tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post4878275424652554383..comments2024-03-28T21:53:05.737-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: A Weather Odyssey Across the CascadesCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-40486077526247034822010-05-03T13:08:45.500-07:002010-05-03T13:08:45.500-07:00Thanks to you, Cliff, I am a regular watcher of th...Thanks to you, Cliff, I am a regular watcher of the radar images now. NWS forecast a convergence zone for the San Juan/Georgia Straight area while it was still sunny here. It is currently breezy and rainy here in B'ham and sure enough, there is a convergence band over us and one over Puget Sound. I'm getting better at navigating these micro weather events thanks to your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-23969097726779075422010-05-03T11:51:55.007-07:002010-05-03T11:51:55.007-07:00It's pretty crazy over here right now, walking...It's pretty crazy over here right now, walking on campus is pretty hard! It was sunny and clear, but you could see the wall of clouds by the cascades. Then all of a sudden it got dark and misty, the wind is so strong that it is blowing the rain and clouds from the cascades over into the Kittitas Valley.Chris Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393414739971927675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-76597548339595102502010-05-03T10:21:33.337-07:002010-05-03T10:21:33.337-07:00Very windy on Capitol Hill on Sunday night into Mo...Very windy on Capitol Hill on Sunday night into Monday morning. In fact there was an isolated gust just after 3am that was one of the strongest I can recall in over a decade living here (based on very scientific instrumentation... ie, the creaking and swaying of the building). The buoy out in Elliot Bay <a href="http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/show_plot.php?station=wpow1&meas=wgst&uom=E&time_diff=-7&time_label=PDT" rel="nofollow">says it was 42 kts</a> and the Coast Guard Station at Pier 36 <a href="http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?sid=CPR36&table=1&banner=off" rel="nofollow">saw the same thing</a>. However, <a href="http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?wfo=sew&sid=EBSW1&num=48" rel="nofollow">this station</a> (apparently located at 1100 Western Ave) recorded an <b>89mph gust</b> at 7:36am... which has to be some kind of error, right? (Unless there was a crazy venturi effect from surrounding structures or something). The other nearby stations show <a href="http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?wfo=sew&sid=C3186&num=48" rel="nofollow">more reasonable data</a> with lots of high gusts in around 3am, but nothing that high and nothing notable around 7:30.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11375171158478577713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-37526218464016328392010-05-03T08:44:12.497-07:002010-05-03T08:44:12.497-07:00I was in Spokane all weekend. It was dry Friday ni...I was in Spokane all weekend. It was dry Friday night, rained overnight, then began pooring heavily during the day. I drove up into the hills behind Coeur d'Alene Lake where the weather ended up very spotty in the afternoon: sunny one moment & hail the next minute. Drove back to Spokane where it was beautiful for several hours. By evening the dark clouds rolled in, including a few thunder showers, then it cleared up again and stayed dry through Sunday. Clouds came in Sunday afternoon and the wind picked up.<br /><br />I started driving back west from around Pullman in the late afternoon. It was rather windy the whole way back toward ellensburg, but the clouds disappeared about halfway across making for a decent sunset. Of course, as soon as I reached the pass on I-90 the heavy rain started, and continued until around North Bend or issaquah.<br /><br />I think I saw just about everything this weekend.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618566144085622407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-18700757317947623352010-05-03T08:22:17.077-07:002010-05-03T08:22:17.077-07:00Great reminder that a little road trip will pay of...Great reminder that a little road trip will pay off with good weather. See you Tuesday night!Emily Pfeiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681724874487735677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-39668351789254781342010-05-02T21:18:56.620-07:002010-05-02T21:18:56.620-07:00Great day trip and I didn't have to leave my c...Great day trip and I didn't have to leave my chair! Now that Highway 20 is open how about taking us for a drive next weekend. Thanks Cliff.Mike DeMarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400442143371833282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-24036669468927791822010-05-02T20:46:03.701-07:002010-05-02T20:46:03.701-07:00Very windy here at the North Coast tonight....not ...Very windy here at the North Coast tonight....not much rain.DeAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10133093744884542797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-23989601559743001992010-05-02T20:21:03.213-07:002010-05-02T20:21:03.213-07:00Crazy that it is raining in Cle Elum when it has b...Crazy that it is raining in Cle Elum when it has been clear to partly sunny all day and currently here in Eburg.Chris Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393414739971927675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-44472691745119830622010-05-02T19:42:56.569-07:002010-05-02T19:42:56.569-07:00I live in Cle Elum and went to Ellensburg last Thu...I live in Cle Elum and went to Ellensburg last Thursday. Drove through a cloud of dust from a plowed field east of Thorp. The paper reported a gust of 58 mph that day. <br /><br />The gas mileage is only good if you're heading east...coming back from Eburg can be a real wrestling match with the steering wheel.<br /><br />There is a magic line around Easton. If you are heading west, that's where the rain starts. In winter, if it's raining in Cle Elum, it will be snowing at the top of Easton Hill.<br /><br />Raining steadily here this evening and the wind has eased.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03644606340145339223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-80357074257925391292010-05-02T13:04:03.810-07:002010-05-02T13:04:03.810-07:00I remember those contrasts in weather everytime my...I remember those contrasts in weather everytime my family as a kid drove to idaho as a kid and when my husband and I and 2 kids lived in pullman going to WSU.Diary of a cat householdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740567152994415008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-15338711840456741602010-05-02T11:45:55.136-07:002010-05-02T11:45:55.136-07:00Thanks for this post, Cliff. Being a student in Eb...Thanks for this post, Cliff. Being a student in Eburg, I am always fascinated by the winds, and they always blow in just one direction (the trees are all tilted that way too). I always look at the satellite map and see that usually when it is windy, there are clouds west of the cascades and clear east. There is a high wind watch for all of Eastern Washington Monday, it has been windy for the past five days! How is this cold front that will be moving across, different than the typical cloudy west clear east type wind?Chris Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393414739971927675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-51480611300882153652010-05-02T10:57:27.827-07:002010-05-02T10:57:27.827-07:00I'd trade sunny/windy for cloudy/calm anyday. ...I'd trade sunny/windy for cloudy/calm anyday. I lived near CWU last year, and like Seattle, trees, buildings, fences, etc. lessen the feel, but get into vast open spaces...its miserable. <br /><br />Nicest part of the day is 6am - 10am. High wind warning tomorrow! Make it 6 straight days of wind.<br /><br />Did you do a gas milage check from Cle Elum to Vantage? Best in the state.smokejumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358322512081660205noreply@blogger.com