Going to take it easy today and stay on the island. Got some bills to take care of and some filing to do plus clean up the place a bit.
Speaking of weather, one of the main reasons is that I want to be here for this - it has finally arrived in force. From The Weather Channel (I miss John - passed away last January):
High Wind Warning for Admiralty Inlet Area, Washington
From 1:00pm PST, Fri Dec 14 until 7:00pm PST, Fri Dec 14
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 1 AND 7 PM TODAY. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...FERNDALE, BELLINGHAM, SANDY POINT, ANACORTES, FRIDAY HARBOR. * TIMING...1 PM THROUGH 7 PM TODAY. * IMPACTS...SNAPPED TREE BRANCHES AND DOWNED TREES ALONG WITH LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. &&
And there is also this - from The Weather Channel:
Gale Warning for Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands
Until 10:00pm PST, Fri Dec 14
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 KTS. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. &&
Cliff Mass shows the underlying conditions that will cause this blow:
First Major Blow of the Winter
I have gotten a number of complaints from Seattle weather lovers, expressing their frustration at the lack of big winds this fall. What is a Seattle fall without a big windstorm and power outages? Well FINALLY, we are going to get some wind, although not the kind of tree feller that cripples the region.
The forecast sea level pressure map for 10 PM tonight shows a fairly strong low pressure system offshore, with a lot of pressure variation (pressure gradient) over the coastal waters--which means strong winds there.
Lots more at his post.
Building a fire in a short while - heading out for coffee and post office and storage locker. Time to hunker down for a day.
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