All Quiet on the Western Front
Saturday, December 16, 2006
A couple of heavy snow showers moved through Clark County Friday leaving upwards of an inch of snow in some higher elevations. A festive site for the holiday season for sure. Traces of snow were still in some neighborhoods Saturday afternoon with chilly temperatures.
NOWCAST - Skies were mostly cloudy Saturday as a weak weather system moved inland. Not much of anything associated with this system other than a few sprinkles and snow flurries. A very benign week a head weatherwise with only weak systems affecting us later on. So, a few clouds and a little sunshine as we head into the shortest day light hours of the year and some frost and fog as well.
FORECAST - Partly Cloudy tonight and mostly sunny Sunday. Outside chance of a sprinkle or snow flurry. Lows 25-30 with frost and highs 40-45. Winds east along the river 5-20 mph. Light otherwise.
OUTCAST - I posted peak wind speeds for Oregon yesterday so here are some for Washington state.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WAMy Quote of the Day - "If you make a mistake, confess and move on." - Pat Timm
PEAK OBSERVED WINDSPEEDS AS OF 1015 AM FRIDAY MORNING...
...WASHINGTON COAST...
TATOOSH ISLAND.....................78 MPH
QUILLAYUTE.........................59 MPH
DESTRUCTION ISLAND.................81 MPH
HUMPTULLIPS........................66 MPH
OCEAN SHORES.......................73 MPH
HOQUIM.............................59 MPH (BEFORE POWER OUTAGE)
GRAYS HARBOR.......................65 MPH
...STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA...
BUOY 88 NORTH OF DUNGENESS SPIT....67 MPH
EDIZ HOOK..........................68 MPH
PORT TOWNSEND......................44 MPH
PORT ANGELES.......................52 MPH
...NORTH INTERIOR...
FERNDALE...........................45 MPH
SANDY POINT........................60 MPH
BELLINGHAM-JUST NE.................53 MPH
BELLINGHAM.........................55 MPH
BELLINGHAM-JUST SOUTH..............41 MPH
FRIDAY HARBOR AIRPORT..............55 MPH
PADILLA BAY NEAR BURLINGTON........85 MPH
BURLINGTON AIRPORT.................55 MPH
SMITH ISLAND.......................76 MPH
COUPEVILLE.........................68 MPH
...GREATER PUGET SOUND REGION...
EVERETT............................66 MPH
PAINE FIELD-EVERETT................66 MPH
POINT NO POINT.....................51 MPH
POULSBO............................74 MPH
WOODINVILLE........................40 MPH
EVERGREEN POINT BRIDGE.............67 MPH
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON...........45 MPH
BELLEVUE-NEWCASTLE.................46 MPH
WEST POINT.........................70 MPH
BREMERTON..........................41 MPH
ALKI POINT.........................67 MPH
SEA-TAC AIRPORT....................69 MPH
POINT ROBINSON.....................71 MPH
MAPLE VALLEY.......................47 MPH
FAUNTLEROY.........................46 MPH
BLACK DIAMOND......................68 MPH
NORTH TACOMA.......................54 MPH
SHELTON AIRPORT....................55 MPH (BEFORE POWER OUTAGE)
...SOUTHWEST INTERIOR...
THURSTON...........................76 MPH
OLYMPIA AIRPORT ...................53 MPH (BEFORE POWER OUTAGE)
CENTRALIA..........................48 MPH
...CASCADES...
KIDNEY CREEK.......................68 MPH
CHINOOK PASS......................113 MPH
SNOQUALMIE PASS....................75 MPH
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN...................85 MPH
SUNRISE...........................100 MPH
PARADISE...........................81 MPH
OFF TOPIC - Not much on my mind today so not much to discuss.
It is my daughter-in-laws birthday today so HAPPY BIRTHDAY HEIDI!!
-- posted by Pat Timm @ 4:17 PM,
