tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post4572858257961341693..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Strange Ship Tracks and Good News for MomCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-7991407178749963422012-01-10T21:46:52.140-08:002012-01-10T21:46:52.140-08:00there is a lot of dis-information floating around ...there is a lot of dis-information floating around about these ship tracks. claiming they are "...pollution rivaling a nuclear war..." etc. one article was passed on to me, by a usually sensible person. i emailed her this blog entry about ship trails, and she amended her article and back-linked to the information that cliff provides.<br /><br />http://www.examiner.com/freethought-in-national/cruise-ships-massively-pollute-our-oceans-and-airthaikarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999700220254729020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-24375687545822070282010-05-10T16:17:51.737-07:002010-05-10T16:17:51.737-07:00I noticed those clouds and wondered if you were go...I noticed those clouds and wondered if you were going to tell us how they form, and how far away they were from my vantage on the I5 bridge. thanks!Euphoria Gibbonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376499450799110123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-49121602584596433232010-05-08T08:12:48.533-07:002010-05-08T08:12:48.533-07:00In Naval ROTC at UW, one of my profs was a Naval A...In Naval ROTC at UW, one of my profs was a Naval Aviator. He used to talk about looking for the aircraft carrier under a cloud, where it always seemed to hide. Several years later, as a Naval Aviator, I learned what he meant, but I noticed that the cloud was from the carrier. The carrier's captain often wants to stay in a particular area, so they steam "up and down," laying ship tracks side by side, which from the air appear as a rectangular cloud bank. I always thought, though, the condensation was from the moisture in the ship's exhaust. In any case, I too, learned to look for the cloud to find my ship.<br /> Technically these ships use external combustion engines, as the oil burns to produce steam to drive the turbines.RainCityBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06356095065120487024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-2326188509658136872010-05-07T22:35:40.494-07:002010-05-07T22:35:40.494-07:00I really appreciate your mystery weird weather blo...I really appreciate your mystery weird weather blogs, like the one above because there's always something new to learn.<br /><br />You gotta love the high res. visable weather pic. Today was cool. You could see the eastern outflow of cascade storms and the marine push on both sat. and radar, then match it up to local observations. Yeah, thats my nerdy hobby.smokejumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358322512081660205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-83539680630139987642010-05-07T22:07:14.176-07:002010-05-07T22:07:14.176-07:00My old copy of Growing Vegetables West of the Casc...My old copy of Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades (Steve Solomon, founder of Territorial Seeds) says you want nighttime temps above 50 for peppers, above 40 for tomatoes, assuming they have been hardened. Of course, the warmer the better, but you could be in for a long wait if you hold out for lows in the 50s.<br /><br />And, of course, temps could drop below 40 in some areas of Western Washington. Probcast says it could maybe get below 40 Saturday night in my zip code, so maybe I'll plant the ones near the house first.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16649474387052302810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-29727502578543432592010-05-07T21:24:41.010-07:002010-05-07T21:24:41.010-07:00Well, my own limited experience with tomatoes has ...Well, my own limited experience with tomatoes has suggested to me to hold off until the nighttime minimum temp gets to 50F...and we are not there yet. Perhaps one of the expert gardeners who read the blog can provide some help!...Cliff Mass Weather Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-29593598967247400422010-05-07T20:45:30.942-07:002010-05-07T20:45:30.942-07:00Planting the tomatoes depends on where you are to ...Planting the tomatoes depends on where you are to plant them. It isn't rocket science. It depends on experience,attention and preparedness.Generalizations are general. Duh.Michael DeMarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320634165404283841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-64442829311295691502010-05-07T16:50:40.322-07:002010-05-07T16:50:40.322-07:00Ok, we'll take this weekend for what it us and...Ok, we'll take this weekend for what it us and know it will get cold again :-( But tell us about these awesome thunderheads that are visible over the Cascades today. Makes me think I'm out on the Plains. Just beautiful and unusual.a progressive crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05135136349294909242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-84250751015890199962010-05-07T16:38:42.013-07:002010-05-07T16:38:42.013-07:00I was thinking about planting tomatoes and peppers...I was thinking about planting tomatoes and peppers this weekend...maybe not quite yet! The temp. dropped 15 degrees in about half an hour this afternoon and got quite breezy with these "passing" thunderstorms we're having! Maybe I'll wait until the end of the month to finish planting my garden!windloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814655614925149472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-11495526120539329652010-05-07T14:37:34.937-07:002010-05-07T14:37:34.937-07:00I see no reason not to plant tomatoes on Saturday ...I see no reason not to plant tomatoes on Saturday (or today), assuming they are already hardened. Is there some crazy storm brewing that isn't obvious to those of us non-meteorologists?Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16649474387052302810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-2717720395855094452010-05-07T11:54:11.878-07:002010-05-07T11:54:11.878-07:00Pretty Cool.
Was thinking in the middle of the nig...Pretty Cool.<br />Was thinking in the middle of the night the % of minimal viability (low clouds,mountain uplift etc) around Mount St. Helens this time of year. What would have the May May 18 eruption looked like during a socked in day?Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08645629430659310315noreply@blogger.com