October 2018 Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[Bryant]

Troll.

 

I am sure you will be soaking in the beautiful weather and fall colors next weekend too.

We had an amazing summer by your standards, right? Yet you still find a way to insult those who would enjoy some fall troughing. Jeez

[TT-SEA]

We had an amazing summer by your standards, right? Yet you still find a way to insult those who would enjoy some fall troughing. Jeez

Trolling?

 

For the record ... summer was pretty crappy here in June and way too smoky in August. I would have preferred a couple good rain events in July and August. Then it rained on 19 days in September... almost 9 inches since Labor Day. Way above normal. Some ridging would be nice... that is sincere.

[Farmboy]

[Jbolin]

Took my wife to the airport this morning... got to visit the desert wasteland that is SEA!

 

Caught a little bit of the sunrise on the way back.

 

f*****-a man, enough already, please.

[TT-SEA]

f*****-a man, enough already, please.

No sense of humor or hate sunrises?

 

SEA really has been a relative desert recently.

[Deweydog]

Luckily the floodgates are opening by day 10, on the 12z GFS. That looks fun!

I heard it's heading for Alaska. Soorry.

[Jesse]

I heard it's heading for Alaska. Soorry.

Wouldn’t surprise me. That is one phat ridge!

[TT-SEA]

I heard it's heading for Alaska. Soorry.

Have you no heart?? No jokes.

[Jesse]

Mett, halp!

[TT-SEA]

Mett, halp!

Why this time? Strange post.

[Perturbed Member]

Trolling?

 

For the record ... summer was pretty crappy here in June and way too smoky in August. I would have preferred a couple good rain events in July and August. Then it rained on 19 days in September... almost 9 inches since Labor Day. Way above normal. Some ridging would be nice... that is sincere.

 

 

If the persistent ridging we had this summer won't satisfy, I'm not sure what will be enough for you here. I understand you have a somewhat unique microclimate, but it is hard to image we can do much better (worse) from a high level pattern perspective.

[TT-SEA]

If the persistent ridging we had this summer won't satisfy, I'm not sure what will be enough for you here. I understand you have a somewhat unique microclimate, but it is hard to image we can do much better (worse) from a high level pattern perspective.

Too extreme in July and August. I am not a fan of extreme hot and dry.

[Deweydog]

Mett, halp!

I tried... You're gonna have to put your Sunday big boy pants on.

[TT-SEA]

12Z ECMWF on board for next weekend... and delivers a cold air mass to Phil at the same time.   

 

Here are high temps for Saturday...

 

[High Desert Mat!]

Why look forward to Newport Beach? All you're going to do is sit on a phone and hope for even warmer weather while looking through a window.

 

#weirdvacations

[TT-SEA]

Highs on Sunday...

 

[Jbolin]

No sense of humor or hate sunrises?

 

SEA really has been a relative desert recently.

No, I'm over your incessant, nonsensical drivel about how dry it's been. 

[TT-SEA]

Why look forward to Newport Beach? All you're going to do is sit on a phone and hope for even warmer weather while looking through a window.

 

#weirdvacations

 

 

Its been wet and cold.   Ready for a break.

 

And we were outside all day yesterday.   

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Back in June a massive thunder storm passed by my cabin property and did major damage to trees in about a 2 square mile area. I lost 63 trees on my 20 acre piece of land but 3 miles away on my 160 acre piece didn't even loose a branch. The ridge accross from my cabin was hit very hard as pics show the damage. I was not up there but my weather station recorded a 70mph gust and it is not in a favorable place for a good wind reading. Pretty sure it was a micro burst or a tornado. The main road into my place and a few other properties had 80 trees over road in about a mile strech. I had to clear the road with my excavator. All the pics inside my cabin fell on the floor. Must of been one hell of a storm.

[Jesse]

I tried... You're gonna have to put your Sunday big boy pants on.

Trn it arnd on Jsse. Thx fr th hlp Mtt.

[Phil]

[TT-SEA]

No, I'm over your incessant, nonsensical drivel about how dry it's been. 

 

 

OK.   

 

No idea why you would pick on a comment about SEA when I was there this morning.     It has been a relative desert lately compared to other areas up here.  

[Jesse]

That is one broad, nasty ridge at hour 216. All I have to say is YUCK!

 

[Jesse]

Still some hope of the westerlies moving in around or after day 10 based on the hour 240 frame, though.

[TT-SEA]

Rainfall for the last month... sincere about looking forward to a nice break next weekend with sunshine and warmer temps.   

