tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post2900758215202234690..comments2024-03-28T10:16:44.231-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Asian Smoke Reaches the Pacific NorthwestCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-75885140798580134122012-07-10T23:31:48.401-07:002012-07-10T23:31:48.401-07:00This is spectacular!
Could we use your photos on ...This is spectacular! <br />Could we use your photos on our siberian news-web-site please? http://sib.fm/<br /><br />Elena Roorlesveslahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058416835267938611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-77238279347107229482012-07-10T15:06:21.818-07:002012-07-10T15:06:21.818-07:00I would have thought it was a result of the fires ...I would have thought it was a result of the fires in the Rockies... Another reason not to sell China any coal! Though I guess some of it was natural fires... I noticed the haze but at the time I thought it was humidity.Anselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835758313287462921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-23860192879373887062012-07-09T21:08:15.261-07:002012-07-09T21:08:15.261-07:00Thanks Mqranch for the info on BC slash burning.
...Thanks Mqranch for the info on BC slash burning. <br /><br />Very thick haze tonight, July 9th, in the islands. These forest fires in Asia must be epic because I can't remember seeing anything like this blow across the Pacific before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-14180816791828802852012-07-09T20:23:08.263-07:002012-07-09T20:23:08.263-07:00I got some great photos of the sky last night (htt...I got some great photos of the sky last night (http://imgur.com/a/JRX8R), but have been having some allergy-like breathing issues. Is this normal with this much smoke?Arinnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11255043733890725946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-20928179103698781232012-07-09T17:28:04.715-07:002012-07-09T17:28:04.715-07:00Pretty amazing the impact the fires in asia are ha...Pretty amazing the impact the fires in asia are having here.<br /><br />I'm also interested if you have anything to say about last night's thunderstorm, Cliff. From East Ballard I'd say the lightning occurred roughly every 5 to 10 seconds at the peak and was accompanied by almost continual low-level thunder and one or two rain showers. Almost soothing, really, and quite spectacular at times.Chris Shotwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224862023560615260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-32373594131889569972012-07-09T16:35:13.969-07:002012-07-09T16:35:13.969-07:00Very smoky over the Olympics and to the west as se...Very smoky over the Olympics and to the west as seen from Port Angeles. But the NOAA smoke map http://www.firedetect.noaa.gov/viewer.htm seems only to show a plume coming down from northern Alberta. Is it built from imagery looking at a different level of the atmosphere?mbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04023290571238191194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-32392639131922184692012-07-09T15:09:28.329-07:002012-07-09T15:09:28.329-07:00The sky has been nasty and hazy in Vancouver, BC t...The sky has been nasty and hazy in Vancouver, BC too. Sunset have been impressive though. I've only seen sunsets like this once before when there were major fires in the BC interior in 2010, so I was wondering if there were fires nearby... go figure, they're from Asia. Goes well with all the Tsunami debris we're getting too... it's a small world after all...Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05917873160501149036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-31619859718343934982012-07-09T14:37:53.850-07:002012-07-09T14:37:53.850-07:00It is looking smokey here on the hilltop just sout...It is looking smokey here on the hilltop just south of Chehalis. We cannot see the Black Hills, and barely makeout Mt Rainier. Hillside two miles away is blurred.RLLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850927095383579725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-31611103637188072412012-07-09T13:10:10.348-07:002012-07-09T13:10:10.348-07:00Same here, saw lightning all across the Sound, wat...Same here, saw lightning all across the Sound, watching from downtown seattle late Sunday night. Several instances were relatively close by and accompanied by thunder as well. Interested to learn what caused this.ptpro3https://www.blogger.com/profile/17728279993945850668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-8910568457462370552012-07-09T12:46:55.433-07:002012-07-09T12:46:55.433-07:00I noticed it here in Lewis County last night when ...I noticed it here in Lewis County last night when I was out talking pictures of the lightning over Mt Rainier and the Cascades looking across the Chehalis River Valley, I noticed it while using my flashlight seeing the smoke in the beam. <br /><br />I have the lightning pictures here;<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_allen_kmnt/sets/72157630500984562/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12547496469136692170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-15257886814101066192012-07-09T12:05:40.321-07:002012-07-09T12:05:40.321-07:00To Joe's point, I'd like to see some data ...To Joe's point, I'd like to see some data on how much timber is being burnt up in all those fires compared to the coal burn rate.