January 2019 Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[FroYoBro]

Salem had a gust to 51. Not bad.

[Blizzard777]

Reports of power outages in Salem now

Current pic sent from brother down there

[ttt]

This storm has two low pressure centers,nearly due south-to-north track

[Blizzard777]

Breezy in Tigard currently

[Jbolin]

Going to have breakfast at the Federal Way Sheri’s and work my way north as the winds come in.

True NW'er 

[Andrew.]

Salem appears to be getting rocked pretty good right now, wonder how Andrew is up in the foothills. If Salem is gusting in the 50's, i wouldn't doubt it if he is around 60 up there.

[Blizzard777]

Going to have breakfast at the Federal Way Sheri’s and work my way north as the winds come in.

Lol, stop at my house and man the generator to run pumps under house

 

May need to drive back early if my house looses power

[seattleweatherguy]

Seems like bothell is the only one not under a high wind warning

[Blizzard777]

Going to be a sleepless night....wind chimes are singing in the Tigard neighborhood !

 

Just west of Sherwood

[Frontal Snowsquall]

Not happy about this as I’m in Portland!

Are you in SE PDX?

[Blizzard777]

Are you in SE PDX?

I was just at parents there....I’m bak at my daughters place in Tigard now

[TT-SEA]

The 12Z ECMWF seems to be verifying quite well... here was the map for 4-10 p.m.

 

[luterra]

Hi-res models showed the most wind on the east side of the Willamette Valley, and that seems to have held true.  Peak gust of 18 so far at my house in Corvallis, 32 at the airport.  I've seen higher on many a summer afternoon.

[luvssnow_spokane]

I am not expecting much more than some 35mph gusts here.

[seattleweatherguy]

Looking at the WRF bit, decent winds still make it north.

How decent?

[FroYoBro]

Wind suddenly showed up here in Tigard. Calm to 30 mph gusts in about 30 minutes. 

[Blizzard777]

The 12Z ECMWF seems to be verifying quite well... here was the map for 4-10 p.m.

 

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[umadbro]

Just got serious in Newberg

[Frontal Snowsquall]

I was just at parents there....I’m bak at my daughters place in Tigard now

Nice, I'm in SW Gresham at 500 feet.

[MossMan]

No rain and not a breath of wind yet. 47.

[seattleweatherguy]

Raining here

[Requiem]

Very wind sheltered here from S winds, yet winds just started to roar here in the West Hills. Getting April 2017 vibes

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

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A little science into why the wind burst will be sudden/strong overnight. It's not just the track & depth of the surface low that matters. A sudden rise in pressure occurs behind it. Rate of change of pressure on a map is called an "isallobar" & 4+ millibars in a hour is hefty.

 

[Andrew.]

Very wind sheltered here from S winds, yet winds just started to roar here in the West Hills. Getting April 2017 vibes

 

 

I'm still calm here, but i think i'm around the hill from you. I face SW near Miller road

[Blizzard777]

Sometimes I’m too dramatic with talking about storms with my family . Wife is currently filling every jug with water and hot thermos bottles with hot water. Unsure of her intentions

If we get an earthquake during the windstorm we’re good on water here

[MossMan]

Not often you see a High Wind Warning in Seattle and just Wind Advisories for Everett north.

[Jbolin]

Sometimes I’m too dramatic with talking about storms with my family . Wife is currently filling every jug with water and hot thermos bottles with hot water. Unsure of her intentions

If we get an earthquake during the windstorm we’re good on water here

Better safe than sorry. 

 

In all seriousness though, we have several cases of MRE's for prolonged power outages and any serious disaster that may occur plus lots of water.

[Phil]

I think I’m bullish. Pressure surges are responsible for at least 90% of our high wind events (enhanced by mountain waves).

 

If this is anything similar, then it could be interesting.

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

NWS Seattle‏Verified account @NWSSeattle 2m2 minutes ago

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Here's the track of the surface low pressure over the past few hours based on surface observations from airports, buoys, and ships. Best estimate for maximum wind timing in Seattle metro right now - rapidly rising after 2 AM and peaking around 4 AM. #wawx

 

(not sure how to show the GIF, but the point is the time estimate for Seattle).

https://twitter.com/NWSSeattle/status/1081788037586186240

[Blizzard777]

Better safe than sorry. 

In all seriousness though, we have several cases of MRE's for prolonged power outages and any serious disaster that may occur plus lots of water.

Agree, we are far from ready if a disaster occurred

[Requiem]

Anyone have the 12Z EURO map for PDX (wind-wise)? I want to know the timing on this thing.

[Phil]

4mb/hr should make for very efficient vertical momentum transfer, even in the dead of night.

[TT-SEA]

Anyone have the 12Z EURO map for PDX (wind-wise)? I want to know the timing on this thing.

 

Should be very soon... the maps are in 6-hour increments and the wind was at the doorstep of Portland at 10 p.m.

[Requiem]

4mb/hr should make for very efficient vertical momentum transfer, even in the dead of night.

For PDX too? Region-wide?

[jcmcgaffey]

Completely dead calm here. I wonder what causes the calm before the storm. The storm must counteract the typically small breezes that you would see on a normal day.

[Phil]

For PDX too? Region-wide?

For anyone experiencing said pressure rise (and not completely blocked by high terrain).

[Requiem]

For anyone experiencing said pressure rise (and not completely blocked by high terrain).

That’s probably region-wide. Cool stuff. Wind is close here, going to ramp up within the next hour for sure.

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

Jay Albrecht‏ @AlbrechtJay 2m2 minutes ago

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and here is 1.33 km UW WRF for 4 AM. Winds are peaked here with inflow through the Strait of Juan de Fuca getting really strong.

 

 

 

[Blizzard777]

Outage map for PGE

[Phil]

Completely dead calm here. I wonder what causes the calm before the storm. The storm must counteract the typically small breezes that you would see on a normal day.

Pressure falls/warm advection within the warm sector of the low in the absence of solar insolation? Might be tough to mix down the good winds until the pressure surge arrives.

 

At least that’s how it works here. I don’t know about your microscale stuff/topography.