Running the sound again. Since we are essentially a new church, we have portable everything. This is the soundboard that I run. It is also the amp (500 watts per channel babycakes). This has been a challenge from the standpoint of dealing with and learning a new sound system. Although we have been using it [...]
: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Saturday , October 30, 2010 Less Flooding Risks The trend of the computer models is to produce less rain over the Olympics and North Cascades--mainly due to the fact that the band of strong , moist flow will be moving through the area more quickly than forecast a few days ago . Here is the latest computer model forecast 24h precipitation ending 5 AM on Tuesday 2 to 5 inches over the Olympics . This is enough to flood the Skokomish , and perhaps a few other river , but not the serious threat of earlier runs . The north Cascades also is getting less of a hit , so the Skagit and Stillaguamish will probably remain in their . banks The advertised storm in
The weather will not be scary this Halloween weekend in West Alabama. Saturday night, it will be clear with chilly temperatures. Sunday, Halloween, it will be very warm in the afternoon and cool during the evening hours for trick-or-treaters. Monday, the first day of November looks nice, too. It will be mild with highs in [...]: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Friday , October 29, 2010 Update The heavy rains are still on track for Monday and early Tuesday for the Olympics and North Cascades , although the current runs are not quite as . extreme The intense storm in the Gulf of Alaska is now forming--here is the wind field over the Pacific for 11 PM tomorrow . Just amazing . The white areas are higher than 55 kts sustained winds . essentially hurricane force . This IS a hurricane . but a midlatitude one . And keep in mind that strong winds , a long-lasting storm , and large fetch produce big . waves And yes , the waves are forecast to be enormous . here is the prediction from the NOAA Wavewatch 3 model . The
A Frost Advisory is in effect for West Alabama counties tonight from 1am until 9am Saturday. We’re expecting overnight lows in the 32 – 37 degree range from Haleyville down to Linden and all points in between. The weekend will be absolutely beautiful weather-wise. Plenty of sunshine Saturday and Sunday with highs in the lower [...]
Chilly overnight temperatures will be the weather story over the next few days. Friday morning look for temperatures around 38 – 42 degrees to start the day in West Alabama. Friday afternoon will be absolutely beautiful with plenty of sun and highs in the upper 60′s – lower 70′s. Friday night football in West Alabama [...]: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Thursday , October 28, 2010 Major Rain and Flooding Event Approaching Well , I was having some fun in my last blog , but this one will be serious . The reason A major rain and potential flooding event may be coming , one that could impact some people's lives . But some uncertainty remains , and I will try to be upfront with that as . well During the next few days a disturbance off of Asia Typhoon Chaba will move northward , turn into a midlatitude cyclone and amplify into an extraordinarily deep low pressure center see graphic We are talking about 939 mb compare that to the 955 mb over the Midwest that everyone was excited about two days ago There are
Clear skies have moved into West Alabama this afternoon. Temperatures tonight will fall through the 60′s and 50′s by 10pm. Tomorrow morning look for temperatures in the upper 30′s. Plenty of sunshine for Friday with highs only in the upper 60′s to lower 70′s. By Saturday morning, we could see several areas of patchy frost [...]
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED ABOUT 600 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA CONTINUE TO SHOW SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION…HOWEVER THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT YET HAVE A WELL-DEFINED CENTER OF CIRCULATION. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE SOMEWHAT CONDUCIVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL EPRESSION OVERNIGHT OR ON FRIDAY…HOWEVER UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE [...]
