<![CDATA[WeatherSystems - Weather or Knot]]>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:18:51 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[A Taste of Early Summer in Offing]]>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:58:37 -0800http://weathersystems.com/3/post/2010/06/a-taste-of-early-summer-in-offing.htmlFinally we will see skies clear and temperatures finally reaching 80 degrees this weekend. It has been a long run with gray skies and rain and more rain. Record rains in May/June, cool temperatures and now almost the wettest June on record. Latest models indicate dry weather all next week but with cool NW winds and some morning clouds. Highs should be seasonal mostly in the low to mid 70's.

Still a little cool Friday and only a risk of sprinkles early and some residual showers over the mountains. With sunbreaks it doesn't take much to warm the air up to 70 degrees. We can all soak that up. Enjoy.
]]><![CDATA[On The Road Again . . . .]]>Fri, 14 May 2010 20:26:28 -0800http://weathersystems.com/3/post/2010/05/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit3.htmlAbout time we had some warm and sunny weather isn't it? Enjoy it while it lasts because cooler weather with clouds with some added moisture is on the way towards the latter of the weekend. But the weekend overall looks very nice.

Been rather busy here as you can tell with a lack of posts and will continue that way for a while as I have way too many things going on, more on this later.

Meanwhile enjoy the month of May and brace yourself for some cooler weather next week.   -  Pat]]><![CDATA[Dreary Day In Seattle . . . .]]>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:01:44 -0800http://weathersystems.com/3/post/2010/04/dreary-day-in-seattle.html
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Long time KIRO-TV weatherman Harry Wappler has passed away. He was always a dependable TV weatherman and down to earth. He was retired from KIRO after thirty years. I remember over the years catching him here on Comcast cable when they aired KIRO news in the evening. He always had a sixth sense about the weather and also a calming way of presenting the cloudy and wet weather. He would mix in a little sunny side up attitude to let you know all was well. Although retired for a few years now from TV, he will be missed.  For more info click here

Weather forecasters in Seattle Wednesday morning were slightly off with the rain boundary thinking it would stay to the east in the foothills and Cascades, but twenty miles makes big difference once in a while like today where clouds and rain/showers lingered over the Emerald City and surrounding locales. Those pesky upper lows get ya almost every time. The same low to our southeast kept Clark County cloudy and cool as well.

So far April is not too far from being 'normal with the average mean temperature is about one degree  above average. Rainfall is a little below average and without any frog stranglers headed our way, we could tally another month in the minus category. Stay tuned.

Just remember those nice May flowers heading our way.  Take care -  Pat

]]><![CDATA[Wild April Weather]]>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:50:46 -0800http://weathersystems.com/3/post/2010/04/wild-april-weather.htmlWell, what can I say about the merry month of April? Two wind storms, heavy snow in the mountains and down into the surrounding foothills. Maybe another blast of wind on Thursday? And more heavy snow. You will really notice the coldness on Thursday with stiff west winds gusting upwards of 55 in the mountains and coast and 35-45 locally. It will really feel like winter. So much for a mild and dry spring eh?

There is a web site that has been compiling all the links that blame global warming on various issues. The list is long but you can find it here

Weather observer Tyler Mode put Monday's time lapse weather on You Tube and you can see a possible rotation in the clouds. He has sent this to the NWS for their take on it. View it here


