tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post5703770322872675230..comments2024-03-18T17:39:59.285-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: This AMCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-55486592908213389592010-11-22T14:31:22.359-08:002010-11-22T14:31:22.359-08:00so my larger question is how much this instability...so my larger question is how much this instability makes the rest of the weeks forecast unpredictable.<br /><br />The 24 hour satellite animation shows a pretty impressive amount of energy to the cold that came in. Could this result in colder temperatures the following week than is currently forecast and would that infer a possibility of more snow?JSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05273859101073981649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-74959321983417068202010-11-22T12:28:58.272-08:002010-11-22T12:28:58.272-08:00Why should schools be shut down because of a littl...Why should schools be shut down because of a little snow? Midwesterners really laugh at us scaredy-cats.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205752419540502278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-7962592087482756342010-11-22T12:08:09.900-08:002010-11-22T12:08:09.900-08:00From the radar, looks like much of the show might ...From the radar, looks like much of the show might be over, precipitation is breaking up.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08698691826658923832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-27307482063583371052010-11-22T11:56:29.648-08:002010-11-22T11:56:29.648-08:00We are at 550' elevation on a ridge directly o...We are at 550' elevation on a ridge directly over the South Shore of Hood Canal. We are now up to 5 1/2" of snow--got maybe 1" sticking overnight then 4 1/2" more this am since about 7. Current temp has warmed up to 31. If the winds in the forecast for tonight come true, they could really blow this light, fluffy snow around!Uridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085867526526052078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-79069540185827695582010-11-22T11:22:24.825-08:002010-11-22T11:22:24.825-08:00It's snowing hard in Eastgate (Bellevue) and b...It's snowing hard in Eastgate (Bellevue) and by 9 am we had 1.5 cm of snow on the ground and roads in Phantom Lake. I think we're going to end up with more than an inch, and given how cold it is, I hope they call school off tomorrow. <br /><br />This morning, I was shocked that they kept schools open; I guess they were embarrassed about the day they called school off and it didn't even snow, remember that! <br /><br />There are safety issues with the snowy hills around here though, especially since traffic will melt the snow and tonight will refreeze it into solid ice...JewelyaZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09434569437851248356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-22774194425562678492010-11-22T10:57:19.597-08:002010-11-22T10:57:19.597-08:00we have heavy snow here in port townsend, still co...we have heavy snow here in port townsend, still coming down hard with about 3-4 inches on the ground and 27degrees!joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12764018584392453877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-40784071967681450242010-11-22T10:57:02.295-08:002010-11-22T10:57:02.295-08:00Snowing lightly and sticking in Lake Stevens. Less...Snowing lightly and sticking in Lake Stevens. Less than a half inch accumulation. I'm a new blogger and I must say that I appreciate Cliff Mass's blog very much as well as the comments from the reasonable readers.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04330373607187782002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-57628574031084795072010-11-22T10:55:33.543-08:002010-11-22T10:55:33.543-08:00This 28 here in Redmond Ridge. Brrrr.This 28 here in Redmond Ridge. Brrrr.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205752419540502278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-18162186534297210712010-11-22T10:53:24.018-08:002010-11-22T10:53:24.018-08:00Much like yesterday here east of North Bend in the...Much like yesterday here east of North Bend in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley. Elevation 700'. <br /><br />Light, continuous snow since I woke up at 6AM. Definitely accumulating. We have about 4 inches including yesterday and so far today. Bit of a slight breeze now and then, but mostly calm and around 30F.<br /><br />My ducks are completely confused and the chickens are just sitting in their coop staring out. What the heck is that stuff?PAGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675560671289060383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-42289746444159105632010-11-22T10:51:48.356-08:002010-11-22T10:51:48.356-08:00http://www.intellicast.com/Local/WxMap.aspx?locati...http://www.intellicast.com/Local/WxMap.aspx?location=USWA0210<br /><br />Fascinating over the past hour. The winds shifted from out of the south to westerly and you could see the Olympic rain shadow open up in real time.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11774310210201172859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-75426897892853973992010-11-22T10:25:00.767-08:002010-11-22T10:25:00.767-08:00Oops -- Mama nature is making a monkey of those wh...Oops -- Mama nature is making a monkey of those who said no snow north of Seattle, including the NWS point forecast for our location on San Juan Island which even now says there is no chance of either rain or snow. Sorry, NWS, but it's snowing moderately heavily in the San Juans. <br /><br />Not only did the NWS point forecast get it dead wrong for snow, but they also got it dead wrong for wind. Whereas it shows us suffering winds of 41 mph at this hour, in actuality it's virtually dead calm. <br /><br />Big time wrong on snow, big time wrong on wind.