tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post186581341527190989..comments2024-03-29T08:29:55.105-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Stratus, Fires, and the AnswerCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-62986524899982507502010-08-03T17:53:46.633-07:002010-08-03T17:53:46.633-07:00Cliff, coronal mass ejections headed our way, are ...Cliff, coronal mass ejections headed our way, are we in for a show of the aurorae in Seattle tonight???? I know it's SPACE weather, but still!WanderChowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13544385336966364466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-54844911885407996052010-08-02T22:13:58.167-07:002010-08-02T22:13:58.167-07:00I heard from a friend the northern lights may be v...I heard from a friend the northern lights may be visible from the Cascades around August 12th. Is this a given or do certain things need to happen?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04913609879026685650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-17315610675307548962010-08-02T11:21:05.544-07:002010-08-02T11:21:05.544-07:00My girlfriend and I are so glad to know that we...My girlfriend and I are so glad to know that we're not the only ones who noticed the weird light! Like some nuclear blast happened somewhere. Tho the light in the house, on the floors and bedspread was quite beautiful.Mary Ann Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00344902019573887430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-25587932481181290422010-08-02T10:35:35.465-07:002010-08-02T10:35:35.465-07:00I figured we'd get a great orange sunset from ...I figured we'd get a great orange sunset from the smoke. Nice crepuscular rays, too! Thanks for posting the video, Cliff.Emily Pfeiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681724874487735677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-80100543417413917452010-08-02T10:33:48.513-07:002010-08-02T10:33:48.513-07:00The sun was blood red in a yellow sky just before ...The sun was blood red in a yellow sky just before sunset. Very apocalyptic.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11958197330647597328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-4472223660905814752010-08-02T09:14:22.403-07:002010-08-02T09:14:22.403-07:00Check your boater survey form. It won't accep...Check your boater survey form. It won't accept my answer to 2.2 and allow me to continue.Kim & Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00386655412295964255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-69953786316476020362010-08-01T22:34:22.196-07:002010-08-01T22:34:22.196-07:00Thanks for the helpful post re: light quality and ...Thanks for the helpful post re: light quality and the haze today - it almost felt like we had filtered stage lights spotlighting our day! I remembered back to the summer of 1994 (?) when we had the same, but much more so, around the Lake Wenatchee area from wildfires.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-53797340562160112762010-08-01T19:48:58.559-07:002010-08-01T19:48:58.559-07:00I was curious about this myself, so i took a pictu...I was curious about this myself, so i took a picture, and twittered it. The sun is definitely red orange, a lot more than shows in my picture:<br />http://twitgoo.com/1fjl6wmykiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14945103423675331902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-11084321913342180572010-08-01T19:17:06.074-07:002010-08-01T19:17:06.074-07:00I'm a fire weasther forecaster working in BC. ...I'm a fire weasther forecaster working in BC. I remember back in 2003 how impressed I was with the NASA MODIS images of wild fires in the BC Southern Interior. I was wondering where you access these photos in real time. They would be great to use in my briefings to fire crews.<br /><br />BTW we met quite a few years ago at one the Seattle conferences<br /><br />Rob PigottAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-11911111136394961202010-08-01T17:09:59.843-07:002010-08-01T17:09:59.843-07:00Yes, there was an odd almost autumnal tint to the ...Yes, there was an odd almost autumnal tint to the light today. I hope it's not a sign of Aug-tober!<br /><br />Maybe it's from the fires burning in E. Washington?MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075850478286639888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-59537712842160624842010-08-01T16:30:21.864-07:002010-08-01T16:30:21.864-07:00I noticed the same thing and am seeing comments fr...I noticed the same thing and am seeing comments from people on NWHikers.net<br /><br />I took this picture at Redmond Watershed Park at noon. There were many areas in the park glowing in salmon / golden hues.<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/meanderingwa/4851114988/Upupaepopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05840292738185134371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-46056997790606008032010-08-01T15:49:41.787-07:002010-08-01T15:49:41.787-07:00I assume the haze is filtering the yellow out of t...I assume the haze is filtering the yellow out of the sun light, thus a more orange glow and blue shadows. Kinda funky. Since I don't remember seeing this before, I have to assume it's some oddity--like fire smoke--in the atmosphere.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633710332117155028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-85991973619352659892010-08-01T15:35:36.470-07:002010-08-01T15:35:36.470-07:00After growing up in LA I can note the color of sun...After growing up in LA I can note the color of sunshine through smoke almost instinctively and noted this at 1:10 as I was riding the water taxi. I am surprised at the volume of smoke -- The Stehekin fire was reported at 5,000 acres, big but not that big (compare the two MODIS pictures). So maybe the fire got larger? And of course, Cliff had already posted...Thanks Cliff.JayDee523https://www.blogger.com/profile/02382382594936393086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-76358349726659948292010-08-01T13:25:18.220-07:002010-08-01T13:25:18.220-07:00Why is the color of the light so different today? ...Why is the color of the light so different today? For example, the shadows are blue and the light on the sidewalk is orange/yellow.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045475369056030533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-86035375448625285322010-08-01T13:19:02.814-07:002010-08-01T13:19:02.814-07:00Why is the color of the light so different today? ...Why is the color of the light so different today? For example, the shadows are blue and the light on the sidewalk is orange/yellow.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045475369056030533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-78786280843115719562010-08-01T13:01:10.966-07:002010-08-01T13:01:10.966-07:00The sun seems to be tending to orange. My porch wh...The sun seems to be tending to orange. My porch where the sun is hitting it has an orange cast.<br /><br />Has the world ended?spinlilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01399816284922227028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-48315675491826248642010-08-01T11:05:47.619-07:002010-08-01T11:05:47.619-07:00I got my first alert on my Public Alert radio this...I got my first alert on my Public Alert radio this morning! (A thunderstorm advisory)Schazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004665049878807165noreply@blogger.com