Steve Peirce of Vancouver compiled this verbiage of Mondays windstorm:
On the 38th anniversary of the deadly F3 Vancouver tornado of April 5th 1972, a small yet compact storm made landfall in SW Washington and NW Oregon about 4:30pm PT today. As the center of the storm neared Astoria, it gained additional strength. The center of the storm then traveled northeast to near Toledo, WA. before slowly dissipating. The pressure gradient in the valley reached its maximum point as the center of the storm was 60 miles northwest of Portland. In Vancouver, WA. a 100ft tall Doug Fir tree snapped in half during the peak of the storm, sending the top half of the tree crashing into a house below, about 5:45pm. Winds reached as high as 70mph along the coast and were mostly in the 40-50mph in the Willamette Valley and in SW Washington. This was the third strong spring storm to strike the Pacific Northwest in the past few weeks. These systems have been supported by a stronger than normal springtime jet pointed at the Pacific Northwest which is more reminiscent of a wintertime pattern.   Please see additional photos and satellite picture attached!   Peak 24 hr wind gusts as of  6pm ---  
Location Elev Latest Report 24 hr Peak gust Cape Foul NEWPRT 1024 ft 1839PDT 71 Yaquina Bridge W 120 ft 1830PDT 69 Yaquina Bridge W 120 ft 1830PDT 69 Lincoln C LINCON 187 ft 1834PDT 58 SUGARLOAF 4328 ft 1806PDT 57 Newport 30 ft 1800PDT 56 Cape Mear MEARES 1421 ft 1833PDT 55 Garibaldi 0 ft 1806PDT 54 Newport Municipa 161 ft 1830PDT 54 Buoy 46050 0 ft 1750PDT 54 Forest Gro N7NKE 200 ft 1831PDT 53 Florence/Siuslaw 26 ft 1755PDT 52 Newport DW1265 164 ft 1832PDT 51 Mt. Hebo HEBOWX 3160 ft 1832PDT 50 Newport WA7ZVY-4 128 ft 1834PDT 49 Aurora State Air 194 ft 1819PDT 49 Garibaldi 75 ft 1805PDT 48 Clatsop Spit 30 ft 1800PDT 47 Portland DW3557 750 ft 1833PDT 47 South Beach 0 ft 1806PDT 46 Kalama CW4577 840 ft 1827PDT 46 Buoy 46029 0 ft 1750PDT 45 Cape Disappointm 140 ft 1830PDT 45 DUNES 120 ft 1804PDT 44 Portland Interna 26 ft 1753PDT 44 McMinnville Muni 157 ft 1753PDT 44 Newport DW4355 165 ft 1606PDT 43 Portland-Hillsbo 203 ft 1753PDT 43 Salem, McNary Fi 210 ft 1756PDT 43 Ridgefield N7OFW 260 ft 1810PDT 43 Glen Jackson Bri 180 ft 1830PDT 42 Garibaldi KB7QWZ 10 ft 1833PDT 41 Corvallis Munici 246 ft 1835PDT 41 Glen Jackson Bri 180 ft 1823PDT 40 Eugene, Mahlon S 364 ft 1813PDT 40 Springfie CW9669 462 ft 1827PDT 40 Corbett CW2664 659 ft 1830PDT 40 Timberline Lodge 7001 ft 1500PDT 40 Kalama CW4910 381 ft 1830PDT 40 Road's E W7KKE-3 89 ft 1837PDT 39 Longview 0 ft 1812PDT 39 GOODWIN PEAK 1800 ft 1801PDT 38 AURORA 141 ft 1715PDT 38 Tigard CW9129 200 ft 1830PDT 38 CORVALLIS 230 ft 1715PDT 37 Longview CW9604 896 ft 1834PDT 37 Interstate Bridg 100 ft 1823PDT 37 I-205 at Divisio 270 ft 1532PDT 36 STAYTON 366 ft 1813PDT 36 EAGLE CREEK 747 ft 1813PDT 36 Vancouver DW0710 300 ft 1834PDT 36 Rockaway ROCKWY 450 ft 1827PDT 35 Gresham CW9374 293 ft 1835PDT 35 Portland DW4360 175 ft 1827PDT 35 Scappoose Indust 52 ft 1753PDT 35 Eugene KC7RJK-2 415 ft 1840PDT 35 Vancouver, Pears 26 ft 1827PDT 35 CEDAR 2220 ft 1810PDT 34 FOREST GROVE 180 ft 1715PDT 34 Vancouver CW6873 213 ft 1829PDT 34 Canby CW9654 158 ft 1831PDT 33 Portland CW2936 249 ft 1827PDT 33 Portland-Troutda 36 ft 1753PDT 33 Eugene DW1439 810 ft 1834PDT 33 WILLOW CREEK 456 ft 1754PDT 33 BRUSH CREEK 2300 ft 1814PDT 33 Brush Pra CW7892 285 ft 1834PDT 33 Fremont Bridge W 270 ft 1733PDT 32 ROCKHOUSE 1 1797 ft 1812PDT 32 Long Beac CW9086 7 ft 1826PDT 32 Toke Point 0 ft 1812PDT 32 CANNIBAL MOUNTAI 1939 ft 1803PDT 31 Kelso-Longview A 20 ft 1835PDT 31 CANYON CREEK 2500 ft 1752PDT 31 Astoria Regional 10 ft 1805PDT 30 St Hele WH6KO-10 36 ft 1830PDT 30 Tualatin CW7563 241 ft 1833PDT 30 Springfie CW7901 1320 ft 1832PDT 30 Woodland CW5733 35 ft 1833PDT 30

The local Chapter of the American Meteorological Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Clackamas, Ore. George Miller, historian and science professor at Marylhurst University, will give a presentation titled “Was Weather A Factor in the Israelite Crossing of the Red Sea?” He has given many good, interesting talks over the years, so don’t miss this one. Everyone is welcome. If you would like to have dinner, go to the chapter’s Web site at www.ametsoc.org/chapters/oregon for details.

