Randyc321

12z GFS looks to keep it all snow across Kitsap through 4 am Friday. Hr 72 Hr 78 looks to be warmer. Your thoughts on scouring out cold? I am new to Bainbridge this year. I have no idea how it will go over here. Seems like if the flow is coming from the SW the esat side of BI might be kind of sheltered. Bainbridge Kid, what is you r experience with this?

That little orange area on Bainbridge is right where I live.

Kitsap says you forgot about us!

This I could be happy about.

Same here.

Down to 35 at 6:20 on east Bainbridge.

That shows like 9-10 inches for my part of the island. I don't even know if we have snow plows on Bainbridge very often. I haven't lived here since before the snow stopped falling in Western Washington. I don't mind being stuck at home! I would love for this to prove out.

I'm right by the ferry and Winslow. You?

Bainbridge Island. Sea level. Well basically sea level. Great place to live. Not so great for snow.

Thanks Hawkstwelve At this point a dusting would even be enjoyable. The annoying part is when it falls while you are sleeping.

Gold Mountain area?

It will be interesting to see my first winter weather at our new house. I used to live at 375' in East Brem. Now I live basically at zero on the water.

If only we could get that lucky. It's been so long. People would be buried in Seabeck. Tahuya looks like it would see about 18".

Ok, I have a question here. Why do you believe this? There is no long consistency and quite honestly cold sneaks up on us a lot of the time. We usually don't know till a couple of days out. Why are bad patterns trusted and good one's scorned for being false? I don't think we know that much yet. I think we are getting there, but weather is still a mystery to most of us. Pessimism will keep you from being disappointed though. However, I am keeping my hopes alive. We have to get some snowy weather eventually, and I don't remember this forum feeling like a cold wave and snow can be seen out at two weeks in past years. It seems that way now. I think too many people are trusting the models to be right. Just my thoughts. Edit: Not talking about Arctic blasts, We used to have plenty of quickly generated short snow events. I guess I just don't believe those are gone for good.

That's just it though! It's not about rationality. Who would rationally ask for weather that requires more work all the way around. Shoveling, scraping, bundling up, wet floors from the dogs, higher heat costs, accidents, it goes on. Snow is work, yet we wish for it. Incessantly. Where is any of this rational? Now, I want some snow. Gonna have to take a drive maybe....

It's interesting for just a short period of time without snow. For those of us that love snow, it's akin to being a kid again. It's just that fun with snow, and just that boring without. Oh, and frustrating..

Richard, you have been right early out before when no one noticed a pattern coming,,,,,You do think some cold is coming down don't you. Say after the 4th or so. What I can't understand, and please feel free to call me dense, but the eastern movement I can't figure out. Will the cold penetrate much east of the Rockies, do you think? Thanks and sorry. I am getting better at reading your posts, I just can't understand what you see happening completely.

Hey guys, can I ask a question? Do the 6/12z GFS show as much freezing rain from 1/7-1/8 as I think it does for Puget Sound? If so, That would be horrible. And yes, I know it's way out there, but if so bears watching. Trying to learn and it looks like that might not be snow, And why it would be which type of precip. Thanks

Yeah, about 5:15 I had a pretty heavy hail shower.

The temps do look iffy. Anybody want take a stab at temps in the time frame in this area?

I just like when you run the 12z out to about 5 am tomorrow it shows a blob of moisture hanging over West Kitsap/Hood Canal. http://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/?model=gfs&region=nwus&pkg=mslp_pcpn_frzn&runtime=2014122812&fh=24&xpos=0&ypos=257

Thanks DJ. I was looking at the Whitehorse forecast and it just look D**n cold. I will look at the Cascade portion of the drive. That's a good call.

Oh yeah, and if some of the Canada boys would chime in, I would appreciate it.

Merry Christmas to the forum. New member here, but I have been a lurking member of the old forum since about the 2006 windstorm I believe. Guys, my son is driving to Anchorage. Starting Saturday morning. He has a great strong 4x4 Dodge 1500, chains, block heater, xtra jerry cans of gas and water, a passenger, AAA, and a big credit limit. What do you think he should expect? Thanks a bunch. He's 27 and has traveled the world, is a master diver, and an outdoorsman, but he's still my son.