<br /><br />Oh well. If weather forecasting were simple, meteorologists wouldn't be paid the big bucks! [g]Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487693248816810787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-73179882154243460412010-11-22T10:15:04.018-08:002010-11-22T10:15:04.018-08:00"Bottom line...NO ACCUMULATING SNOW in Seattl..."Bottom line...NO ACCUMULATING SNOW in Seattle"<br />It's been snowing and accumulating for over three hours at my sea-level house in Seattle. This isn't exactly a "Black Swan" event, but these sort of blanket ALL-CAPS pronouncements indicate a conceit - an over-reliance on computer models. It reminds me a Wall Street quant funds that bet the whole company on fine-grained predictive models built by the smartest PhDs. It sounds like Dr. Mass should start doing a better job hedging his tail risk.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17978841792020326744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-65970926998755047322010-11-22T10:13:13.995-08:002010-11-22T10:13:13.995-08:00We are waiting in suspense for an update to the fo...We are waiting in suspense for an update to the forecast, which seems to have gone off of the rails???Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08698691826658923832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-3255386799323620582010-11-22T10:12:43.211-08:002010-11-22T10:12:43.211-08:00Snowing heavily in Gig Harbor, roads covered now.Snowing heavily in Gig Harbor, roads covered now.Skokomishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15196511955108177589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-84948090002246358722010-11-22T10:05:40.808-08:002010-11-22T10:05:40.808-08:00It has been snowing all morning in Port Townsend -...It has been snowing all morning in Port Townsend - We have got an inch or 2 right now.JenErikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15076349217718857704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-14371380852741489202010-11-22T10:05:08.433-08:002010-11-22T10:05:08.433-08:00It is starting to snow up here on Sinclair Island ...It is starting to snow up here on Sinclair Island now. Dry powder snow. Wind from the north but very light - almost calm. These short waves sometime stall and intensify over us. Not sure if this one fits that pattern.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-24098152243679431012010-11-22T09:59:10.462-08:002010-11-22T09:59:10.462-08:00Very light snow in Bellingham now. Judging from th...Very light snow in Bellingham now. Judging from the radar, we might see more...showhankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15790749155374050802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-31734966953656281882010-11-22T09:58:33.242-08:002010-11-22T09:58:33.242-08:00Still snowing in Port Angeles at 10AM. Looks like ...Still snowing in Port Angeles at 10AM. Looks like 4" to 5" on the porch railing.mbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04023290571238191194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-65280043843774385582010-11-22T09:55:22.574-08:002010-11-22T09:55:22.574-08:00There was a lot of snow coming down around 8:30 in...There was a lot of snow coming down around 8:30 in Lake City as my bus went by. But it tapered off now to light snow in downtown Seattle that isn't accumulating. Wet and bare roads.Cashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466335053537506923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-58956688456618739172010-11-22T09:52:04.254-08:002010-11-22T09:52:04.254-08:00The precipitation banding we're seeing is like...The precipitation banding we're seeing is likely due to deformation zones. These cause local regions of enhanced lift in bands usually. It is similar but not exactly like the type of convergence we're used to seeing in the lee of the Olympics. In the deformation case the low level convergence and lift is a response to the deformation instead of a result of it, such as in the Olympic lee case. However, the bands are likely enhanced by low level convergence due to the Fraser outflow... my guess anywaysJDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16738419718087233003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-15641376947732208172010-11-22T09:49:29.693-08:002010-11-22T09:49:29.693-08:00And it has been snowing consistently in Olympia an...And it has been snowing consistently in Olympia and accumulating. Portland(OR) has seen no snow but we are getting plenty of it.Dominiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18086376743520871760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-84835779654289099472010-11-22T09:48:45.425-08:002010-11-22T09:48:45.425-08:00Been snowing lightly since 5 am on Vashon, moderat...Been snowing lightly since 5 am on Vashon, moderate at times. Near Vashon town we have about 2". Grats to DOT for sanding and treating our main hwy.! <br /><br />Looking forward to the new models Cliff, appreciate your efforts!bridgid10https://www.blogger.com/profile/08975908007693592131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-81499583792798570612010-11-22T09:45:35.629-08:002010-11-22T09:45:35.629-08:00Winter Storm Warning for all of Western Washington...Winter Storm Warning for all of Western Washington now, calling for 6+ inches everywhere. I think this event should be called the Big Weather Flop of 2010. First the windstorm that caught us off guard and forecasters underplayed, now this snowstorm. Stay warm everybody! And STAY OFF THE ROADS IF YOU CAN'T DRIVE IN THE SNOW! Cliff, I do appreciate all you do and I understand how difficult it is to predict weather around here...Chris Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393414739971927675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-53428653054698421242010-11-22T09:42:28.824-08:002010-11-22T09:42:28.824-08:00And now a Winter Storm Warning: http://www.wunder...And now a Winter Storm Warning: http://www.wunderground.com/US/WA/508.html#WINLindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672849934921996050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-45362952192678436032010-11-22T09:37:25.546-08:002010-11-22T09:37:25.546-08:00about an inch of the fluffy white stuff piled up i...about an inch of the fluffy white stuff piled up in the birdbath here at base of Phinney Hill--and birds that never usually sit on the birdfeeder to eat (because they're groundfeeders!) are clumsily perching like crazy on the feeders and devouring seed; never, ever saw that before--maybe they know how cold it's going to be!Christina Wilsdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02472802098557216513noreply@blogger.com