Fair Weather What Else Can I Say?
Thursday, September 06, 2007NOWCAST - Fair weather for the next several days, perhaps a week or longer as high pressure holds. This is in sharp contrast to our recent summer weather pattern when we only got a day or two in a row with sunny skies. August was a bit warmer than average in Vancouver but cooler in many outlying areas and around the state. Puget Sound was close to normal with Seattle being right on the money. Eastern areas were much below normal by several degrees. An odd summer for sure. Rainfall amounts for last month were mostly below normal. Those with over one inch include Bob Star at Cougar with 1.89 inches; Phil Delany, near Dole Valley, 1.20 inches;
A Happy Meal Price for a happy day forecast! Seattle's NOAA weather office (at least THEY have windows!). Read and watch video here.
Winter Outlooks - If you have been reading my columns lately, I have shared some weather outlooks for this coming winter. You can click on the Columbian link to your right and find my columns in the Living Section. For George Taylor's and friends forecasts, follow this link here.
Weather radios recalled - Read Here
And speaking of weather radios -
September Is Weather Radio Awareness Month In
Goal: Have Weather Radios Be As Common As Smoke Detectors In Homes and Businesses Throughout the State To Help Protect Lives And Property From Natural and Human-Caused Hazards
Weather Radio Features to help Protect Your Family
An "all-hazards" warning system, used not only for flood and weather events, but also immediate life-threatening hazards like tsunamis, volcanic activity, AMBER child abduction alerts, and secondary hazards from terrorism and earthquakes.
Has a warning alarm feature, instantly alerting the listener to fast-breaking, potentially life-saving warning messages around the clock.
Is a key element of the Emergency Alert System (EAS), providing broadcasters and you with immediate emergency warning information.
Programmable radios available permitting site and event specific selected warnings.
Weather radios have a battery backup in case of power outages.
Broadcasts the latest weather forecasts and conditions 24-hours a day. Operates on special frequencies not found on regular AM/FM bands.
Awareness Month Activities
Governor Gregoire's Proclamation of Weather Radio Awareness Month.
Consumer incentives on weather radios from weather radio manufacturers and retailers.
Complete information about weather radio, where to get weather radios, and consumer incentives from dealers at www.emd.wa.gov/
Heightened awareness for schools and the emergency preparedness community.
Coastal Tsunami Warning Communications Test and Statewide Back-to-School Drop, Cover and Hold Earthquake Drill on Sept 19 using EAS via Weather Radio.
Dedication of new
Statewide Storm Preparedness Day on Sept 26.
Local Retailers with weather radios: Fred Meyer, Radio Shack, Joes, REI (limited quantities)
If you need further assistance, contact your local National Weather Service office during business hours.
Serving:
NW Washington -
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The Perfect Drought? Read here
La Nina . . . what now? More hurricanes? More drought? More rain?
Read Here
and Here
-- posted by Pat Timm @ 10:26 PM,
