tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post1448330738040489059..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: A Possible Strong Wind Event TomorrowCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-43207710953320618782017-11-13T12:36:53.984-08:002017-11-13T12:36:53.984-08:00Wish I5 would be repaved and restriped to make it ...Wish I5 would be repaved and restriped to make it smoother and safer. This work is long overdue throughout Seattle. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-75117464681160022502017-11-13T07:46:37.568-08:002017-11-13T07:46:37.568-08:00Same in NE Seattle. Hard rain and lightening too. ...Same in NE Seattle. Hard rain and lightening too. Woke me up. Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14585473509704744173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-90218041019454143972017-11-13T07:18:36.617-08:002017-11-13T07:18:36.617-08:00Heavy squall came through Seattle around 2am. Didn...Heavy squall came through Seattle around 2am. Didn't seem terribly windy, but it rained hard enough to wake me up. Chris Shotwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224862023560615260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-73296063706263402202017-11-13T03:23:17.786-08:002017-11-13T03:23:17.786-08:00Just had a freak sudden windstorm hit South Whidbe...Just had a freak sudden windstorm hit South Whidbey Island, came on with no warning at about 2:30am, seemed like 60 or more miles per hour and stopped just as suddenly. Lasted 1/2 an hour at most. What was that?KCerra!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11475346789351485893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-86283803735643284652017-11-13T02:55:29.724-08:002017-11-13T02:55:29.724-08:00Well, we just had a big wind event in Canyon Park ...Well, we just had a big wind event in Canyon Park area of Bothell at around 2:30 am Monday morning. It was over in 10 minutes. I panicked because I have no alternate heat source. I jumped on Amazon while the lights flickered and buzzed. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052734191788183352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-28100807890536815582017-11-12T23:52:40.058-08:002017-11-12T23:52:40.058-08:00Why so much talk about knots? Do NW meteorologists...Why so much talk about knots? Do NW meteorologists think and calculate in knots? Meters per second? <br /><br />Guessing it’s because mariners care more than most about wind, so forcast products target them? Honestly curious. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379870004655722410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-53386269219030104192017-11-12T18:51:49.600-08:002017-11-12T18:51:49.600-08:00What a wonderful forecast. Things are picking up i...What a wonderful forecast. Things are picking up it seems. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768003793767265278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-72396471142399145212017-11-12T17:31:13.269-08:002017-11-12T17:31:13.269-08:00I saw that Weather Forecast Offices back east are ...I saw that Weather Forecast Offices back east are starting to use the phrase "bust potential" to characterize the probability of events (in their case heavy snow) NOT occurring. This wind storm seems to have a high "bust potential". I wonder if they are going to characterize it with a probability range.<br />Stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865698671921531899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-78805417620803223492017-11-12T17:24:09.885-08:002017-11-12T17:24:09.885-08:00Drove to Seatac this morning from Bellingham at 4:...Drove to Seatac this morning from Bellingham at 4:30 am.<br />The rain was pummeling down from Arlington south.<br />Hard to drive in the darkness with rain sheen and occasional highway lights.<br />Huge hydroplaning puddles near overpasses heading north in the commuter of fast lane and all the tire ruts on I-5.<br />Almost impossible to see lane designation heading north on I-5, with a sheet of water and lights fouling up the visuals.<br />High mental focus strain upon return.<br /><br />High winds, if they arrive tomorrow, always makes just a rainy day more interesting.cgthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15810780473362242679noreply@blogger.com