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snow_wizzard · #2321 Postby **snow_wizzard** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:48 pm

Wow!!! The weekly average temp for Sea - Tac is running a whopping 4.3 degrees below normal so far. Pretty cold in my book. :eek:

I would certainly keep the warm coats close at hand when that Canadian air drops in this weekend.

snow_wizzard · #2322 Postby **snow_wizzard** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:50 pm

TT...This is a lot like 1993, but I am thinking there may be some better matches farther back...I am going to check it out. I am intrigued for sure!

TT-SEA · #2323 Postby **TT-SEA** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:53 pm

Its the never-ending sunshine and pleasant days that make this so great.

Overnight lows are chilly bringing down the average but its a small price to pay for the glorious spring weather during the day!!

~Brennan~ · #2324 Postby **~Brennan~** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:58 pm

I wouldn't say it's much of a price to pay at all... I like the cold overnight lows and the frosty mornings followed by the nice sunny days. In the sun its really warm in the shade its really cool.

snow_wizzard · #2325 Postby **snow_wizzard** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:03 pm

I think our problem is that everybody has something to be happy about with this pattern. That makes it hard for everyone to see other people's points of view.

R-Dub · #2326 Postby **R-Dub** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:11 pm

snow_wizzard wrote:I think our problem is that everybody has something to be happy about with this pattern. That makes it hard for everyone to see other people's points of view.

Think your right snowwiz!

So what exciting stuff happened in March of 1993?????

R-Dub · #2327 Postby **R-Dub** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:24 pm

How cold do you think it will get this weekend Snowwiz???

Could I be below freezing at night all weekend(wish it wasn't, because if it is then I have to go into work and call the frost delays at the course), and into most of next week?? If it stayed above freezing then I could sleep in :lol:

andycottle · #2328 Postby **andycottle** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:31 pm

Good evening all! What a nice sunny day it was! 8-)

Looking at some models tonight, the Canadain Global, GEM, UKMET, and ECMWF are still shoing somewhat of a deep trough coming through for Saturday evening into Sunday with 500MB heights ranging from 534DM to 540DM. The 18z NAM, shows a little light precip for Saturday into sunday, but my thoughts from looking at these models is that it should be mostly confined to the Cascades. Which inturn should just give some overcast skies late in the weekend. And even viewing infered Satellite image from the Seattle NWS...you can clearly see the trough moving in our direction with the bulk of it appearing to head toward Eastern Wa. Looks like it's back to high pressure and sunny skies for next week.

-- Andy

R-Dub · #2329 Postby **R-Dub** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:54 pm

2/17/05 LK Goodwin WA
7:53:01 PM CURRENT
Clear
Temperature (ºF) 33.5
Humidity (%) 82.8
Wind (mph) N 0.0
Daily Rain (") 0.00
Pressure ("Hg) 30.09
Dew Point: 30.8 ºF

snow_wizzard · #2330 Postby **snow_wizzard** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 11:02 pm

In Covington we have 47 degrees at 8:00pm but the dew point is a bone dry 20 degrees! If that wind quits it could drop 10 degrees in two hours.

snow_wizzard · #2331 Postby **snow_wizzard** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 11:06 pm

R-Dub...In 93 the weather fell totally to pieces in March and it continued unsettled until early August. That spring and summer featured some wild thunderstorms, especially in the C Zone area.

As for this weekend and early next week...The nights should moderate for the weekend, but get quite cold again by Monday. The highs this weekend will be sharply coolder than they are now...the third week in a row that has happened!

R-Dub · #2332 Postby **R-Dub** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 11:18 pm

Its a very distant memory, but I think I remember those thunderstorms of 1993. I remember running around in my fishing boat one warm summer day, seeing the lightning in the distance and heading back to my place, no later did I get the boat tied up to the dock when a bolt struck the middle of the lake, you could feel the heat and energy from the lightning, then the shockwave of the thunder being so close, scared the heck out of me!! I believe that was the same yr where I would just sit inside the house and watch bolt after bolt of lightning light up the lake in the night sky, would last hrs at a time, and happend like that several times that summer. Just remember those thunderstorms being so different then our normal (here one minute gone the next) type of Tstorms we normally get A couple of those storms lasted all night

(if that is the year I am thinking of)

TT-SEA · #2333 Postby **TT-SEA** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:07 am

Quite a range of dewpoints tonight.

Lots of low and mid 30's which is higher than last night and way higher than 2 nights ago.

Yet here in North Bend its still 47 degrees with a dewpoint of 22. And a very light wind.

Also... still in the 40's at most other locations.

Whats wrong with the NCEP models?? Nothing is updating.

Guest · #2334 Postby **Guest** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:20 am

47* Snow Wizz? Wow that is mighty warm. I got 30 at my house here at 9:20... Hoping to get below 27 tonight.

andycottle · #2335 Postby **andycottle** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:21 am

TT-SEA wrote:Quite a range of dewpoints tonight.

Lots of low and mid 30's which is higher than last night and way higher than 2 nights ago.

Yet here in North Bend its still 47 degrees with a dewpoint of 22. And a very light wind.

Also... still in the 40's at most other locations.

Whats wrong with the NCEP models?? Nothing is updating.

Uhhh...Tim? You said most places are still in the 40's. I am at 35 as of 9:29pm.

-- Andy

andycottle · #2336 Postby **andycottle** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:25 am

Maybe NCEP models have some sort of glitch. The 18z run is only through 48hrs right now...actually as of a couple hours ago. Normaly, that would be FULLY updated by now. So hopefully things clear up soon! --Andy

TT-SEA · #2337 Postby **TT-SEA** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:27 am

Andy... that was the 8 p.m. readings and yes most places were in the 40's.

Try this site since the NCEP site must be down...

http://www.weather.unisys.com

snow_wizzard · #2338 Postby **snow_wizzard** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:32 am

Wow...I have a dew point of 15 now. With an east wind at 8 mph. If this dry air seeps into a wind sheltered valley it could plunge big time! I hope the wind quits here too.

That dew point reading is from a precision high priced hygrometer, so I think it's right.

andycottle · #2339 Postby **andycottle** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:53 am

snow_wizzard wrote:Wow...I have a dew point of 15 now. With an east wind at 8 mph. If this dry air seeps into a wind sheltered valley it could plunge big time! I hope the wind quits here too.

That dew point reading is from a precision high priced hygrometer, so I think it's right.

Snow-wizzard,

where did you get your precision hygrometer? Just curious.

-- Andy

snow_wizzard · #2340 Postby **snow_wizzard** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:04 am

Andy...I am so glad that you asked that. I sell weather instruments on eBay as part of a home business. This particular unit is manufactured by Lufft and is guaranteed accurate within 2% on humidity.

If anyone is interested in weather instruments my user name on eBay is weatherwise.

By the way, I just saw that the dew point on Stampede Pass is 15 and that is where the wind comes from here.

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