Friday, October 19, 2012 11:03 A.M. Happy Friday everyone!!! Everybody talks about the Sequim rain shadow is the driest place in Western Washington, and for good reason. It is. They only get around 16 inches of rain each year, as they are northeast of the Olympics, and since the winter flow is generally from the […]
Pacific Storm Train Update
October 18, 2010 4:04 P.M. So, that strong surface low that looked like it was going to plow right into Western Washington has gone away, but the models are still showing an active pattern with a lot of rain possible. Here are some shots from this morning’s MM5-GFS run (12 UTC cycle). You can see […]
Storm on the Way
Thursday, April 1, 2010 4:05 P.M. Hey everybody. The storm is on it’s way. We have a lot to look at. The four frames above show the development of the low pressure system according to the NAM model in three hour frames from 2 A.M. Friday to 11 A.M. Friday. First, though, let’s look at […]
Inconsistency in the Models
October 21, 2009 4:08 P.M. Yesterday, it looked like the models were behaving fairly consistently. They all showed a (very) strong jet stream over the area and got the systems for the most part, although they were a little wobbly on some of the details. Now, looking at the models, lots of things have changed. […]