Pacific Northwest: Batten down the hatches

[FuzzyRabbit]

Hurricane strength storms coming this weekend:
http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2016/10/warming-major-storms-threaten-pacific.html

[misterhighwasted]

1. Expect "45 ft waves" !! WOW

SNIP

"With such a storm expect HUGE waves over the eastern Pacific. Here are the latest forecasts from the NOAA WaveWatch III system for 5 PM Sunday. Wow. 12-14 meter (40-45 ft!) waves.
If you are near the coast, be very careful--although there should be some great wave watching in safe locations."

SNIP
The Saturday storm is not only nearly as intense as the 1962 Columbus Day storm but shares a common origin: both started as typhoons over the western Pacific. The Columbus Day Storm had its origin as Typhoon Frieda, taking over a week to get across the Pacific (see track of the Frieda/Columbus Day Storm below)

EXCELLENT LINK.
Tracking this dangerous storm.

Associated with the low is a strong atmospheric river of subtropical moisture streaming across the Pacific and aiming right for us (see water vapor map at 11 AM Thursday). Blue are very high values.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Neat Wind tool I found via APOD

via Astronomy Picture of the Day:

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-122.38,39.38,800

You can move to any viewpoint and can zoom in/out with mouse wheel. You'll have to refresh every few hours.

[misterhighwasted]

3. Very cool! Thanks..weather tracking is fascinating..

This wind tool can be a pretty handy guide in tracking

I like this!

[OregonBlue]

4. How cool. Thanks.

[Nitram]

6. Great map!

[classof56]

5. Oh, gulp! Watched this forecast on Portland TV yesterday, got concerned of course.

I'm over here in Central Oregon, so hoping the storm stops at the Cascades. Kinda thinkin' it won't, however, thus battening down hatches just in case. I clearly recall the Big Storm of '96, that was bad enough. But the Columbus Day storm? Wowser! I resided near Salem for many years, and knew lots of folks who lived through that event. Would hate to see a re-run on that one. Yikes!

Thanks for the heads up and the great info. Take care up there! Have lots of relatives in WA, hope they stay safe.

Cheers!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

7. Still have power

But the wind knocked down part of a birch tree in my backyard. Lucky it didn't hit my house or any of the neighbors' houses.