Big blow for the PNW

TyBoo

TyBoo

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They're bringing us some 100 mph winds tonight and tomorrow. The best we did so far was 68 mph at the house and a little less on the ocean. Late tonight and through Monday morning it's supposed to be stronger.

The key to surviving these storms is preparation. A month or so back we had a small blow and the kids' trampoline ended up in the neighbor's yard. I drug it over and put it upside down behind the apple tree. The next storm was a little bigger and the apple tree came down on top of the inverted trampoline. Now we're getting the big blow and the thing can't go anywhere because there is a tree holding it in place. Preparation.

As for the boat, it's safer in the mooring basin than on the trailer so all I had to do was check the lines and fold the antenna down.

The lights have been on and off all day so I won't be around here much. Have a good one and if you're bored come on down and go fly a kite.
 
From the Columbia Bar buoy:


Station 46029 - COL RIVER BAR - 78NM South Southwest of Aberdeen, WA Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 46029
Station 46029
46.14 N 124.51 W (46°8'38" N 124°30'42" W)

Conditions at 46029 as of
(12:50 pm PST)
2050 GMT on 12/02/2007:
Unit of Measure: Time Zone:

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 190 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 35.0 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 42.7 kts
5-day plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 27.9 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 13 sec
 
I saw that wind prediction on the Weather Channel. I thought about Pat and Patty out there on Lake Washington, but it doesn't look bad there at this time.

Mike, I understand the tree holding down the tramp... but at 100 mph, what is holding down the downed tree??? Hold on tight, keep your head down, and stay safe.

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
Not only are we faced with the prediction of intense wind, we are also bracing for flooding. (All the snow that we received last night is now melting with increasing temperature and coupled with the constant rain we've received today with more rain on the way = rivers flowing beyond capacity).

All the above should create an interesting evening tonight and an interesting day tomorrow.
 
... but at 100 mph, what is holding down the downed tree???
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You can't trust them weather guys. They might promise 100 but rarely deliver. The tree/tramp combo is downwind of the house, so I reckon even if it blows strong enough to lift the downed tree the wind has to get past the house first. The trampoline won't go anywhere with the 3-bdrm ranch laying on top of the tree that's on it now.
 
All the above should create an interesting evening tonight and an interesting day tomorrow.
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No prob for the rest of us, Dave. We'll just call the fire department. Or the Coast Guard if the water gets high enough.
 
mike , someone heard you wanted snow and you got blow instead. carefull what you wish for and speak up when you do make that wish!!! :xnaughty
 
Just checked the winds at Tacoma Narrows airport. Gusts to 50. I went down to my boat, not so much to check on it, but I just got a notice from the marina that we have been invaded by rats. Had to get the food off of the boat before they did. Since the train derailment (cars full of grain) a nice green lawn has sprouted up for about a mile along the tracks. Looks real nice. But, I guess the rats came for the free food, and as the grain became more lawn than food, they have moved on to other pickens. Bet you know that I made lots of noise going into the boat house. Geeze, if I came face to snout with a rat, not sure what I would do. :shock:

With all of this rain and wind, I think we will be out of power any time now. Stay safe, and don't get downwind of any trampolines. Part of proper preparations! Robbi
 
damm rain melted all of my snow but there is snow north of here at blaine. looks like a foot or so. Now I hear the wind is coming, I sure wish my dad would move that boat to everett. just hanging around the house tring to stay warm and dry.
 
Them wusses!! They closed all the schools for tomorrow! Kids are happy but do you think they closed work?? Not! They even tried to get me to work through the weekend "just in case" the storm cut power to the mill.
 
CW":qa18h9d8 said:
From the Columbia Bar buoy:


Station 46029 - COL RIVER BAR - 78NM South Southwest of Aberdeen, WA Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 46029
Station 46029
46.14 N 124.51 W (46°8'38" N 124°30'42" W)

Conditions at 46029 as of
(12:50 pm PST)
2050 GMT on 12/02/2007:
Unit of Measure: Time Zone:

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 190 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 35.0 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 42.7 kts
5-day plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 27.9 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 13 sec
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Synopsis for the north Gulf coast+kodiak island waters+ Cook Inlet...
A 991 mb low 180 nm southeast of Kodiak city will move to 170 nm southwest of Kodiak city and strengthen to 975 mb Mon evening then will dissipate 180 nm west of Kodiak city Tue afternoon.