, , , Advanced Search News Video Weather Traffic Sports Entertainment Communities KOMO 4 TV KOMO Newsradio Local Deals Blog Radar Satellite 7 Day School Delays Forecast Maps FAQ Cameras Links Ski Report Stay Connected : Watch live : KOMO 4 TV What's on : nbsp Listen : KOMO Newsradio Police Scanner YouNews Promotions Advanced Search Fisher Celebrates 100 Years These waves sure won't disappoint' Tools 0 Comments Email this article Facebook Tweet Digg Print this article By Scott Sistek Story Created : Oct 27, 2010 at 9:34 PM PDT Story Updated : Oct 28, 2010 at 7:09 AM PDT With the deep low pressure center churning away off the B.C . coast earlier this week , it generated some massive swells across the eastern Pacific Ocean one buoy 315 miles offshore measured a wave of 43.3 feet Closer to
After two days of showers and thunderstorms, some severe, across West Alabama, we will finally see a change in the weather during the day Thursday. Tonight, we may see another round of t-showers/heavy rain. At this time, we’re not expecting any severe storms…but may see frequent lightning from storms from Tuscaloosa south. The cooler/drier air [...]
, , , Advanced Search News Video Weather Traffic Sports Entertainment Communities KOMO 4 TV KOMO Newsradio Local Deals Blog Radar Satellite 7 Day School Delays Forecast Maps FAQ Cameras Links Ski Report Stay Connected : Watch live : KOMO 4 TV What's on : nbsp Listen : KOMO Newsradio Police Scanner YouNews Promotions Advanced Search Fisher Celebrates 100 Years More evidence La Niña usually means more snow in Seattle Tools 0 Comments Email this article Facebook Tweet Digg Print this article Snow in Dayton , Wash . on Feb . 10, 2009 By Scott Sistek Story Created : Oct 27, 2010 at 12:20 PM PDT Story Updated : Oct 27, 2010 at 12:50 PM PDT We've all heard La Niña is here unless you've been living in a cave , in which case , you're not reading this anyway There have been all sorts of stories
A good Wednesday afternoon to you! Our forecast continues to include showers and storms. There is a tornado watch for areas south of Tuscaloosa. With the extremely moist and warm environment in place, storms have plenty to work with. Also, there is quite a bit of wind shear in place, so storms are able to [...]
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 734 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1150 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA EAST-CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI [...]: . skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Tuesday , October 26, 2010 Media claims are wrong . WE have the record storms In this fight , we have right on our side There has been a lot of media attention regarding the storm in the Midwest with claims it was the strongest lowest pressure non-tropical storm in U.S history . DON'T BELIEVE IT FOR A MOMENT . This is classic eastern U.S . media myopia . we have had the deepest and most violent storms So here is the story . The media is raving about this storm in the Midwest in which the lowest pressure reported was 28.20 inches or 954.8 mb at Bigfork Airport in Minnesota . This is the lowest pressure ever observed in Minnesota Here is a surface
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 732 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 550 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALABAMA NORTHERN GEORGIA EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI [...]
, , , , Advanced Search News Weather Traffic Outdoors Entertainment Communities AMNW Inside KATU Family Matters Local Deals Stay Connected : Watch : live KATU News AM Northwest Live Traffic Video What's on : nbsp Video YouNews Promotions Advanced Search Susan G . Komen for the Cure Wow That's a low pressure By Scott Sistek Story Created : Oct 26, 2010 at 12:13 AM PDT Story Updated : Oct 26, 2010 at 12:13 AM PDT Tools 0 Comments Email this article Facebook Tweet Digg Print this article It's sometimes amusing to run the forecast models out a while and see what they say sort of like slowly unwrapping a surprise gift , you never know what will be . revealed Monday night's model run revealed something interesting for Halloween Sunday a really deep low pressure center out in the Gulf of : Alaska, , , Advanced Search News Weather Traffic Sports Entertainment Opinion Communities KOMO 4 TV KOMO Newsradio Local Deals Blog Radar Satellite 7 Day School Delays Forecast Maps FAQ Cameras Links Ski Report Stay Connected : Watch live : KOMO 4 TV What's on : nbsp Listen : KOMO Newsradio Police Scanner Video YouNews Promotions Advanced Search Fisher Celebrates 100 Years Wow That's a low pressure Tools 0 Comments Email this article Facebook Tweet Digg Print this article By Scott Sistek Story Created : Oct 26, 2010 at 12:13 AM PDT Story Updated : Oct 26, 2010 at 12:13 AM PDT It's sometimes amusing to run the forecast models out a while and see what they say sort of