tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post4147291327643939462..comments2024-03-18T17:39:59.285-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: As the land warms, our coastal waters don't. Why?Cliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-72314173472152448452015-06-18T15:18:28.314-07:002015-06-18T15:18:28.314-07:00Local surfer here: Recently I've been oscill...Local surfer here: Recently I've been oscillating between wearing gloves to avoid freezing my hands or sweating in the wetsuit. Big variations in the temperature.<br /><br />http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/show_plot.php?station=46211&meas=wtmp&uom=E&time_diff=-7&time_label=PDT<br /><br />49degF one day, 53degF the next, and 56degF or higher deeper inside the harbor depending on tide direction... (50degF is about where one wishes they had gloves)coldspongerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583949252801148945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-10967459374194057182015-06-08T21:35:48.451-07:002015-06-08T21:35:48.451-07:00OT - but have you seen the amazing "tunneling...OT - but have you seen the amazing "tunneling" artifacts on the Langley Hill radar the last couple days?<br /><br />http://www.atmos.washington.edu/nexrad/images/LGX/CREF/201506090423.gif<br /><br />In the past, this shows up as random "rays", here it looks like a potent front approaching - edge of a marine layer, perhaps?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15342967219037330518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-63960319969784114592015-06-08T15:16:10.200-07:002015-06-08T15:16:10.200-07:00Some parts of the south Puget Sound *do* warm up d...Some parts of the south Puget Sound *do* warm up dramatically. The one time I visited Koachuck State Park in August the water temperature was well into the seventies. I was shocked at how warm it was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-90190358279563570572015-06-08T13:39:39.117-07:002015-06-08T13:39:39.117-07:00Hi Cliff, As your map shows, Desolation Sound, of...Hi Cliff, As your map shows, Desolation Sound, off the "Sunshine Coast" is much warmer. Last summer I sailed my boat up there and the water was warm enough for swimming- about 70 degrees F. Stagnation? If so, then why doesn't South Puget Sound warm up just as much?Anselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835758313287462921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-89055049389401479572015-06-08T10:56:02.865-07:002015-06-08T10:56:02.865-07:00Look at that pocket of warm water east of Vancouve...Look at that pocket of warm water east of Vancouver Island.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14119121675943204095noreply@blogger.com