tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post2765450331989833146..comments2024-03-18T22:50:29.792-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Sun, Fog, and Rain Takes a HolidayCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-57509489883114142242009-12-02T02:26:46.816-08:002009-12-02T02:26:46.816-08:00Actually it looks like the best (not the worst) ma...Actually it looks like the best (not the worst) may be over until next fall. :( It all depends on who you ask.Joe Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00312361044657845493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-27933450746286422252009-11-28T12:15:05.504-08:002009-11-28T12:15:05.504-08:00my feeling would not be hurt if we had a repeat of...my feeling would not be hurt if we had a repeat of last december.Diary of a cat householdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740567152994415008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-14127242755735677852009-11-28T03:16:39.632-08:002009-11-28T03:16:39.632-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Joe Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00312361044657845493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-43591063815374343502009-11-28T02:00:28.558-08:002009-11-28T02:00:28.558-08:00Interesting, .. about the time valid stamped for t...Interesting, .. about the time valid stamped for the farthest out, reaching ensemble that you've pointed to Cliff - i.e. the 2nd, is about the same date that I've been speculating that the next main, broader wave of cold will begin expanding south. Main and broader cold, certainly appears to have been in a general retraction mode for the past week or so.richard583https://www.blogger.com/profile/00415086002282750839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-61980226686524242662009-11-27T21:52:34.474-08:002009-11-27T21:52:34.474-08:00There is indication in the medium-range models tha...There is indication in the medium-range models that cooler air from the Canadian interior may surge into the lowlands through the Frasier Valley late next weekend into the second weekend of December. It's still a bit early, but both the GFS and the European have shown indications (the following are from the Friday 00z runs):<br /><br />GFS: http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/namer/gfs/00/images/gfs_500_240m.gif<br /><br />http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/namer/gfs/00/images/gfs_slp_240m.gif<br /><br />ECMWF (European): http://www.ecmwf.int/products/forecasts/d/charts/medium/deterministic/msl_uv850_z500!Geopotential%20500%20hPa!240!North%20America!pop!od!oper!public_plots!2009112712!!/<br /><br />The patterns depicted by the models look somewhat similar to last December. We'll have to see.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096215378082506457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-83730784488446851102009-11-27T21:11:02.233-08:002009-11-27T21:11:02.233-08:00Hi Cliff,
I appreciate your trying to cheer up th...Hi Cliff,<br /><br />I appreciate your trying to cheer up the area residents with the statement “and remember, we are now finishing the historically wettest period of the year”, but in reality, I think that’s a little too rosy. While it is true that Sea-Tac’s climatological wettest day (1961-1990 average) is November 23 with .209 inches, if you look at a number of stations around Puget Sound, and smooth out some of the day-to-day jitters in the average precipitation that are just statistical noise, I think the maximum precipitation day is probably right around December 1.<br /><br />Futhermore, if you express it in terms of “wettest period”, the time series of daily normal precipitation at most Puget Sound stations is very much skewed, or in other words, the wettest day is not the middle of the wettest period. At most stations, the period during which daily precip is at or above 85% of the climatological wettest day spans from around November 10 clear through to mid-January. So, by that definition, really we are only two and a half weeks into the wettest nine weeks of the year. Sorry to be the “wet blanket”.<br /><br />MarkMark Stoelingahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175412356326010762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-3420834123362326052009-11-27T20:41:33.504-08:002009-11-27T20:41:33.504-08:00Cliff mentioned about low clouds and or fog hangin...Cliff mentioned about low clouds and or fog hanging around the Western slopes of the Cascades today, we`ll his statement and satellite pic are VERY TRUE! <br /><br />Was up at Mt.Si today with a group of Mountaineer hikers, and it was pretty foggy indeed up there, with a little snow as well, maybe like 3 or 4" worth with temp of 35. The fog gave the forest a very mystical appearance.andycottlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696751462397354299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-45852085277049104972009-11-27T18:59:09.337-08:002009-11-27T18:59:09.337-08:00and watching DVD's of Nero Wolfeand watching DVD's of Nero Wolfemainstreeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311958194036737432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-65411142589460736442009-11-27T16:43:25.719-08:002009-11-27T16:43:25.719-08:00Thank you for providing the elegant ensemble diagr...Thank you for providing the elegant ensemble diagrams. Looking forward to drying out; water in the basement wasn't very fun. Lots of yard work to do to prepare for spring next year, so here's my chance.Big White Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481312150639291550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-54484665570431004072009-11-27T16:21:59.327-08:002009-11-27T16:21:59.327-08:00The long range forecast, seen on weather.com and a...The long range forecast, seen on weather.com and accuweather.com, is calling for much cooler conditions for western washington (highs around 40) and eastern washington (highs around 30) in the next couple weeks....I wonder if this will be true.Chris Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393414739971927675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-88658980928147011042009-11-27T16:04:41.940-08:002009-11-27T16:04:41.940-08:00I'm glad the rain is leaving, but I want SNOW!...I'm glad the rain is leaving, but I want SNOW!!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07628213812391104697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-18695349607470835502009-11-27T15:54:04.599-08:002009-11-27T15:54:04.599-08:00Ahhhh, the perfect day! Leftovers, a walk in the w...Ahhhh, the perfect day! Leftovers, a walk in the woods viewing the varied fungal bounty of the rain with a friend, sitting in the sun on coastal cliffs, fall cleanup in the garden in balmy stillness. Love the storms and love these rare, fair, fall days. Much to be thankful for. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-20589374056458356282009-11-27T14:18:15.754-08:002009-11-27T14:18:15.754-08:00Love the spaghetti diagram! Thanks for showing tho...Love the spaghetti diagram! Thanks for showing those to us.<br /><br />I have to admit, I'm glad for the break in the rain. I've got gardening to do!JewelyaZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09434569437851248356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-26051842809062853832009-11-27T13:22:37.458-08:002009-11-27T13:22:37.458-08:00Fog...urgh! The valleys east of the cascades can b...Fog...urgh! The valleys east of the cascades can be stuck in the gray for weeks under those conditions. <br /><br />The only excitment I look for in the extended is sometimes those ridges build so strong to the north, a low south from Canada can slip or retrograde back off the coast. Rare but good snow situation for the inland NW. The euro shows that but models always over estimate that patternsmokejumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358322512081660205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-72469680990855902662009-11-27T11:40:52.632-08:002009-11-27T11:40:52.632-08:00I sure hope that wasn't the most exciting weat...I sure hope that wasn't the most exciting weather we will have this fall/winter.RobbyRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03616758038001846987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-23307702160729313342009-11-27T11:40:52.633-08:002009-11-27T11:40:52.633-08:00I sure hope you are right Cliff. I have a creek n...I sure hope you are right Cliff. I have a creek next to my house that has been causing me fits since October!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611403784512788390noreply@blogger.com