like slowly unwrapping a surprise gift , you never know what will be . revealed Monday night's model run revealed something: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Monday , October 25, 2010 TV Special On Doppler Radar and AMS Meeting Two things to mention and then some . weather Tomorrow night Tuesday KIRO TV channel 7 at 7 PM will broadcast a special titled Winter's Warming that will talk about the upcoming La Nina winter and more importantly will tell you about the new coastal radar . They went to Oklahoma to see an operational radar like the one we will get . with the special dual-pol option . In a year , you will all know what dual pol is And on Wednesday night at 7 PM there sill be a meeting of the Puget Sound Chapter of the American Meteorological Society here is Seattle , where we will hear about where the
, , , Advanced Search News Weather Traffic Sports Entertainment Opinion Communities KOMO 4 TV KOMO Newsradio Local Deals Blog Radar Satellite 7 Day School Delays Forecast Maps FAQ Cameras Links Ski Report Stay Connected : Watch live : KOMO 4 TV What's on : nbsp Listen : KOMO Newsradio Police Scanner Video YouNews Promotions Advanced Search Fisher Celebrates 100 Years Just how high are those waves offshore Tools 0 Comments Email this article Facebook Tweet Digg Print this article By Scott Sistek Story Created : Oct 25, 2010 at 9:44 AM PDT Story Updated : Oct 25, 2010 at 9:44 AM PDT Nothing like being out at sea and riding waves that are taller than some 4-story buildings , but believe it or not , that's low large the swell was out in the Pacific Ocean early Monday . morning A buoy roughly
Tomorrow there is a good chance that the storms rolling through around midday will be severe, straight line wind damages will be the main threat as winds will be sustained at around 20 mph. Gusts could be over 40 mph. Winds will pick up overnight and by early morning hours we will see the effects [...]: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Sunday , October 24, 2010 Giant Waves This is really turning into an extraordinary event . I can't remember over many years seeing this situation . a very deep system , slowly dying , that is sitting right off our coast for days . The models are having a very hard time with this storm as . well Today a batch of very unstable air rotated around the low , bring lines of strong convection with heavy rain . With the low sitting out there and the strong winds remaining over the offshore waters , the waves have gotten huge . To show this , here are the significant wave heights average of the top 1 3 for Buoy 46005, located at 130W off our coast . OVER THIRTY: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Saturday , October 23, 2010 The Storm DAWG DASH FORECAST TO RIGHT Its here . A beautiful looking storm in the infrared and water vapor satellite imagery first and second images below The dark color in the water vapor satellite imagery indicates dry air descending into the low , a sign of . strength Here is a the short-term forecast for 11 PM tonight . an impressive 966 mb low There are a lot of isobars and very large pressure variations that produce strong winds over the Pacific . Ocean As forecast the winds have really accelerated offshore and along the coast , with sustained 30-40 mph , with gusts of 50-60 mph . Here are the maximum gusts at
Regan Velasquez was hiking with her family up around Chinook Pass on early Monday and came across this stunning display of ice.
There are apparently several different names for this -- most common seems to be "Needle Ice." It forms when you have a source of water -- like a puddle or really moist soil -- that hasn't frozen come in contact with air that is freezing. As the water freezes it creates higher pressure, squeezing a little more water from the source out the edge through perhaps a tiny crack. That water freezes -- lengthening the ice "needle" and the process repeats.
If it repeats enough, you can get long strands of ice.
Here is a larger version, and another photo taken from Velasquez:: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Thursday , October 21, 2010 Major Coastal Storm and Big Waves It is become increasingly clear that our offshore waters will be hit by a very powerful low pressure center what we call and extratropical cyclone in the business The result will be hurricane-force gusts over the eastern Pacific and 30-40 ft waves striking our coastline . The interior should be generally spared with one exception : Northwest Washington and the Strait of Georgia , which will get 20-45 kt . winds In reality there will be three major weather : events The first is the weak system moving through right now . a bit of rain and windy offshore , but nothing . major The second is a
The third week in October is the traditional start of the stormy season, and with that in mind, NOAA has declared Oct. 17-23 as Severe Weather Awareness Week.
