Winter Storm Watch for Seattle and all of western WA

R-Dub · #521 Postby **R-Dub** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:58 am

Hard to believe its going to be rain today, its 21 degrees here right now. Lynden its currently 9 degrees.

1/11/05 Lake Goodwin WA
8:46:01 AM CURRENT
Clear
Temperature (ºF) 21.4
Humidity (%) 98.2
Wind (mph) NE 1.0
Daily Rain (") 0.00
Pressure ("Hg) 29.94 "
Dew Point: 21.0 ºF
Snow Depth 1"

R-Dub · #522 Postby **R-Dub** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 12:06 pm

PRELIMINARY EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
725 AM EST TUE JAN 11 2005

VALID 12Z SAT JAN 15 2005 - 12Z TUE JAN 18 2005

PRELIM MEDIUM RANGE DISCUSSION...

13Z UPDATE...

THE 06Z GFS HAS CONTINUED THE TREND SEEN IN ITS 00Z RUN...WHICH
LEADS TO A LESS SIGNIFICANT TROUGH ACROSS CENTRAL/ERN NORTH
AMERICA THAN ANTICIPATED THIS TIME YESTERDAY. IN FACT...SEVERAL
00Z ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AND ONE 00Z NCEP ENSEMBLE MEMBER
INDICATE THE POSSIBILITY OF TROUGHING IN THE NORTHWEST ON DAYS 6-7
/NEXT MON-TUE/.

HMMMMM???? That is all I will say about that.

TT-SEA · #523 Postby **TT-SEA** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 12:22 pm

Yes... I have noticed that trend in the models as well.

Less ridging and even some troughing WITH cold air now on Saturday.

Very interesting.

R-Dub · #524 Postby **R-Dub** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 12:37 pm

Should be interesting, hope it happens! Who knows though, seems like the models have been completely clueless this winter. I did notice the AO is going fairly negitive fairly quickly, wish Brennan was around, he is the expert on PNA, AO's that stuff. I remember him saying that if PNA and AO both negitive, then we have a great chance of being very cold.

We have warmed up to a whopping 22.3 degrees!

R-Dub · #525 Postby **R-Dub** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 12:47 pm

Here is what NWS Spokane had to say.....

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WASHINGTON 230 AM PST TUE JAN 11 2005

.SYNOPSIS...A RELATIVELY QUITE BUT COOL DAY IS ON TAP FOR TODAY. TONIGHT A FAST MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL HERALD THE ARRIVAL OF A DEEP ARCTIC AIR MASS AND PLUNGE TEMPERATURES INTO A FRIGID ABYSS BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

R-Dub · #526 Postby **R-Dub** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 1:08 pm

You can tell Felton wrote the latest NWS Seattle Discussion.....Vauge, Vauge, Vauge!!!!! Looks like rain for me though, Paine field south might get a little :cry:

Currently 25.4 degrees

R-Dub · #527 Postby **R-Dub** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 2:25 pm

1/11/05 LK Goodwin WA
11:20:38 AM CURRENT
Partly Cloudy
Temperature (ºF) 30.4
Humidity (%) 81.8
Wind (mph) ESE 1.5
Daily Rain (") 0.00
Pressure ("Hg) 29.96
Dew Point: 26.5 ºF
Snow Depth 1"

skipnfamily · #528 Postby **skipnfamily** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 3:11 pm

Anybody know how Kitsap will fair with the PSCZ set up??

R-Dub · #529 Postby **R-Dub** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 3:25 pm

Currently -44 degrees in Fairbanks AK! BURRRRR!!!!!

1/11/05 LK Goodwin WA
12:32:04 AM CURRENT
Cloudy
Temperature (ºF) 32.4
Humidity (%) 77.8
Wind (mph) ESE 0.0
Daily Rain (") 0.00
Pressure ("Hg) 29.96
Dew Point: 27.4 ºF
Snow Depth 1"

TT-SEA · #530 Postby **TT-SEA** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:22 pm

Kitsap will not likely fair very well... major shadowing by the Olympics over there.

The NWS forecast indicates a potential for 6+ inches in North Bend... I will believe it when I see it!!

R-Dub · #531 Postby **R-Dub** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:42 pm

Looks like the clouds moved in before the sun could warm us up here in the north end anyway. The snowflakes have begun to fall here, and the temp is 31.8 degrees. HMMMMM I thought NWS said all rain today exept whatcom co???????

1/11/05 LK Goodwin WA
1:46:07 PM CURRENT
LT Snow
Temperature (ºF) 31.8
Humidity (%) 83.5
Wind (mph) ESE 0.4
Daily Rain (") 0.00
Pressure ("Hg) 29.96
Dew Point: 28.6 ºF

andycottle · #532 Postby **andycottle** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:47 pm

R-Dub...
You said the snow has began falling at your local. Just checked Seattle NWS Radar....and I see no precip what so ever. Guess radar is not picking them up yet. -- Andy

R-Dub · #533 Postby **R-Dub** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:49 pm

Yeah must be too light for radar to pick up, it got pretty dark about 45Min ago, and the flakes started about 10Min ago. Pretty cool, 4 days in a row of snow falling!!!

TT-SEA · #534 Postby **TT-SEA** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:55 pm

Good to hear R-Dub.

Hopefully a sign of things to come!!

R-Dub · #535 Postby **R-Dub** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:58 pm

I hope so TT! Its really starting to come down now, little tiny flakes, not the big ones of the last few day. Anybody know what that means?

andycottle · #536 Postby **andycottle** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:04 pm

Well I would say that means that the air mass still may be a little dry, yet moist enought to produce tiny snow flakes. -- Andy

R-Dub · #537 Postby **R-Dub** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:12 pm

I tried to take a couple of pics, but they didn't turn out very well, must be too dark out

I don't know how to post them anyway. Still coming down, and no temp change yet. Hope it keeps up!!

TT-SEA · #538 Postby **TT-SEA** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:15 pm

R-Dub... the only way to post pictures here is to have them out on the web. You can only link to a web site address.

You cannot directly post files on here unlike Yahoo.

R-Dub · #539 Postby **R-Dub** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:16 pm

I will give it a shot over at Yahoo. The only change here is the dewpoint has come up to 30.1 degrees, temp still 31 degrees and light snow.

R-Dub · #540 Postby **R-Dub** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:51 pm

The little tiny flakes are still falling at a pretty good clip. Just starting to get a light coating of the fresh stuff.

1/11/05 Lk Goodwin WA
2:45:20 PM CURRENT
LT Snow
Temperature (ºF) 32.1
Humidity (%) 83.4
Wind (mph) ESE 0.7
Daily Rain (") 0.00
Pressure ("Hg) 29.97
Dew Point: 29.3 ºF
Snow Depth 1"

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