tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post8319379217875401378..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Weak Front, Colder Air, and then Hood Canal SnowCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-47234829982968619172009-02-09T12:16:00.000-08:002009-02-09T12:16:00.000-08:00Phil.... man you are thin skinned....it was more o...Phil.... man you are thin skinned....it was more of a dig at Foreman than it was at Cliff... But I guess the underlying issue is...is weather so unpredictable that when its "iffy" don't fool yourself into thinking even Cliff can predict the weather.... I don't think that's a terrible insult, ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-42151044399688239562009-02-09T07:05:00.000-08:002009-02-09T07:05:00.000-08:00It's funny how the anonymous guys are always the o...It's funny how the anonymous guys are always the ones with something to say that is not constructive. Do us all a favor and take it elsewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-55339427219654376962009-02-09T06:59:00.000-08:002009-02-09T06:59:00.000-08:00Near Bellevue square mall; inch of so...hmmmm ...t...Near Bellevue square mall; inch of so...<BR/><BR/>hmmmm ...time to return to taking weather advice from lesser types like Jim Foreman?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-72272227314559267432009-02-09T06:53:00.000-08:002009-02-09T06:53:00.000-08:00Just got a email from a helicopter pilot friend do...Just got a email from a helicopter pilot friend down under. Says he's never seen anything like this. Funny thing is he said that about Southern California twice in 5 years. Global Warming? Fuels Management? To many people living in the forest?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-21917669226301936772009-02-09T06:50:00.000-08:002009-02-09T06:50:00.000-08:00Pretty good accumulation on Union Hill in Redmond ...Pretty good accumulation on Union Hill in Redmond (SURPRISE!). Woke up, about to get the kids to wake up for school, look outside, and I thought it was just really frosty. I open the door, and there was snow on everything, and a good amount too!<BR/><BR/>Very, very neat! And the kids only have a 2-hour late start. Which is fine by both them, and me! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-4248465932062767502009-02-09T04:46:00.000-08:002009-02-09T04:46:00.000-08:00We have an inch or so in Sammamish as well....4:46...We have an inch or so in Sammamish as well....4:46am.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-13845210791109420952009-02-09T04:22:00.000-08:002009-02-09T04:22:00.000-08:00I went to bed, smug, thinking Kingston would get s...I went to bed, smug, thinking Kingston would get some snow but probably nobody else.<BR/><BR/>Just woke up to check on a noise, and discovered tbat Phantom Lake in Bellevue has 1.5" of snow down already with more falling.<BR/><BR/>I hope the kids have school!JewelyaZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09434569437851248356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-49372080013544523902009-02-09T03:21:00.000-08:002009-02-09T03:21:00.000-08:00It's 3:18 am and snowing in Lake Forest Park. Big,...It's 3:18 am and snowing in Lake Forest Park. Big, thick snowflakes sticking, about 40 degrees at 500 feet. My car is covered and there is about an inch of snow on the ground. After reading yesterday's blog, it looks like the weather has once again surprised some of us. I had heard maybe some snow and ice on Monday. Love the blog and am happy to comply with your requests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-78296278770922575422009-02-09T02:00:00.000-08:002009-02-09T02:00:00.000-08:00Snow continues in Kingston. It is very wet, and t...Snow continues in Kingston. It is very wet, and the accumulation is very slushy (and minimal, maybe a quarter to a half an inch), but it has been falling for about two hours now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-87443887133579717162009-02-09T01:46:00.000-08:002009-02-09T01:46:00.000-08:00Classic PSCZ, and rather cold air aloft coming in....Classic PSCZ, and rather cold air aloft coming in. At 1am Point No Point is NW20G30kt while<BR/>Alki is South 19G31kt. And West or WNW winds aloft which favor PSCZ.<BR/>At the moment the precip is more organized than the meso models showed, and the NWS NAM model is a better match to the radar. The NAM shows the PSCZ persisting til about 7am, then getting skinnier and moving more over King county with the heavier precip around Carnation after daybreak. We will see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-5662011903085862792009-02-09T01:08:00.000-08:002009-02-09T01:08:00.000-08:00Well, it is now snowing quite heavily in Kingston,...Well, it is now snowing quite heavily in Kingston, with accumulation, and has been for about the last hour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-36753789038855394132009-02-09T00:24:00.000-08:002009-02-09T00:24:00.000-08:00Are any of you home weather station buffs? I got o...Are any of you home weather station buffs? I got one for Christmas and I am having some weird readings, trying to figure out what the heck the problem is. One night I got a "high wind gust" of 114 mph, another I got a gust of 117 mph, and last night, I had a "high gust" of 54.something. These are all bogus readings but I can't figure out what's causing them.<BR/><BR/>The instruments seem to be mounted correctly. Any ideas would be MUCH appreciated.<BR/><BR/>We've had 0.00" of rain here in Phantom Lake, Bellevue, since I set the thing up. I was so excited about the little self-emptying rain gauge that you know the drought is all my fault! LOL Nothing like a little magical thinking to explain weird weather. :-)JewelyaZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09434569437851248356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-88406146729189782292009-02-09T00:08:00.000-08:002009-02-09T00:08:00.000-08:00According to what I'm gathering yes, all that matt...According to what I'm gathering yes, all that matters is the angle of the tilt, not distance. And anon is right, when the distances are that far what's a measly 3 million miles :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-73669601759117943332009-02-08T23:11:00.000-08:002009-02-08T23:11:00.000-08:00So all that really matters is the angle of tilt, n...So all that really matters is the angle of tilt, not distance to the sun?Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205752419540502278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-14632656137498701822009-02-08T22:31:00.000-08:002009-02-08T22:31:00.000-08:00Yea Andy, I know what you mean...but it's the diff...Yea Andy, I know what you mean...but it's the difference between 91,399,727 miles on January 3 and 94,508,727 miles on July 7 (approximate dates, they vary slightly each year). Not anything we would even be able to notice. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-35171295112753656502009-02-08T21:48:00.000-08:002009-02-08T21:48:00.000-08:00Well still, it seems weird that we would/ are clos...Well still, it seems weird that we would/ are closer to the sun during the winter. It just doesn`t seem right!andycottlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696751462397354299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-6490537390130873492009-02-08T21:15:00.000-08:002009-02-08T21:15:00.000-08:00It seems that Cliff will never answer any of the q...It seems that Cliff will never answer any of the questions about the terminology because he doesn't believe that weather is nice. Sadly, extremely few people in the meteorology field actually do. Case closed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-44756009351040176122009-02-08T21:13:00.000-08:002009-02-08T21:13:00.000-08:00The seasons have nothing to do with how close we a...The seasons have nothing to do with how close we are to the sun. It has to do with which part of the earth (north or south) is tilted toward the sun and which is tilted away. We ARE closer to the sun in the winter than the summer, but the difference is negligible.<BR/><BR/>Also think about it - the southern hemisphere is closer to the sun in their summer than in their winter. If distance from the sun had anything to do with the seasons, then both hemispheres would have to have winter at the same time and summer at the same time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-76267235678803131902009-02-08T20:58:00.000-08:002009-02-08T20:58:00.000-08:00Wait a minute here Cliff...You just said we are cl...Wait a minute here Cliff...<BR/><BR/>You just said we are closer to the sun in the in the winter than Summer? That can`nt be possible can it? I don`t see how. If this is true, then it seems like our days would be longer in the winter.<BR/><BR/>The idea that everyone about the seasons that we all know about is that in the winter, we are more or less turned away from the sun and thus...colder/ shorter days. Anbs summer, we are turned more or less toward for warmer/ longer days.andycottlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696751462397354299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-42483743664712179202009-02-08T20:48:00.000-08:002009-02-08T20:48:00.000-08:00Teresa in Sammamish: Thanks for the snow info Cli...Teresa in Sammamish: Thanks for the snow info Cliff.<BR/><BR/>And as usual with blogs, I like the commenters almost as much as the post. The sum total makes a blog work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-14886264333378674902009-02-08T20:42:00.000-08:002009-02-08T20:42:00.000-08:00Thanks for your blog, Cliff! Good and relevant in...Thanks for your blog, Cliff! Good and relevant information for us weather junkies and it is appreciated.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489769721194807913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-39983981652981305672009-02-08T20:20:00.000-08:002009-02-08T20:20:00.000-08:00Franz, Image a flashlight shining on a table. Di...Franz,<BR/> Image a flashlight shining on a table. Directed directly downward perpendicular to the table the circle of light in small and intense...this is summer. Now shine the light at an angle...the circle of light is broader and less intense..that is winter. The radiation from the sun is thus more intense in the summer..which leads to greater warming. Strangely enough we are closer to the sun in winter than in summer (N Hemisphere)<BR/><BR/>Regarding the snow...I don't expect a megaevent..just snow in the mentioned areas..turning to rain.<BR/><BR/>Finally...no reason to expect tides and winds should have any connection....<BR/><BR/>..cliffCliff Mass Weather Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-87562187675818467492009-02-08T20:11:00.000-08:002009-02-08T20:11:00.000-08:00Franz, Image a flashlight shining on a table. Di...Franz,<BR/> Image a flashlight shining on a table. Directed directly downward perpendicular to the table the circle of light in small and intense...this is summer. Now shine the light at an angle...the circle of light is broader and less intense..that is winter. The radiation from the sun is thus more intense in the summer..which leads to greater warming. Strangely enough we are closer to the sun in winter than in summer (N Hemisphere)<BR/><BR/>Regarding the snow...I don't expect a megaevent..just snow in the mentioned areas..turning to rain.<BR/><BR/>Finally...no reason to expect tides and winds should have any connection....<BR/><BR/>..cliffCliff Mass Weather Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-71319886821909700082009-02-08T19:00:00.000-08:002009-02-08T19:00:00.000-08:00Trivia note: Sea-Tac AP has only had 0.50 inch of ...Trivia note: Sea-Tac AP has only had 0.50 inch of precip the last 31 days.If this current dry stretch had begun just one week earlier, this January would have been the driest in station history.( Timing is everything, climatologically.) Seattle January/February monthly precipitation totals in the 0.60 to 0.70 inch range are climatologically expected to occur approximately once in every 200 years!I don`t know what exactly the probability of a 31 day period<BR/>this dry that spans parts of two months is (maybe a NWS or UW ATMSCI statistician can tell us), but I`m almost positive that it`s something that might only occur once or twice in one`s lifetime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-21846773339961947612009-02-08T18:56:00.000-08:002009-02-08T18:56:00.000-08:00Cliff!You're great. We love ya man.Don't fret abou...Cliff!<BR/><BR/>You're great. We love ya man.<BR/><BR/>Don't fret about the commenters. There are far more who value your posts than those who want to absorb your energy.<BR/><BR/>Just give us what you're willing and able to share. The rest will take care of itself..https://www.blogger.com/profile/00356160485037996299noreply@blogger.com