They've got a great web site that is highlighting a different weather event each day and telling you not only how to be prepared, but how it is forecast and how the various warnings work. Check it out!
Global temperatures continue to rise
He is my winter forecast for 2010-2011. the regular rotation of daily forecasts will return Monday.
First let’s start with an overview of recent events we have very warm and dry weather in recent months as a transition of an el-nino to la-nina is in progress. Sea surface temperatures (SST’s)in the tropical pacific have already reached -1.5*C in some [...]: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Wednesday , October 20, 2010 Want Warmth Take a Hike Last night was a classic fall example of the development of a lower atmosphere inversion temperature increasing with height Here are the temperatures above Seattle during the past six hours from the Seattle profiler at Sand Point , heights are in meters , temperature in C BIG INVERSION Temperatures increase by rougly 10 C 19F between the surface and 800 m 2600 ft That is roughly the height of Tiger Mountain in Issaquah . We are talking 64F at the top of Tiger Mountain and the forties at the trail head As I have explained in the past , these inversion are associated with clear conditions during most
, , , , , Advanced Search News Weather Traffic Outdoors Entertainment Communities AMNW Inside KATU Family Matters Local Deals Stay Connected : Watch : live KATU News AM Northwest Live Traffic Video What's on : nbsp Video YouNews Promotions Advanced Search Susan G . Komen for the Cure Forecasters reiterate cool , wet forecast for winter By Scott Sistek Story Created : Oct 18, 2010 at 5:59 PM PDT Story Updated : Oct 18, 2010 at 5:59 PM PDT Tools 0 Comments Email this article Facebook Tweet Digg Print this article A capacity crowd was on hand this past weekend at OMSI to hear detailed forecasts for the upcoming winter from local weather . experts The forecast is for a winter that won't resemble last year's tame winter at all , and you can blame it on La . Nina With a moderate to strong La: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Monday , October 18, 2010 Major Change to Stormy Conditions Ahead I generally like to wait until I am sure about things before advertising a major change and now I am . The models are all going for a major shift to stormy and wet weather this . weekend But don't worry . we have a few more days of sun and warmth ahead Three days--with sunny afternoons , highs in the lower 60s , and dry . but with fog in the morning . Yes , it is fog season and you get the fog be cause of the clear skies clear skies allow radiational cooling to space The source of our beautiful weather . a high amplitude ridge of high pressure over us see the examples for tomorrow and: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Saturday , October 16, 2010 Fog Season You know when the fog season is for the western WA interior Right now . But the foggiest periods differ at other locations in our . region Check out this figure , which shows the number of days of heavy fog 1 4 mile or less visibility by month for a variety of . locations For Seattle , October is the foggiest month and the same is true for Olympia . You will notice that Olympia has much more dense fog than . Seattle On the coast the foggiest month is . August East of the Cascades at Spokane and Yakima , . December Some people are surprised by all this . wouldn't the foggiest period be in the middle of the winter .
High pressure has settled in for the weekend along much of the country, making this weekend a perfect weekend to go out and view the autumn colors. Both the GFS and the NAM are forecasting the development of a moderate amplitude trough over our area in the middle of next week, with the National Weather [...]: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Thursday , October 14, 2010 The Meteorology of the Chilean Mine Rescue Now that all of the miners are safe , it is interesting to think about some of the meteorological aspects of the disaster--and of the misinformation provided by the . media Some of the media suggested that the miners could get the bends from rapid decompression but this is nonsense The level of the mine entrance , where the drilling is taking place , is at roughly 2400 ft above sea level , and the miners were trapped at a level a few hundred ft above sea level . Clearly , the pressure was higher where the miners were--roughly 8 higher . And it took them about 15 minutes to make the
The low pressure system that brought the cold front through our area is now located over New York, and both the NAM and the GFS are expecting it to slowly drift over New England for the next couple days, dropping several inches of rain throughout the region as the first Nor’easter of the season.
