...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 654 AND 655. THIS INCLUDES THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS...AS WELL AS THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE CASCADES THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY SPREADING WEST INTO THE LOWLANDS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AT ALMOST ANY TIME THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* WIND...THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS MOST COMMONLY OCCUR AT THE LEADING EDGE OF A THUNDERSTORM.
* IMPACTS...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN DRY FUELS CAN CAUSE MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS...ALONG WITH ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS. FIREFIGHTING AGENCIES WILL WANT TO PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
Troll said
11:37 PM, 08/09/13
Uke wrote:
Pink Fag Warning
Snippy said
11:51 PM, 08/09/13
Troll said
12:22 AM, 08/10/13
The Krink said
8:03 AM, 08/10/13
Last smoke break @ 0045 hrs, noticed flashes to the east/mountains.
Not a good time for strange lighting storms because everything
is tinder dry in the lowlands and the mountains. With no rainfall
associated so far with this weather, it's going to start some new
fires in the GPNW which already has a bunch of them going on
already.
Uke said
9:47 AM, 08/10/13
Woke from a pretty sound sleep sometime after midnight to flashes... Then thunder, then rain falling on the street and trees outside. Fell back as more lightning flashes and thunder rolled...but a mere sprinkle. Woke up at about 0800. Dry as it was before the rainfall.
Kinda cloudy and cool now, and weather blog says that we may see more thunderstorms down here, with the possibility of more rain. Been so dry lately, that any rain would be a welcome change. Hell some clouds would be nice tu!
-- Edited by Uke on Saturday 10th of August 2013 09:49:29 AM
Troll said
9:32 PM, 08/10/13
Uke wrote:
I awoke last night to the sound of thunder How far off I sat and wondered Started humming a song from 1962 Ain't it funny how the night moves When you just don't seem to have as much to lose Strange how the night moves With autumn closing in
-- Edited by Uke on Saturday 10th of August 2013 09:49:29 AM
Snippy said
9:45 PM, 08/10/13
Uke wrote:
Woke from a pretty sound sleep sometime after midnight to hot flashes...
-- Edited by Uke on Saturday 10th of August 2013 09:49:29 AM
Uke said
10:05 PM, 08/10/13
No more weather reports ta BJ! Dammit!
The Krink said
8:29 AM, 08/11/13
Forecasted thunder-storms through the night-time.
Had a rain-shower an hour ago. No fireworks going
on presently. If you listen to AM radio, lightning strikes
causes interference and you can add that to your
assessing the storm and further action. Way back
in railroad days where the operator (at a depot or tower)
incurred lightning bolts that hit the line, they most likely
had permanent hearing damage. Remember a suit
or the bringing up of "hearing-loss" with associated
railroad occupations. GPNW is not usually lightning
Central.
Troll said
9:09 AM, 08/11/13
Uke wrote:
Woke from a pretty sound sleep sometime after midnight to flashes... Then thunder, then rain falling on the street and trees outside. Fell back as more lightning flashes and thunder rolled...but a mere sprinkle. Woke up at about 0800.
National Weather Service Alerts for Seattle, WA
Red Flag Warning
Now - Sunday, Aug 11, 11:00am
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 654 AND 655. THIS INCLUDES THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS...AS WELL AS THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE CASCADES THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY SPREADING WEST INTO THE LOWLANDS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AT ALMOST ANY TIME THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* WIND...THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS MOST COMMONLY OCCUR AT THE LEADING EDGE OF A THUNDERSTORM.
* IMPACTS...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN DRY FUELS CAN CAUSE MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS...ALONG WITH ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS. FIREFIGHTING AGENCIES WILL WANT TO PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
Pink Fag Warning
Not a good time for strange lighting storms because everything
is tinder dry in the lowlands and the mountains. With no rainfall
associated so far with this weather, it's going to start some new
fires in the GPNW which already has a bunch of them going on
already.
Woke from a pretty sound sleep sometime after midnight to flashes... Then thunder, then rain falling on the street and trees outside. Fell back as more lightning flashes and thunder rolled...but a mere sprinkle. Woke up at about 0800. Dry as it was before the rainfall.
Kinda cloudy and cool now, and weather blog says that we may see more thunderstorms down here, with the possibility of more rain. Been so dry lately, that any rain would be a welcome change. Hell some clouds would be nice tu!
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/seattle-wa/98199/daily-weather-forecast/41395_pc
-- Edited by Uke on Saturday 10th of August 2013 09:49:29 AM
Had a rain-shower an hour ago. No fireworks going
on presently. If you listen to AM radio, lightning strikes
causes interference and you can add that to your
assessing the storm and further action. Way back
in railroad days where the operator (at a depot or tower)
incurred lightning bolts that hit the line, they most likely
had permanent hearing damage. Remember a suit
or the bringing up of "hearing-loss" with associated
railroad occupations. GPNW is not usually lightning
Central.