tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post8159416322735483197..comments2024-03-18T22:50:29.792-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The low is hereCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-52125876352960546582009-11-23T11:17:22.805-08:002009-11-23T11:17:22.805-08:00What is plotted is controlled by the &meas par...What is plotted is controlled by the &meas parameter in the URL. In this case &meas=wdpr gives all three datasets but it's not a general feature of the plots<br /><br />You'll note that the &meas parameter is at the top of each column. Or here<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/measdes.shtml#stdmet" rel="nofollow">http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/measdes.shtml#stdmet</a><br /><br />And as I have that line bookmarked (or stuck in a HTML page) I forget where I got that one from ... I recall there is another page for the buoy (with a photo of the buoy on it). Searching for it might help.<br /><br />Another useful data source is the radial search from a given location that gives a tabular collection of current data from the closest buoys in a given dist(ance) 250nm in this case.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/radial_search.php?lat1=46.904N&lon1=124.105W&uom=E&dist=250" rel="nofollow">http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/radial_search.php?lat1=46.904N&lon1=124.105W&uom=E&dist=250</a>Kevin Purcellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18157202870194603923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-35257203144230411842009-11-22T17:48:21.996-08:002009-11-22T17:48:21.996-08:00Kevin Purcell said "The "full meal deal&...Kevin Purcell said "The "full meal deal" is wind speed/wind gusts/surface pressure for 5 days all on one plot"<br /><br />I can see how to get an individual plot, by clicking on the icon at the top of the column. but how do your get multiple values on one plot?Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487693248816810787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-22281631720204025272009-11-22T16:10:02.575-08:002009-11-22T16:10:02.575-08:00its days like this am that i wish i still lived in...its days like this am that i wish i still lived in pullman. I would rather have snow and heat that having a window blow out of my home and endangering my children and cats. I have had enough wind for awhile.. having said that I have probably jinxed us all!Diary of a cat householdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740567152994415008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-9216276847924453292009-11-22T13:33:48.660-08:002009-11-22T13:33:48.660-08:00You can get the station location and plots and the...You can get the station location and plots and the raw data from the <a href="http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/" rel="nofollow">NWS National Data Buoy Center</a><br /><br />e.g. for the Westport Buoy #1 i.e. WPTP1<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=wptw1" rel="nofollow"> http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=wptw1</a><br /><br />Click on a graph icon to see that parameter ploted as a time series.<br /><br />e.g. WPTP1 wind speed 5 day time series plot<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/show_plot.php?station=wptw1&meas=wspd&uom=E&time_diff=-8&time_label=PST" rel="nofollow"> http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/show_plot.php?station=wptw1&meas=wspd&uom=E&time_diff=-8&time_label=PST</a><br /><br />The current plot is even more dramatic than Cliff's copy .... you can really see the step change in wind speed at 14UTC/06PST and a slow dropoff in speed.<br /><br />The "full meal deal" is wind speed/wind gusts/surface pressure for 5 days all on one plot<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/show_plot.php?station=wptw1&meas=wdpr&uom=E&time_diff=-8&time_label=PST" rel="nofollow">http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/show_plot.php?station=wptw1&meas=wdpr&uom=E&time_diff=-8&time_label=PST</a><br /><br />Change the station ID for other plots e.g. for TOKW1 and ASTO3<br /><br />Another useful source of info for offshore wind is QuickSat data (though it's not real time and has coverage gaps because it's a sun-synchronous LEO sat).