 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Eastern Wa needs rain. Was up at my property hunting and the forest is very very dry. Thank god for the forest service for responding to a tree on our land that was struck by lighting. A plane spotted it and they got there in time before it could spread.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Still some hope of the westerlies moving in around or after day 10 based on the hour 240 frame, though.

Oh god not back to the rug-pull inside 8 days.

[Jesse]

Oh god not back to the rug-pull inside 8 days.

Yeah, definitely don’t like seeing it get pushed back.

 

The ridge starting later this week morphed from a 2-4 day deal to a 6-8 day behemoth the last couple days. Hopefully that trend stops soon.

[Phil]

Back in June a massive thunder storm passed by my cabin property and did major damage to trees in about a 2 square mile area. I lost 63 trees on my 20 acre piece of land but 3 miles away on my 160 acre piece didn't even loose a branch. The ridge accross from my cabin was hit very hard as pics show the damage. I was not up there but my weather station recorded a 70mph gust and it is not in a favorable place for a good wind reading. Pretty sure it was a micro burst or a tornado. The main road into my place and a few other properties had 80 trees over road in about a mile strech. I had to clear the road with my excavator. All the pics inside my cabin fell on the floor. Must of been one hell of a storm.

That’s definitely a microburst, and a pretty good one at that. The structure of the tree damage is a dead giveaway. I’d estimate 85-95mph assuming the trees’ cores were not compromised.

 

We see microbursts very frequently here, and the damage pattern is distinct, even from straight line winds, given the intense vertical pressure gradient that develops in such events. Though most native trees have developed adaptive measures to deal with these storms, imported trees and landscape trees will display the same damage characteristics as those in your photos.

[Deweydog]

Trn it arnd on Jsse. Thx fr th hlp Mtt.

We give YOU the keys to be your own boss!

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Some of the trees that fell were 200 years old. Everything grows slow up there.

[Bryant]

Trolling?

 

For the record ... summer was pretty crappy here in June and way too smoky in August. I would have preferred a couple good rain events in July and August. Then it rained on 19 days in September... almost 9 inches since Labor Day. Way above normal. Some ridging would be nice... that is sincere.

So what I've gathered is that you'll never be happy. Noted

[Front Ranger]

 

OK.   

 

No idea why you would pick on a comment about SEA when I was there this morning.     It has been a relative desert lately compared to other areas up here.  

 

SEA is more reflective of the area than you. This has been well established for you.

 

It's more like your place has been a relative rain forest compared to most of the region. As usual.

[TT-SEA]

So what I've gathered is that you'll never be happy. Noted

Not happy about extreme heat and smoke. Sorry.

 

Also don't want rain all summer either.

 

Very strange preferences... I know.   Like asking if you want to die of heat stroke or hypothermia and if you don't want either than you are being difficult.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

That looks like a microburst. Did you see any hints of structural damage in the area?

No rrally any damage cabins or houses. I talked to a local that has lived there since 1977 and he said he had never seen anything like it. He told me he at one point the thought crossed his mind that he may not make it thru the night.

[Phil]

Another factor could be the direction of the wind. If it was different than than the “normal” direction for strong winds there, the trees will probably respond poorly.

 

For instance, a 45mph SE wind here would likely bring down tens of thousands of trees, while a 70mph NW wind might not drop a single tree, since they grow to deal with strong NW winds from a very young age, but can go decades without a SE wind topping 30mph.

[TT-SEA]

He swings... and he misses!

 

Honestly... he be will praising the beautiful weather next weekend despite complaining about it now.    I have seen him do this many times.   Chilly mornings and warm afternoons with sunshine with fall colors getting closer to peaking will not be that bad.  

[Jesse]

Honestly... he be will praising the beautiful weather next weekend despite complaining about it now. I have seen him do this many times. Chilly mornings and warm afternoons with sunshine with fall colors getting closer to peaking will not be that bad.

Just because I try to see the good in a ridgy period as it’s happening doesn’t mean it would be my first choice. We can only wish you would take that approach to cool and rainy weather.

[van city]

No sense of humor or hate sunrises?

SEA really has been a relative desert recently.

F*** off. Enough.

[TT-SEA]

Just because I try to see the good in a ridgy period doesn’t mean it would be my first choice. We can only wish you would take that approach to cool and rainy weather.

I literally just said some more rain in July and August would have been nice. Its been really wet since. A break would be nice now here.