tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post8934436519246013366..comments2024-03-28T09:47:31.461-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: How Western Washington's Temperatures are Controlled By the Pacific OceanCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-86038752071393582062017-07-20T09:14:40.994-07:002017-07-20T09:14:40.994-07:00Is there anywhere else in the world with summers l...Is there anywhere else in the world with summers like ours? Now that our "climate refuge" has been identified I'm afraid of the inflow of refugees!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10874903487230690312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-24204022439441348332017-07-16T18:58:56.727-07:002017-07-16T18:58:56.727-07:00Actually, John K, easterly it can be an adv, adj o...<br />Actually, John K, easterly it can be an adv, adj or noun. Here's an example from Vocabulary.com on the adverb form:<br /><br />-------------<br />adv: from the east<br />“the winds blew easterly all night”<br />-------------<br /><br />So it's not a grammatical issue, but rather a definition issue. <br /><br />And in this example, easterly is used to define an off-shore wind (from the east), yet in Cliff's usage, easterly means on-shore, west to east. <br /><br />This may sound like a grammatical exercise, but when you're cruising on a sailboat, and you get these meanings confused, you could find yourself being forced up onto a lee shore that you thought was going to be the weather shore. <br /><br />John Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271037292493818827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-41176862931874061862017-07-16T11:44:28.667-07:002017-07-16T11:44:28.667-07:00John, we never say "the winds are blowing Eas...John, we never say "the winds are blowing Easterly" because it is grammatically incorrect. If you hear that, it simply mean the person saying it doesn't know anything about the subject.John K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03575682658318674003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-40931337736724295762017-07-16T11:08:12.200-07:002017-07-16T11:08:12.200-07:00Prevailing winds blow in the opposite direction in...Prevailing winds blow in the opposite direction in the southern hemisphere. Generally BadDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08660103617862455172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-52657916947524477882017-07-15T21:59:00.641-07:002017-07-15T21:59:00.641-07:00When I first moved here from the Dakotas in 97 I c...When I first moved here from the Dakotas in 97 I could't believe these summers. There is this....persistent cool breeze from the west, and it's making the outdoor work comfortable?! <br />Now in order to appreciate my reflexes one must know the dakotas are prone to sticky, humid summers. To summarize. If I ever retire it will be winters in Tucson and summers in the Pac NWUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768003793767265278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-81540876956215921982017-07-15T16:28:05.426-07:002017-07-15T16:28:05.426-07:00Without a doubt, we have the best summer weather i...Without a doubt, we have the best summer weather in the lower 48. Escaping the summer 70F+ dewpoints from back east is the principal reason I moved here decades ago. It was one of the smartest decisions I've ever made.herrbrahmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08308204686231352936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-34143120836919126892017-07-15T15:34:29.534-07:002017-07-15T15:34:29.534-07:00Another Nice Post. This would be the definition a...Another Nice Post. This would be the definition and description of a Maritime Climate?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714146884528277830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-36141009286258969862017-07-15T15:19:25.613-07:002017-07-15T15:19:25.613-07:00Always knew the winds off the water kept us cool a...Always knew the winds off the water kept us cool and understood lapse rates (used to be a climber in the Rockies), but it's interesting to learn the machinery of mixing behind my simplistic understanding. <br /><br />Your use of the word Easterly, meaning winds moving to the east, tickled my fancy. That, and Westerly, are one of the English language's most maddening words.<br /><br />1) Easterly, used by itself, means winds blowing west to east. <br /><br />2) Easterly Winds means the opposite: winds blowing from east to west. <br /><br />3) Easterlies are also from east blowing west. <br /><br />Even Dictionary.com says: "Easterlies definition, moving, directed, or situated toward the east: an easterly course." But that's only valid if it DOESN'T refer to wind.<br /><br />According to NOAA: "Easterlies: Any winds with components from the east." <br /><br />Even stranger, "winds are easterly" means the exact opposite of "easterly winds". <br /><br />Anyway, I'm a bit off topic, but this is a wonderful source of mass confusion for most people. <br /><br />John Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271037292493818827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-24064822377577908092017-07-15T10:40:13.546-07:002017-07-15T10:40:13.546-07:00I'm curious: Does the Pacific have that same e...I'm curious: Does the Pacific have that same effect all the way down the coast of the Americas -- all the way through Patagonia?<br /><br />My husband and I were just wondering yesterday, actually, if the predictions about global warming's effects would be similar in the PNW and in Patagonia, since they're at similar latitudes and both on the Pacific Ocean.Melissa Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13560125503655770461noreply@blogger.com