<br /><br />Since no data is provided it is hard to draw conclusions about the impact of coal power vs. natural events.ducttapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06449856671417876469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-73218748880770377252012-07-09T11:58:39.892-07:002012-07-09T11:58:39.892-07:00Spectacular lightning last night. I hope you will...Spectacular lightning last night. I hope you will discuss it in another post this week, Cliff. In West Seattle, I heard thunder a couple of times, but most flashes were unaccompanied by thunder. This was the second time I've witnessed a silent lightning storm. Last time was over Puget Sound and I was watching from the west side looking toward Seattle (maybe 1991). This time, I was looking west from near Camp Long, across the rest of West Seattle and Puget Sound toward Blake Island. Is it just the wind pattern that carries the thunder away so I can't hear it? Or is it truly silent?Kwhitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999540216006281993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-84362917236069983862012-07-09T10:31:14.064-07:002012-07-09T10:31:14.064-07:00I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed ...I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed this! Great post! Thanks for writing it!cdeitrick206https://www.blogger.com/profile/00711262382027995630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-91485962876007299162012-07-09T09:07:19.538-07:002012-07-09T09:07:19.538-07:00Sorry about the link that didn't work because ...Sorry about the link that didn't work because I needed to put it as a public image... Smoke over Everett Friday night and the sunset<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=p.3546670989549&type=3Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11774310210201172859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-5699723858696906052012-07-09T08:55:20.040-07:002012-07-09T08:55:20.040-07:00Cliff, how much does the carbon being released by ...Cliff, how much does the carbon being released by these huge fires in Russia and Asia contribute to global warming and the carbon being released? It would seem to that these fires would be releasing the carbon sequestered in the trees for many decades in a very short time. I suppose if this is a somewhat regular occurance then it would be part of the "naturally occuring" background releases of carbon that would contribute to any normal fluctuations.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06376925208642097467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-2037919796606528712012-07-09T03:59:10.249-07:002012-07-09T03:59:10.249-07:00The smoke seems to be originating from Russia. I...The smoke seems to be originating from Russia. I spent 5 years living in Khabarovsk in the far east of Russia. They would have forest fires to the north that would ignite the peat in the ground. This would be covered over with snow in the winter but would reignite during the summer with a little wind. I can remember the visibility at the airport being down to 100 feet and no airplanes landing or taking off day after day.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02654251365461435353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-7222200117293332412012-07-09T02:11:18.447-07:002012-07-09T02:11:18.447-07:00Wow! That was the most spectacular thunderstorm I...Wow! That was the most spectacular thunderstorm I've ever seen. Any connection to the smoke in the upper atmosphere Professor?dlawssterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08298776472343133595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-70748411228623237292012-07-09T01:41:24.013-07:002012-07-09T01:41:24.013-07:00Really red sunset tonight.
Now, thunder and light...Really red sunset tonight.<br /><br />Now, thunder and lightning! Saw a big lightning strike in DT Seattle at 0054h PDT.Travishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525022706110428334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-86817024743687778162012-07-09T00:49:00.774-07:002012-07-09T00:49:00.774-07:00Thank you for mentioning the coal trains/shipments...Thank you for mentioning the coal trains/shipments suggested for northwest ports. Here in Grays Harbor County, lots of us are working hard to get the word out that coal is NOT a good thing for our coasts!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734007064893931861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-9011064338415718482012-07-09T00:41:41.019-07:002012-07-09T00:41:41.019-07:00half an inch sized hail in Tacoma 12:35 am Monday ...half an inch sized hail in Tacoma 12:35 am Monday MorningBrad J Tankersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01883768653250436181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-17216544178365193592012-07-08T22:28:21.058-07:002012-07-08T22:28:21.058-07:00Spectacular orange moon last night. Spectacular s...Spectacular orange moon last night. Spectacular sunset tonight. It's a great time to live in Seattle.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260807460417787614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-54410055857870221572012-07-08T16:42:38.629-07:002012-07-08T16:42:38.629-07:00I noticed the smoke while traveling to Portland on...I noticed the smoke while traveling to Portland on Friday evening. Around the south end of Federal Way, it was evident there was a layer of smoke or haze in the sky. We entered it around downtown Tacoma. I suspected it might be something from Asia. It certainly did not look local; way to high up in the atmosphere for that.David B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12945730624561307494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-61493198596758890772012-07-08T15:03:38.104-07:002012-07-08T15:03:38.104-07:00Thanks Cliff. I climbed Mt Baker with my son on Fr...Thanks Cliff. I climbed Mt Baker with my son on Friday-Saturday and was very puzzled by the haze. It had a smokey appearance, but I couldn't imagine where it had come from. Winds on the mountain Saturday were very strong out of the southwest. Not a direction where any fires are burning right now.Lowell Skooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05970648505848182154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-37108513310023604002012-07-08T12:48:09.405-07:002012-07-08T12:48:09.405-07:00Will Seattle get some "cooling effect" o...Will Seattle get some "cooling effect" on the surface due to the smoke above? <br /><br />(not sure about height of smoke, not top of atmosphere)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099022350478829911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-17010453468113924722012-07-08T11:10:23.460-07:002012-07-08T11:10:23.460-07:00Re Ferdi's comment.
Open burn restrictions go ...Re Ferdi's comment.<br />Open burn restrictions go on April first every year in British Columbia which means no slash burning. If you see smoke coming from BC between April and October, it generally means it's a forest fire.mqranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04432636415815631760noreply@blogger.com