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/quikscat.php?station=wptw1" rel="nofollow">http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/quikscat.php?station=wptw1</a>Kevin Purcellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18157202870194603923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-9355833448371966522009-11-22T11:24:22.039-08:002009-11-22T11:24:22.039-08:00does anybody know the url/where you can get the im...does anybody know the url/where you can get the images for those wind graphs? I'd really like to have access to them.Charlie Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714553915658896340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-39512269189563494422009-11-22T11:15:19.647-08:002009-11-22T11:15:19.647-08:00About 5:50 here on the ridge S of Chehalis wind st...About 5:50 here on the ridge S of Chehalis wind started(?) whistling through bedroom window and woke me up - checked wind gauge, and saw steady at about 21 mph, probably not the highest, forgot to note pressure - back to bed. At about 8 drove south on 603, some limbs on road, mostly smaller debris, but not a lot.RLLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850927095383579725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-26594517513692526092009-11-22T10:21:40.948-08:002009-11-22T10:21:40.948-08:00Lake Stevens,
Pressure hit the low point between ...Lake Stevens,<br /><br />Pressure hit the low point between 3am and 5am as predicted (at 29.0 or 982mb) and has risen back up to 29.4 (or about 996mb).<br /><br />Still no wind, actually the wind has been decreasing from about 6mph to about 3mph now, still coming from the east.<br /><br />Maybe we'll get part of that westerly surge. They dropped the wind advisory early this morning before it expired...so ironically I bet well get some wind now. :)Scott K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09543174609187989825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-44659331061853138972009-11-22T09:53:41.010-08:002009-11-22T09:53:41.010-08:00As your book, your blog is impressive. The profile...As your book, your blog is impressive. The profile is very impressive technology.<br />thank you.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18224697132076250247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-67707439013470514172009-11-22T09:35:24.634-08:002009-11-22T09:35:24.634-08:00Down here on the south sound (Vaughn Bay, Case Inl...Down here on the south sound (Vaughn Bay, Case Inlet) the winds and surf are combining with the coincidental high tide to rearrange all the logs on the sandspit. Beachcombing later this afternoon will no doubt bring some good finds (floats, dock parts, small boats, etc.)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275580535017975456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-32905947609672117812009-11-22T09:02:42.491-08:002009-11-22T09:02:42.491-08:00My 6 yr old and 39 yr old are going to the MLS Cha...My 6 yr old and 39 yr old are going to the MLS Champions match at 1700 - any chance of ultra-light rain? Or are they looking for massive misery at Qwest Field?Anna Richlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06758472429790528680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-69605473354038213942009-11-22T08:54:27.356-08:002009-11-22T08:54:27.356-08:00The pressure in Alki is at 991 mb and climbing. It...The pressure in Alki is at 991 mb and climbing. It bottomed out around 985 mb three hours ago according to the weather station on the deck.JayDee523https://www.blogger.com/profile/02382382594936393086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-37997750494348679422009-11-22T08:46:28.486-08:002009-11-22T08:46:28.486-08:00Paul (down the road from me 6 miles) - 4am was ri...Paul (down the road from me 6 miles) - 4am was right on when it switched. Thats the time they predicted too. Just had a gust of 44mph.DeAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10133093744884542797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-4674512920786293602009-11-22T08:17:04.695-08:002009-11-22T08:17:04.695-08:00My station on Copalis Beach (DW1622) shows the low...My station on Copalis Beach (DW1622) shows the low passing through at 4 AM, 987 mb, wind shifted from E to W. High gust 42 kts at 7:17 and now steady at 27 kts.<br /><br />PaulPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13742905742181959851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-42529604706023003762009-11-22T08:10:28.120-08:002009-11-22T08:10:28.120-08:00Central Coast: (Moclips/Pacific Beach)
WSW 35 mph ...Central Coast: (Moclips/Pacific Beach)<br />WSW 35 mph sustained, gusts to 41mph. Barometer 29.57 and rising. Temp 47FDeAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10133093744884542797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-78257537390951821732009-11-22T07:55:49.639-08:002009-11-22T07:55:49.639-08:00Yeah. Noticed the more southern route before i wen...Yeah. Noticed the more southern route before i went to bed. You know know which meso model initialized the best, the TCWB, haha.<br /><br />Also, picked up 3+ inches of snow NW yakima (1700ft). Thought I'd wake up to sun and a chinook wind but its still snowing huge flakes. Never seen slop over precip from the mountains make it this far east.smokejumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358322512081660205noreply@blogger.com