Cape Suckling to Gore Point 400 PM AST sun Dec 2 2007
...Gale Warning tonight and Monday night...

.Tonight...E wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .Mon...E wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .Mon night...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .Tue...Se wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .Tue night...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .Wed...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .Thu...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .Fri...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

:mrgreen: :beer
 
Yes - things are a little different up there in Alaska. My favorite quote from "Deadliest Catch" was when Capt. Phil said:

"In New Orleans when they have hurricane force winds, they call it Katrina. In Dutch harbor when we have hurricane force winds we call it Thursday".
 
TyBoo":4a2112mh said:
Them wusses!! They closed all the schools for tomorrow! Kids are happy but do you think they closed work?? Not! They even tried to get me to work through the weekend "just in case" the storm cut power to the mill.
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What are they gonna have you do... hold a candle?
If they do I bet it is one of those new flameless candles. Good luck finding one of those... My wife wanted some as stocking stuffers and I am on store #6 trying to find some. Maybe the mill bought them all just in case? :xnaughty
 
Whew! We went out to breakfast yesterday morning, then skipped grocery shopping because walking into a store would be a major challenge due to the wind and rain! We settled for breakfast, a fill up of the truck and a stop at Guentner's for a couple wreathes.

We got home just in time to see one of the cross wires snap on the metal building the boat's in....we immediately hooked up the boat and pulled it out in a clearing -- repaired the cable, but it only lasted about an hour. Steve was having conscious nightmares about it coming out of the ground (It's anchored with concrete at 6 points along each side). Between worrying about that and worrying about the 90' or so fir that's just outside the kitchen window, neither of us got much sleep. We're really lucky -- the fir's still there and so's the boat shelter! Hopefully they'll survive the last of the winds we get today -- Steve said he's going to put up cable that won't stand a chance of snapping when he can get back out there with a ladder!

Hope everyone's safe and warm and dry -- work should be some fun today...probably no power, so I'm dressing for the occasion :smile

Caty
 
tsturm: "Freezing Spray"? .... sounds frigid and heavy.

Bad news for the Columbia River Bar Buoy, see below. I checked my boat yesterday and decided to spin it around in it's slip so that the engine is deeper inside, farther under the roof with the bow out. The bilge pump problem of the day before seems to have rectified itself, I think because I ran it and charged back up the batteries. Didn't get a steelhead. I figure the boat is safer there than at home in its shelter where a cottonwood tree could be blown down onto it.

There's as much rain as there is wind. Massive flooding in NW Oregon this morning. Tyboo, you okay down there? C.W.

Station 46029 went adrift on 12/03/2007 and the last report from its moored position was at 0700Z. It is still transmitting valid observation data, which continue to be reported here, but not from the location above. The current position is 46º 17' 35" N 124º 26' 04" W as of 1100z 12/03/2007.

Latest Satellite Wind Map for this Area
Conditions at 46029 as of
(5:50 am PST)
1350 GMT on 12/03/2007:
Unit of Measure: Time Zone:

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 170 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 33.0 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 50.5 kts
5-day plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 35.4 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 17 sec
5-day plot - Average Period Average Period (APD): 11.3 sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction Mean Wave Direction (MWD): SSW ( 192 deg true )
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.40 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.00 in ( Steady )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 53.1 °F
5-day plot - Wind Chill Wind Chill (CHILL): 45.3 °F
 
Heres the lastest report from the coast. not a day I wan to be out. I hate 10ft at 12 secs
.TODAY...S WIND 50 TO 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT... BECOMING 50 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 45 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 14 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 38 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 14 SECONDS LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.
 
We have had gusts up to 129 mph on the central and north oregon coasts so far. The northerly highways leading from the valley west to the coast are blocked by trees and slides so might as well put off travels for a day or two. Astoria is really getting hit.
 
llyod keep hearing about these 120mph winds on the news but can not find it on the many weather station sites. most I have seen on any bouy or ground station is 50 to 60 but not 120mph. Is this really happening or is the new media just hyping it up. if anyone has a wind site that shows 120 I would like to see it.
 
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