Cool Coastal Radar Picture!

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 2:40 P.M. Forecasting-wise, there ain’t much to talk about. The possible windstorm has gone completely out the window, and although we will see some rain overnight, it won’t be too significant. After that, we will have a brief drying trend with seasonable temperatures before we see some rain again over the […]

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More Resolution Info, and a “Special Weather Statement”

Saturday, October 1, 20113:51 P.M. I learned a little bit about resolution today from my friend Greg Carstens, who is the coordinator of the Pierce County CoCoRaHS (Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow) network. When the UW models say “36 km resolution,” it refers to the detail of the existing hi-definition satellite from 36 km above the surface. […]

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The Coastal Radar is Up!

September 21, 2011 10:44 P.M. 11:59 pm PST Sun 02 Dec 2007 Radar Image The above picture was taken around midnight on Monday, December 3, 2007. I remember the day of this storm because it was one of the strongest storms I have ever seen in my life. This storm has since been known as […]

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So… What Happened?

November 22, 2009 10:59 A.M. Good morning everybody. Many of you guys weren’t up late at night like me, but if you were, I’m sure you’d be asking the same question… “where is the wind?” Well, the surface low, instead of taking a track towards the central Washington coast like the models showed, took a […]

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