL SWITCH OVER TO SNOW. IN THE CENTRAL SOUND OUTSIDE OF THE CONVERGENCE AREA THE PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN AS RAIN UNTIL LATE TONIGHT WHEN THE AIR MASS WILL BE COOL ENOUGH FOR THE SHOWERS TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. A WIDE RANGE OF SNOW AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WILL SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA GETTING LITTLE IF ANY SNOW WHILE IN THE CONVERGENCE ZONE AS WELL AS OVER THE KITSAP PENINSULA AS MUCH AS SIX INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING.

STRONG NORTHEASTERLY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS RUNNING INTO THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE OLYMPICS WILL PRODUCE SNOW OVER THE EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THOSE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...DRIVE WITH EXTRA CAUTION AS ROADS COULD BE SNOWPACKED OR ICY.

Pat Anderson · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:01 pm Post subject:

Yahoo!

-----Original Message-----
From: KIROTV [mailto:seasupport@mailer.ibsys.com]

Issued at: 10:05 AM PST 12/12/08, expires at: 11:15 AM PST 12/12/08

Winter storm warning is cancelled.
The NWS in seattle has cancelled the winter storm warning.
A change in the track of the incoming storm system has eliminated the threat of snow in the puget sound lowlands through tonight. An inch or two of slushy snow is still possible on the highest hilltops late tonight, but the threat of disruptive widespread snow is no longer there.

Matt Gurnsey · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:12 pm Post subject:

Not to ruin your good mood, Pat, but they have been wrong before. Very Happy

Robbi · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:59 pm Post subject:

No snow, but we have winds. Gusting to over 35 right now. High tide of over 14 feet in three hours, with the barometric pressure dropping fast. Got to go check on the boat and boat house. May be interesting. I would rather have snow! Tux

Robbi

Grumpy · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 4:04 pm Post subject:

Looks like fun out at Smith Island right now,

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/show_plot.php?station=sisw1&meas=wdpr&uom=E

Port Townsend also just recorded 44 Kts.
Let's see what the back end of the storm brings when it goes cold.
At least we still have power unlike on the "other" coast.
Now I remember why we moved.

On Edit. Destruction Island just had a gust of 74Kts.

Merv

tom&shan · Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 316 Photos: Dakota

PZZ135-130430-
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
300 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY

TONIGHT
SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 45 KT...EXCEPT
BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT OVER THE N SOUND BY MIDNIGHT. WIND EASING
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT...
SUBSIDING. RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY ...

Anita Marie · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:43 pm Post subject:

Was in the area today and thought I would check out the dock at Ivar's. The wind was out of the SE and waves were breaking over the dock. It may be prudent to move the gathering back to Chinook's or maybe the pub in Snoqualmie.

timflan · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject:

rogerbum · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:57 pm Post subject:

rogerbum · Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:43 am Post subject:

Well..... While the weather is not the "good weather" I promised initially, it's better than was forecast earlier in the week. Up here in Kenmore at 5:30 AM we have light winds (almost nothing) and the Wa State ferry weather is showing 5-7 kts in the sound. There's no snow on the ground here but there is some predicted for mid-late afternoon - predicted to be <1" of slushy snow. So for me, the day is still a go. I do however want to end the trip a bit earlier than usual so I can be sure to get home and back up the hill w/o problems. Those who show up, we can coordinate on the radio, I'll monitor 16, 68 and 69.

Pat Anderson · Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:24 am Post subject:

Well folks, we'll see you for lunch once you decide where you are going. Left my cell with Roger on his VM and in a PM here!

rogerbum · Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:43 am Post subject:

I've got the boat hooked up and I'm going to launch on Lake Union (assuming there is parking there). That will allow me to make quicker exit after lunch. I have a 12 pack of coke (in case Tom is the winner) and a nice bottle of wine (in case someone else is the winner).

I think we'll do Ivars for lunch. See you guys there!

R-Matey · Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:17 am Post subject: Seatle trip

Roger, We'll be there without R-Matey. Driving down from Bellingham in the 4x4 pickup as it looks like we could have snow on the way home. The old van is not that good at staying on the road if it should become slick or icy. If there's a change in the destination for CBGT lunch, please give us a call on the cell phone (number being sent via PM). Thanks for doing this.

Ruth and Joe
R-MATEY

Grumpy · Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 2:49 pm Post subject:

Well thanks to Tim on Two Lucky Fish and his nice shiny new AISB transponder WE KNOW WHERE YOU ARE !!!!

http://ais3.siitech.net/VTSLite/AView.aspx

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?level0=100

Both of the above sites were showing Tim until he got near Ballard Locks at 6,8 Kts so I can only assume he was sunk by Homeland security at that point.
Tim, I have sent you a PM with a number of screen shots of your adventures. They answer your question as to whether or not you are "visible" to "the system" (particularly since one site is Greek !!)

Now you will definitely have to use the porta-potty 'cos Bog Brother is watching you!!

Cheers,

Merv