Currently we have a light breeze, thick cloud cover and 52º in the Salish Sea. After a stormy day yesterday with 40mph winds, it quieted down — the calm before the Big? Storm. Windytv’s depiction of wind speed and direction over the area as shown in the screenshot above says it’s reached the coast, where waves are 30-40 feet. With sea level ~ 2 feet higher than normal due to the deep low pressure, the ocean is washing over LaPush and other coastal areas.
Cliff Mass’ updated forecast calls for the center of the very small but very energetic low to pass right through the Strait of Juan de Fuca and over the San Juan Islands where I live. His wind map for peak winds at 8pm tonight:
We have family events and a medical appointment planned over on the mainland tomorrow and Monday, and the question has been should be go over now while the winds are still light or wait until the morning when the storm will have passed through. We’re leaning toward staying to keep an eye on the house (falling trees) and the boat (out in the bay). Even in its protected location, the winds and wind waves kick up in a storm like this. If the boat gets loose, we’d rather be here to rescue it. We have flashlights, candles and a woodstove — ready for a power outage.
So I’ll be around to read your nature observations for as long as the power stays on. Let’s fill the Bucket!
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