Well off and running to Wednesday. See you soon.]]><![CDATA[Spring Is Now Here For Everyone]]>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:04:05 -0800http://weathersystems.com/3/post/2010/03/spring-is-now-here-for-everyone.htmlPicture
Spring officially rolled in at 10:32 am this morning. Did you feel it? Probably not as much as daylight saving time adjustments. And it was certainly a spring-like day for the most part with highs reaching 70 degrees for the first time this year! But alas, clouds and showers are back in the picture for a day or two then back to sunshine and warmer conditions. Typical weather for spring, a roller coaster ride for sure. The month so far is running much drier than normal and still warmer than average too. What else is new?
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Before the Ides of March fall upon us, let's review some rainfall reports from your friends and neighbors around the region for February. Gary Collins, Brush Prairie, 4.12 inches; Murphy Dennis, near Clark County Rifles, 4.73 inches; Claudia Chiasson, Carson, 6.04 inches; Tyler Mode, Minnehaha, 3.29 inches; Judy Darke, Felida, 4.61 inches; Larry Lebsack, NE Hazel Dell, 4.34 inches; Irv St. Germain, SW Prune Hill, 4.41 inches; Bud Maddux, Home Valley,5.75 inches; Bob Starr, Cougar, 11.24 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lakeshore, 4.27 inches; Dan Hein, Camas,4.50 inches; Phil Delany, above Dole Valley, 5.80 inches; Chuck Houghten, Hockinson  Heights, 4.37 inches;  Phil Harris, Washougal, 3.67 inches; Bill Sobolewski, Livingston Mountain, 4.50 inches; 4.27 inches;  Nancy Ellifrit, Mt. Vista, 5.62  inches; Barry Fizthum, Amboy, 3.89 inches; and Ellen Smart, Ridgefield, 4.80 inches.

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This is a photo submitted by Murphy Dennis on Rawson Road near Clark County Rifles. Snow fell in many areas of Clark County earlier in the week, not much 1/2 to 3/4 inch generally. Enough to remind you winter is still with us. Although things have warmed up a bit, it has been rather stormy especially along the coast with strong winds in excess of 50 mph and high surf with ocean swells of 22 feet pounding the coastline. We also had hail, thunder, and rainbows. The perfect combination as we transition from winter to spring.

Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour when you go to bed Saturday night. You'll  lose an hour of sleep but enjoy extra daylight into the evening hours.

The gnomes below will enjoy an extra hour of daylight too, no worry about the snow. Thanks Murphy for sharing your photos!
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]]><![CDATA[The Merry Month Of March]]>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:40:31 -0800http://weathersystems.com/3/post/2010/03/the-merry-month-of-march.htmlWell, March certainly strolled in like a lamb for sure despite some high clouds but temperatures still surpassed the 60 degree mark locally. And Tuesday finally saw some drips here and there with the greatest amounts to the north of Clark County. With El Nino contiuning the weather pattern will remain rather benign. I still see cars driving around town with studded snow tires, heavens you certainly will not need those. Even trips to the mountains probably can be made without them if you plan your outings. Snowstorms have been few and far between. I am still collecting rainfall amounts from last month from local weather observers so I will share those soon. Vancouveer went back to the negative category once again in the rainfall department for February. Temperatures continued much above normal. Looks like we really dodged the bullet for the severe winter weather this season. Now it is on to spring and thoughts of lazy days in the shade smelling the delicious scents of the backyard BBQ.
]]><![CDATA[Winter Ends And Spring Arrives]]>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:44:31 -0800http://weathersystems.com/3/post/2010/02/winter-ends-and-spring-arrives.htmlAs we walk through the last few days of the month we prepare to welcome the merry month of March which is scheduled to arrive more sheepish, well alright lamb-like. We consider March first the beginning of the spring weather season as we file the winter record books on the shelf. At least for us climate and weather folks. After some rain later Thursday and showers Friday, things settle down over the weekend and Monday March 1 is forecast to be on the quiet side of things. Will March give us any surprises? Stay tuned.

Meanwhile some recent headlines that indicate the realms of the soothsayers about global warming are beginning to crumble as predicted here several years ago. Weather continues and climate goes in cycles-always has since the millennium.

Read This:
Britain's Weather Office Proposes           Climate-Gate Do-Over 


And this one:
Top U.S. Climate Official: 15 Years With                      No Global Warming Is Not a Trend

And over at the IPCC things are indeed heating up- maybe that is the real cause of the so called global warming. As the public is increasingly giving that organization a cold shoulder.
 
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It was really a good storm Saturday and Saturday night along the Washington coast. I was fortunate to be at the Beach House and got a first hand look at all the action. At times with the high surf advisory up, there was no sand left to walk as the waves were pounding the sand dunes, My column Sunday began like this:"The wind was relentless, the sand blowing fiercely against my denim jeans made a rustling noise which was muffled by the nylon hood wrapped tightly around my head. Waves were crashing with unyielding force upon the enormous boulders of the jetty. Ocean spray carried by the breeze stung my face and forced my eyes downward. Walking into the forces of nature Saturday afternoon required all the stamina I could muster."

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I have had many  inquiries about how our mountain snow pack is doing during this El Nino winter of ours. Many areas are way below average. For the latest map click here.
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