Snow Falls at Low Elevations - One Last Blast of Winter!
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Snow falls locally and at higher elevations around southwest Washington. Snow began falling Monday evening around 7 pm in Clark County and then again Tuesday morning.NOWCAST - Snow and rain showers today . Still a chance of snow again tonight and Wednesday morning and then warming on Thursday as March rolls in.
FORECAST - Today: Showers. Snow level near the surface rising to 500 feet in the afternoon. Snow accumulation 1 inch or less below 500 feet...and 1 to 3 inches above 500 feet. Highs around 45. Southeast wind 10 to 20 mph except east 15 to 25 mph near the gorge in the morning...shifting to the southwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Showers likely. Snow level 500 feet. Snow accumulation less than 1 inch. Lows 30 to 35. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday: Showers. Snow level 500 feet. Snow accumulation less than 1 inch. Highs 40 to 45. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level 500 feet. Lows 30 to 35. Northwest wind 10 mph
SEVEN DAY TREND - Chance of rain/snow showers through Wednesday and then perhaps somewhat dry most of Thursday before more rain and warmer temperatures move in. Chance of rain through the extended and back to more seasonal temperatures.
OUTCAST -The snow that fell in the higher elevations of Vancouver between 7-8 pm Monday evening was not really a surprise but was quite a sight to be seen anyways. A little precursor to the next little storm that followed. More snow information from today's storm later on.
The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, said the West has been hit particularly hard by global warming, with "prolonged drought, decreased snowfall, increased and earlier snow melt, and more severe and devastating forest and rangeland fires in recent years as a result of changes in the climate." Boy now doesn't that cover about everything? Better keep an eye on this one and dig deeper in your wallet. The governors of Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, and New Mexico have signed a pact to reduce CO2 emissions from their states because the FEDS aren't doing anything and they need to stop the affects of global climate change in the western states asap. Good luck Govs.
Global warming- Fcat, Ficton, and Political Endgame by Mark AlLexander. He says, "There is no scientifically established correlation between global-warming trends and acceleration of the greenhouse effect due to human production of CO2 -- only broad speculation. Although some politicians and their media shills insist that the primary cause of global warming is the burning of hydrocarbons here in the United States, that government regulation of man-made CO2 will curb this global warming, that our failure to limit CO2 output will have dire consequences, and that the costs of enacting these limitations far outweigh the potential consequences, there is no evidence supporting any of these assertions."
This is an excellent article that you should read. Click here.
Good reason NOT to venture out of protected areas in snow country!
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1012 PM PST SAT FEB 24 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0214 PM AVALANCHE 16 NE PARADISE 46.95N 121.51W
02/24/2007 PIERCE WA LAW ENFORCEMENT
*** 1 FATAL *** TWO SKIERS WENT UNDER THE ROPE NEAR HIGH
CAMPBELL LIFT ON CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT. ONE OF THE
SKIERS TRIGGERED AN AVALANCHE AND WAS KILLED. SECOND
SKIER WAS UNINJURED.
Satellite photo at 9 pm last night. Nice little curl in the system.
Global Warming Liberals - Click here
Al Gore says "global warming isn't a political issue but a moral issue." I say it is a science issue. When you bring morals, values, and religion into an issue you bring a whole bunch of hash that cannot be digested by many folks. Let's keep it scientific and with the proper facts and perspective. It is not a religion. My take Mr. Al Gore.
OFF TOPIC - I must admit I enjoy good movies on the big screen. I have seen several recently that I would place in the category of very good and must sees. To me a movie is a keeper if I end up tearing up at the end. I guess I am a sentimental guy. Here are my picks:
Miss Potter staring Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor is the story of Beatrix Potter who wrote a library of children's tales such as Peter Rabbit. Cinematography is outstanding and the plot is easy to follow. A real good clean fun movie that you will love to see more than once. Zellweger is an excellent actress.
Amazing Grace, newly released is an excellent portrayal of the tragic acts of slave trading by Great Britain. It is based on the life of anti slavery pioneer William Wilberforce. It is a long movie about two hours but holds your interest throughout and will water at least one eyeball at times.
Bridge to Terabithia is a fantasy film that really draws you into it. The only regret I have is the ending. I as a writer would have rewritten the ending but then again it is not my story. Without giving it away, in the last scene showing the kingdom, I wished the boy's girlfriend would have appeared as a princess dressed in white. If you read the book you know what I am talking about. Go see the movie anyways. I know there is imagination in each one of us if we permit ourselves to see it.
Music and Lyrics is a fun comedy with Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. I usually don't watch Grant's films as he usually has a foul mouth and as many Brits uses the "F" word like no tomorrow. But in this one, he behaved himself and these two actors made music and synced together quite well. Grant actually didn't do too bad singing either. A chick flick of sorts. Pop Goes my Heart!
Pan's Labyrinth takes place in Spain in 1944 and is rated R for war violence and some pretty bloody scenes. So, no young children are allowed into this movie but the main character throughout is a ten year old girl who finds out she is a princess and must get back home underground to her parents. She must preform several feats to accomplish this. Despite the gory war scenes, it is another fantasy that I really liked and made my imagination runaway with itself. I like the giant frog too. There are several creatures but they are not scary. This is not a film for youngsters. An adult fairy tale they say. It is in English sub-titles and easy to follow.
Freedom Writers was another tear jerker for me and an excellent film acted quite well by Hillary Swank. Of course with my interest in writing I certainly could identify with this one and see how it changed the lives of each and every student she taught. Based on a true story.
I have seen several others that were so so and I will not recommend. The above films I will most likely add to my video library when they are released for home DVD.
-- posted by Pat Timm @ 12:27 AM,
2 Comments:
- At 11:38 AM, said...
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Global Warming is hype.
- At 12:30 PM, Pete Conrad said...
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So Al Gore sets himself up as the great arbitrator by saying "Global Warming" [aka "Climate Change"] is a moral issue and not a political issue! I think that most will agree that it will all boil down [pun intended!] to 'BIG GOVERNMENT' digging deeper into our pockets.
