WA & BC: Batten down the hatches...

[JBoy]

Strong wind warnings for tonight and tomorrow - seems to be worse closest to the coast and the further north you go. Gusts as high as 85 mph forecast for Vancouver BC.

http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?bc42

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sew/

Stay safe! Looks like a left hook coming in from the Pacific:

[gateley]

1. It's been unusually windy in Seattle the past few days -- Sunday and yesterday

(Sunday being the worst!). It seems to have quited down today, so thanks for the headsup!

It's odd for the wind to last more than a day - or part of a day. It's usually something that blows through pretty quickly.

Several years ago we had some hurricane-force gusts right in Seattle. :scared:

ETA I tend to think of Portland, Seattle and Vancouver as being pretty much the same weather-wise, but that's not necessarily the case, especially as of late. :hi:

[JBoy]

2. If that was Dec 2006, it was the same storm that hit Vancouver's Stanley Park

and took out over 1,000 trees. Massive damage. Wind gusts hit 100mph.

Time to go check my candle supply and charge up my IPod. I hit the liquor store this weekend, so I'm OK on Scotch. :hi:

[gateley]

3. The Scotch will keep you warm! Let's hope this doesn't turn out to be as hairy as it sounds. nt