Big Ass Storm 2007...Coming Soon (Or Not)
Don't you just love when the weather people *try* to forecast something, but they're not sure (well, so that's pretty much 98% of weather forecasting anyway)? It may or may not do something, but they don't know, but they know there's something out there, and really, they don't know until it arrives. Does that even make any sense?
Well, that's the weather in Washington State this week. Here's the latest bulletin of sorts from Yahoo! Weather:
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.A.10000.071018T1300Z-071019T0600Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
OLYMPICS-EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
128 PM PDT WED OCT 17 2007
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING.
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. A HIGH WIND
WATCH MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 60 MPH MAY OCCUR...BUT IS NOT YET CERTAIN.
A DEVELOPING WEATHER SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC AT 130W WILL
STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS IT APPROACHES
WASHINGTON. BY THURSDAY MORNING...THE DEEP SURFACE LOW WILL BE
LOCATED JUST OFF THE NORTH WASHINGTON COAST...MOVING INLAND
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE NORTH WASHINGTON COAST OR CENTRAL VANCOUVER
ISLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STILL REMAINS UNCERTAIN AND WILL DETERMINE
WHICH AREAS RECEIVE THE STRONGEST WINDS.
AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL FIRST
DEVELOP IN THE MORNING ACROSS THE COAST AND NORTH INTERIOR. BY
AFTERNOON...STRONGER WINDS COULD DEVELOP FURTHER SOUTH INCLUDING
PUGET SOUND...HOOD CANAL AND THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR.
THE SEATTLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE EVOLUTION OF THIS STORM AND ISSUE FURTHER
INFORMATION AS IT DEVELOPS.
(How rude, they "SHOUT" their reports, LOL.)
So in other words, the weather may, or may not, become nasty tomorrow. But not as bad as last December's storm, so they say. Ohhhh, that's comforting. Anyway, yeah...if it goes bad like they say it may (or not), if all else fails, I'll at least promise to post via text message or something, because if there's no power, I'm gonna be bored. Although it'd better not; there's new Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy and ER episodes on tomorrow night, and I really seriously can't miss any of those shows, dammit! It's like the only night I actually watch TV!
Anyway, to all my local peeps, er...keep an eye on the news, and the skies, because it may (or may not) be mighty stormy tomorrow, but you know the drill! My theory: If Jeff Renner on KING 5 says it's gonna be bad, take his word for it. (He's been around longer than any other weather guy I can think of in the area, although Steve Pool on KOMO 4 ranks up there too.) Everyone else is kind of hazy about their forecasts around here, LOL. Course, it's already been kinda nasty as it is, so I don't know that it's any different than the other "storms" we get this time of year, but we'll see!
Well, that's the weather in Washington State this week. Here's the latest bulletin of sorts from Yahoo! Weather:
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.A.10000.071018T1300Z-071019T0600Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
OLYMPICS-EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
128 PM PDT WED OCT 17 2007
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING.
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. A HIGH WIND
WATCH MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 60 MPH MAY OCCUR...BUT IS NOT YET CERTAIN.
A DEVELOPING WEATHER SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC AT 130W WILL
STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS IT APPROACHES
WASHINGTON. BY THURSDAY MORNING...THE DEEP SURFACE LOW WILL BE
LOCATED JUST OFF THE NORTH WASHINGTON COAST...MOVING INLAND
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE NORTH WASHINGTON COAST OR CENTRAL VANCOUVER
ISLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STILL REMAINS UNCERTAIN AND WILL DETERMINE
WHICH AREAS RECEIVE THE STRONGEST WINDS.
AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL FIRST
DEVELOP IN THE MORNING ACROSS THE COAST AND NORTH INTERIOR. BY
AFTERNOON...STRONGER WINDS COULD DEVELOP FURTHER SOUTH INCLUDING
PUGET SOUND...HOOD CANAL AND THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR.
THE SEATTLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE EVOLUTION OF THIS STORM AND ISSUE FURTHER
INFORMATION AS IT DEVELOPS.
(How rude, they "SHOUT" their reports, LOL.)
So in other words, the weather may, or may not, become nasty tomorrow. But not as bad as last December's storm, so they say. Ohhhh, that's comforting. Anyway, yeah...if it goes bad like they say it may (or not), if all else fails, I'll at least promise to post via text message or something, because if there's no power, I'm gonna be bored. Although it'd better not; there's new Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy and ER episodes on tomorrow night, and I really seriously can't miss any of those shows, dammit! It's like the only night I actually watch TV!
Anyway, to all my local peeps, er...keep an eye on the news, and the skies, because it may (or may not) be mighty stormy tomorrow, but you know the drill! My theory: If Jeff Renner on KING 5 says it's gonna be bad, take his word for it. (He's been around longer than any other weather guy I can think of in the area, although Steve Pool on KOMO 4 ranks up there too.) Everyone else is kind of hazy about their forecasts around here, LOL. Course, it's already been kinda nasty as it is, so I don't know that it's any different than the other "storms" we get this time of year, but we'll see!