tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post3418354983104879609..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Storm tonight and SundayCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-40154232978102821502019-11-20T07:49:11.179-08:002019-11-20T07:49:11.179-08:00Back here reading your first post. Thank you for o...Back here reading your first post. Thank you for over a decade of service Professor Mass. Troy Center Andononhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06720045004290416503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-65191996454008564702008-12-21T01:57:00.000-08:002008-12-21T01:57:00.000-08:00I have to say that my husband love this area of th...I have to say that my husband love this area of the northwest and to live in an area where the meteoroligists actually can predict the outcome of a storm is just incredible. <BR/><BR/>We both grew up in the mid atlantic, and we've been everywhere, and have resided here for 1.5 yrs. You folks have done the best job at predicting weather outcomes that we've seen anywhere. <BR/><BR/>Kudos to all of you for providing very reliable and very very accurate weather forecasts. We always know what to expect and have come to rely on your forecasting for most of the weather predictions.<BR/><BR/>I wish folks on the eastern coast of the US would take some lessons learned off of you guys over here. <BR/><BR/>So far your predictions are right on for our area (Oly/Lacey border), and we are very prepared for this storm. <BR/><BR/>KUDOS!Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17443510881413588666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-33718640397257808212008-12-20T18:35:00.000-08:002008-12-20T18:35:00.000-08:00Not really a comment, but would like to list your ...Not really a comment, but would like to list your blog on my blog<BR/>http://cruisemastersboating.blogspot.com/<BR/>You can reach me at comprose@earthlink.net<BR/><BR/>Thanks<BR/><BR/>MikeMike Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06727915781377112341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-68078511708981090772008-12-20T14:32:00.000-08:002008-12-20T14:32:00.000-08:00Light snow falling on Vashon now. Awaiting the win...Light snow falling on Vashon now. Awaiting the wind next. <BR/>Thanks for this Blog, interesting to follow.Bexarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887995712523740121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-43019572740744698842008-12-20T14:29:00.000-08:002008-12-20T14:29:00.000-08:00Whoops, the editor cut up that url. Let's try it ...Whoops, the editor cut up that url. Let's try it again:<BR/><BR/>http://www.atmos.washington.edu<BR/>/~ovens/loops/<BR/>wxloop.cgi?atx_bref1+/6h/5mAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-81255463991186375752008-12-20T14:26:00.000-08:002008-12-20T14:26:00.000-08:00Wow, check out the advancing wall of precip:http:/...Wow, check out the advancing wall of precip:<BR/><BR/>http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/loops/wxloop.cgi?atx_bref1+/6h/5mAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-9928299090416783102008-12-20T13:31:00.000-08:002008-12-20T13:31:00.000-08:00No one seems to be commenting on the issue of all ...No one seems to be commenting on the issue of all the snow still in the trees. It would seem to me that with all that weight in the trees, they will come down a lot easier. Does frozen ground help out in any way ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-57833058079440152842008-12-20T12:50:00.000-08:002008-12-20T12:50:00.000-08:00very light snow and no wind here in east olympia. ...very light snow and no wind here in east olympia. started about 20 minutes ago.<BR/><BR/>cliff, at some point it would be interesting if you could come up with a map of the various 'regions' based on your descriptions. the foothills, puget sound lowlands, etc.nocurlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13585409049948027881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-55357326912664909542008-12-20T12:48:00.000-08:002008-12-20T12:48:00.000-08:00Hi Prof. Mass,First of all, you were my first prof...Hi Prof. Mass,<BR/><BR/>First of all, you were my first professor at UW in 1997, Atmos 101. It's so great to still be able to benefit from your sage wisdom long after I graduated! Thank you for writing this blog.<BR/><BR/>The thing I can't stop wondering about in all of this is the cold air issue...apart from the wind event tonight, it seems like the single most disruptive element to all of this is the utterly persistent low level cold air. I grew up here, and I know we get cold snaps, but it just doesn't seem normal for these extremely cold temperatures to continue day after day after day like this. It seems like the city's geographic location generally shields us from prolonged cold events. And yet the forecasts through at least mid next week presently indicate that we will continue to hover just around freezing. In Seattle of course, freezing means continued impassable roads, threats to power lines, etc.<BR/><BR/>Isn't there any kind of element out there that could help scour out the cold air at the lower levels of the atmosphere? Southwest winds, warm front, anything?danwer930https://www.blogger.com/profile/10025814505443961602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-50027067972995335132008-12-20T12:39:00.000-08:002008-12-20T12:39:00.000-08:00I am really interested what all this means for us ...I am really interested what all this means for us here in the Bellingham/Blaine Area. Are we safe from the winds and is it safe to say very little snow?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-62879832563636377892008-12-20T12:12:00.000-08:002008-12-20T12:12:00.000-08:00Here's some info on setting up a weather station w...Here's some info on setting up a weather station with the weather underground: http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/index.asp<BR/><BR/>--chrisChris Prosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407859630135136398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-84728169029667505082008-12-20T12:07:00.000-08:002008-12-20T12:07:00.000-08:00Great blog Cliff!I live on a high bluff on Mutiney...Great blog Cliff!