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#241 Postby W13 » Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:35 pm

TT-SEA wrote:W13 - that snow fell last night... not this morning.

My co-worker lives on the hill east of Kent and I called her about 20 minutes ago (she is a huge Seahwaks fans) she said there has been no snow today and only a tiny dusting overnight. Hardly noticeable.


We did get snow this morning (around 8 or 9am, can't remember the exact time), for about 10-15 minutes. It was a steady snow too, but I went to Target, which is still on the East Hill of Kent today, albeit lower elevation but 200 feet or so), and there was no snow to speak of, only five miles away.

Tells you how spotty the snow accumulations were last night.
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#242 Postby W13 » Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:36 pm

Currently 40 F (dropped two degrees in the last few minutes), and getting a light ENE wind at 1-3 mph, which should bring in colder air in Eastern washington, and may be already do so as we are 5 degrees cooler than pretty much all other locations around my area.
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#243 Postby TT-SEA » Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:39 pm

Great... you're at 500 feet. Congratulations!

Cameras don't lie.

Everett is at 604 feet and they have a bare ground.

Just keepin you guys honest.

Like I said... I am buying off on a chance of some snow Tuesday. Thats a concession on my part!
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#244 Postby W13 » Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:39 pm

R-Dub wrote:I think the time has come to just ignore TT. He is only here to razz people. You can tell by his posts. I am done with him.

He just ignores the fact that I have said I am not in the town of stanwood, and up 500FT. Big difference.


Yes, I agree. It seems all he wants to do is bring down people's spirits and hopes. I am just going to ignore what he says from now on, unless it is something positive (at least saying that snow is possible tonight in my area, because it really is). He is probably just mad because he got the DE winds last night and didn't even see a trace of snow by this morning.
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#245 Postby W13 » Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:41 pm

TT-SEA wrote:Great... you're at 500 feet. Congratulations!

Cameras don't lie.

Everett is at 604 feet and they have a bare ground.

Just keepin you guys honest.

Like I said... I am buying off on a chance of some snow Tuesday. Thats a concession on my part!


If I remember correctly, Stanwood is EAST of Everett. You should know that conditions vary greatly from city to city, especially today. Like how I am 5 degrees colder than North bend, even though they are 2000 Feet, while I am only at 800 Feet.
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#246 Postby W13 » Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:42 pm

Oh, and unless there is a camera right in his neighborhood, you can't say what you have been saying. :roll:

Nothing personal, but you just need to stop bring down our spirits.
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#247 Postby TT-SEA » Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:46 pm

Stanwood is on the water... north of Everett.

Snow chances looking good on Tuesday. I can say that honestly.

I report the good and the bad.
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#248 Postby TT-SEA » Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:49 pm

Everything I say is fact.

I find that much more informative than blindly believing tons of snow is just right around the corner.

My three-year old twin boys can do that!! I love the science of weather.
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#249 Postby W13 » Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:51 pm

TT-SEA wrote:Stanwood is on the water... north of Everett.

Snow chances looking good on Tuesday. I can say that honestly.

I report the good and the bad.


Would this be happening Monday Night into Tuesday Morning?

We will see what the NWS says about this possible snow event in their Forecast Discussion which is due to come out soon.
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#250 Postby TT-SEA » Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:53 pm

It looks like Tuesday afternoon
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#251 Postby W13 » Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:56 pm

Okay.

Can't wait for the latest NWS Forecast Discussion to come out. Should be quite interesting to see what they say about tonight and the possible Tuesday snow event.
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#252 Postby W13 » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:31 pm

39 F at 3:29, temperatures dropping steadily (three degrees the last hour). Still have a light ENE Wind, which I believe is pulling cold air from Eastern Washington. 8-)

Anyone interested in seeing if there will be more snow around the area, watch kiro 7 News, as they are usually the most up to date on the latest forecast. King 5 and Komo will probably have updated information by their 6:30 Newscast.
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#253 Postby AnthonyC » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:44 pm

NWS afternoon discussion didn't say too much. Similar situation to last night, but less precipitation. They won't issue a snow advisory unless more moisture rotates from the south. We'll have to wait and see what the night discussion says. As for next week, very little confidence. They still bring a strong shortwave down the BC coast, but they mention that Frazer outflow will decrease and eventually end. I'm a little suspicious about this. Still the possibility of snow Tuesday night. After that, say "so long!!!" to winter for at least 10 days.

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#254 Postby TT-SEA » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:49 pm

Yes... it will cut off the Frazer outflow.

The Frazer outflow occurs when there is an upper low off the coast.

We will not have that on Tuesday. Not at all.
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#255 Postby R-Dub » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:49 pm

NWS Seattle playing conservative after the last couple of days. Probably won't mention a single thing until tomarrow night at the earliest. NWS Spokane has high confidence, saying it could be the coldest they have seen so far. Tonight is just a wait and see. Sounds like we might even be a tad cooler, so that is a plus.

We have now a NE wind picking up here.
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#256 Postby andrewr » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:51 pm

According to the GFS, it seems almost the entire US will be saying good bye to winter by day 16.
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#257 Postby W13 » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:52 pm

The NWS Zone Forecast for my area says snow showers likely after midnight and through early tomorow morning. 8-)
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#258 Postby R-Dub » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:55 pm

They have not touched the temps for next week, hard to think it will be in the low 40's with -12 to -15 850MB temps by wednesday.
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#259 Postby yoda » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:55 pm

andrewr wrote:According to the GFS, it seems almost the entire US will be saying good bye to winter by day 16.


GFS looks ridiciulous out there.. Don't believe it that far out.
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#260 Postby TT-SEA » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:58 pm

What was the 850mb temps today??

We hit the upper 40's in many places.
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