No Friday Surprise
Friday, December 22, 2006
This photo was sent to me Thursday from our friends in Centennial, Colorado. I know they will have a white Christmas. I am jealous!
NOWCAST - No surprises in the weather today as we were between weather systems and skies were mostly fair after some low clouds and fog. I thought we would have a bit more clearing in the early morning hours but all in all not too bad. It was chilly however. The next weather system rolls in later tonight for periods of rain and showers Saturday. Then another on Sunday and showers Christmas Day. That should be the pattern for the next 7-10 days, rain, showers, clearing etc.
FORECAST - Tonight: Cloudy. Rain after midnight. Lows 35 to 40. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph...except east wind increasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph near the gorge.
Saturday: Rain in the morning...then showers in the afternoon. Highs around 45. South wind 10 to 20 mph.
Saturday night: Partly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening...then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows 30 to 35. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
OUTCAST - The Seattle Office of the National Weather Service is having a contest to name the wind storm of December 14 and 15. Any ideas? Here is what they have to say. Good luck!~
"We and many others in our community are struggling to 'name' the big Dec 14 and 15 wind storm we just experienced. Several other big wind storms we've had in the past happened to fall on a significant day or had something distinctive happen such as the Inauguration Day Wind Storm of 1993, the Turkey Day Storm of 1983, or the Hood Canal Wind Storm of 1979.
So, what do we call this big blow? We would like to tap the creative minds of our community to help us 'name this wind storm' . We have created an email address for you to submit your 'name the wind storm' nominations through Jan 4, 2007.
We are not permitted to offer a big prize, but we will announce the winner shortly after the Jan 4th entry deadline via our web site at weather.gov/seattle. The winner will be able to say, "I named that storm!"
So, use namethewindstorm@noaa.gov to help us name the wind storm!
National Weather Service - Seattle/Tacoma
OFF TOPIC - You ever wonder why you have to wait for things? Wait for traffic signals, wait in check out lines, wait for food and other services. I dashed in today at Panda Express to have my usual and they were out of my favorite dish so I had to WAIT for eight minutes. And I thought this was fast food. Perhaps I was destined to wait to avoid being somewhere else at the wrong time. Or perhaps by waiting here I didn't have to wait somewhere else for something. Perhaps I avoided an accident scene or whatever. Our lives have destiny and we have no ultimate control of what falls our way. So can we change things before they happen by waiting and going with the flow? Or should we rush and try to make things happen? Makes you think. What if, what if, what if. In the mean time I guess I will just wait and see what tomorrow brings.
MY Quote of the Day - "Out and about I feel alive with the world." - Pat Timm
-- posted by Pat Timm @ 7:05 PM,
1 Comments:
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At 11:19 PM,
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Tim, I have to admit your off topic comment made me think alot more then usual. Nice job, very interesting to think about.