<BR/>I live on a high bluff on Mutiney Bay (Whidbey Island) and have a 180 degree view from the entrance to Hood Canal to Bush Point so I not only have a great view of the water and marine traffic but also the Olympic Mtns (which are fading as I type). I'm not at all an IT person but I would like to know what it takes to mount a camera & basic weather station for wind speed/direction and temerature. It is often off from what the various weather news is reporting. It would also be cool to look at in real time (plus great sunsets).<BR/>Thanks!joexmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07911254858518263066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-63111122564413076352008-12-20T12:06:00.000-08:002008-12-20T12:06:00.000-08:00Love the blog! I get kind of obsessed with the we...Love the blog! I get kind of obsessed with the weather when there's all this crazy stuff happening and your posts explain things more indepth than anywhere else. Thanks!Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129333850136703115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-41749228472904529522008-12-20T11:59:00.000-08:002008-12-20T11:59:00.000-08:00Wonderful information, Cliff. I appreciate the eff...Wonderful information, Cliff. I appreciate the effort you put into these postings. BTW, cloud cover as moved over Seattle, so I presume that's the leading edge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-53141172437319307002008-12-20T11:45:00.000-08:002008-12-20T11:45:00.000-08:00Cliff,I've just recently begun to read your blog a...Cliff,<BR/><BR/>I've just recently begun to read your blog and it's very well written. Thank for this great information!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-57560455439697632532008-12-20T11:40:00.000-08:002008-12-20T11:40:00.000-08:00Thanks Cliff. This is an interesting blog.Thanks Cliff. This is an interesting blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-14813246091033630892008-12-20T11:37:00.000-08:002008-12-20T11:37:00.000-08:00Wind is starting here in Maple Valley. Hope it is ...Wind is starting here in Maple Valley. Hope it is not as strong as the Dec '03 wind storm was. It looked like a tornado hit here. <BR/>I watched 150' firs splashing down into lake wilderness, and many other trees were tossed like matchsticks. Power was out for me for seven days, as opposed to only five in the storm of '06.cornbreadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10106492006188662532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-60159115711373975812008-12-20T11:34:00.000-08:002008-12-20T11:34:00.000-08:00It's weird that the 13F at our house in Uplake (on...It's weird that the 13F at our house in Uplake (on the border with Lake Forest Park in Kenmore) is one of the <I>higher</I> overnight lows. We're reliably colder than the reported local group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-74388852152634955482008-12-20T11:31:00.000-08:002008-12-20T11:31:00.000-08:00Is a PSCZ likely to form tomorrow evening?Is a PSCZ likely to form tomorrow evening?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-35597560245307674872008-12-20T11:28:00.000-08:002008-12-20T11:28:00.000-08:00It sure looks like this thing is moving pretty fas...It sure looks like this thing is moving pretty fast and that snow could start in the Seattle area in the EARLY afternoon. I wonder if its speed means less snow . . .Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672849934921996050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-17678654666396322412008-12-20T11:19:00.000-08:002008-12-20T11:19:00.000-08:00Would "cold, windy, a few more inches of snow" be ...Would "cold, windy, a few more inches of snow" be an accurate summary of what to expect in central Seattle?<BR/>Thanks for all you do! Really love reading your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-21789812518665511232008-12-20T11:17:00.000-08:002008-12-20T11:17:00.000-08:00Cliff, thanks for your thoughts on this. Based on...Cliff, thanks for your thoughts on this. Based on your models and the NOAA forecast, we have pre-emptively cancelled our church service in Freeland tomorrow morning. Whidbey Island is hard to predict but we'd rather be safe than sorry.Lilylouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328027965155428624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-15758410427241999052008-12-20T11:14:00.000-08:002008-12-20T11:14:00.000-08:00Cliff:At the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Cente...Cliff:<BR/><BR/>At the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, we look to your blog for clarity in helping us plan for inclement weather. We greatly appreciate your efforts.<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to reading your book, if I can find it.<BR/><BR/>Ron Clark<BR/>Fire and Life Safety Program Manager<BR/>Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centerpddinkleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666711883560734098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-56038786690988880482008-12-20T11:11:00.000-08:002008-12-20T11:11:00.000-08:00Hi Cliff - Being here in Duvall too, I ditto Tim's...Hi Cliff - <BR/>Being here in Duvall too, I ditto Tim's post. I assume the "Cascade foothills" pertains to the 'shoots' down the passes affecting I-90 and Hwy 2 corridors moreso than here in the Snoqualmie Valley.Terra Firmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230854120366063107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-72416240575885762722008-12-20T11:02:00.000-08:002008-12-20T11:02:00.000-08:00Hey Cliff, I live out in Duvall and it seems that ...Hey Cliff, <BR/><BR/>I live out in Duvall and it seems that we are in a bit of a gray area for the winds and snow. We are in between the "gaps" but farther east than Woodinville. Could you possibly give a brief description on what we could expect out here? Much appreciated!ohmetimothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12885798374888322610noreply@blogger.com