Meanwhile, the [...]: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Tuesday , October 12, 2010 Contrails Here is a marvelous picture from the NASA MODIS satellite showing conditions this afternoon over the Northwest you can see the Columbia River directly below There are some high cirrus and cirrostratus , but what caught my eye was the extraordinary show of jet contrails click on the image for a better view Contrails occur because composition in jet engines produces water vapor and small particles . The water vapor is injected into the very cold upper atmosphere , where the vapor rapidly condenses into small water droplets or ice crystals . Particles produced by combustion can help this condensation . process
, , , , Advanced Search News Weather Traffic Outdoors Entertainment Communities AMNW Inside KATU Family Matters Local Deals Stay Connected : Watch : live KATU News AM Northwest Live Traffic Video What's on : nbsp Video YouNews Promotions Advanced Search Susan G . Komen for the Cure Weather photos from around the world By Scott Sistek Story Created : Oct 11, 2010 at 1:39 PM PDT Story Updated : Oct 11, 2010 at 1:49 PM PDT Tools 0 Comments Email this article Facebook Tweet Digg Print this article The Pacific Northwest is known for its dazzling displays of nature , but we don't have the monopoly . nbsp Here is a photo gallery of weather events from around the world over the past three . weeks Photo gallery of world weather Next article Wettest September in 25 years , now here comes La Nina
Brand new item in our StormChase.com Zazzle store - Campo Tornado and double rainbow on a mousepad. It looks great on your desk! They're great for starting conversations as well.: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Sunday , October 10, 2010 Update Sunday Morning Here is the latest 24-h rainfall map from Seattle Rainwatch . Heavy rains continued last night and the focus was in a band stretching from the SW side of the Olympics through south Seattle into the foothills . A number of locations have received 2-3 inches with 3-5 inches on the western slopes of the Cascades . During the last 24-h ending 8 am Shelton has had 3.8 inches , Quinault 5.35 and the NWS has a flood warning out for the Skokomish . River But things are about to change . the latest radar shows the wet front band is about to move through central Puget Sound and the latest visible satellite image: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Saturday , October 9, 2010 Heavy Rains Driving home from downtown Seattle , I experienced very heavy rains and street . flooding A good time to check out Seattle Rainwatch www.atmos.washington.edu SPU which has been funded by Seattle Public Utilities . Here is the latest 24-h : rainfall Some areas in the lowlands have gotten 2-2.5 inches of rain , with nearly the entire lowlands receive more than 5 inches . Except . almost no rain in some areas northeast of the Olympics in the rainshadow It is very typical for the Hood Canal and Kitsap area to get hit by heavy rain during southerly and southeasterly flow as the air is forced upwards by the Olympics .: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Friday , October 8, 2010 Picture of the Day Here is a marvelous satellite picture , taken 2:30 PM this afternoon . You can see the line-up for this weekend in this visible satellite image click for a larger version The first cyclone low pressure center is off the coast--you can see the spiraling clouds the low center is in the middle of the spiral A front radiates from the low and the clouds is rapidly approaching the . coast Further offshore you see a vigorous , younger system--note the spiral is not complete yet . The thin line of enhanced cloud extended roughly east-west south of the young system is a rope cloud a line of cumulus and cumulonimbus: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Wednesday , October 6, 2010 Heavy Weather Ahead The weather has turned very nice lately see plot of temperatures versus normal max and mins with cool , crispy mornings and sunny , warm afternoons . Some trees have started to turn colors and leaves are already wafting to earth . Just perfect . But more active weather is on the way . but not before our pleasant period continues a while . longer Thursday will be a repeat of today , but later on Friday a strong system will approach and another will head our way on Sunday . Here is the predicted surface chart for 11 PM on Friday--a strong low west of N . Vancouver Island and LOTS of pressure gradient . and