Chuck Gould wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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Some forecasters are predicting winds along the coastline will hit 100
mph, (80-some knots), with seas up to 30-feet. That's up there in the
hurricane-force category, if I'm not mistaken.

"Auntie Em!"

Supposed to be calmed down by the weekend. I hope so, I'm ready for a
couple of days away from the dock. If it's blowing hard enough to raise
30-foot seas in the ocean, even in the relatively sheltered waters of
Puget Sound conditions will be impossible/impassible.

Sustained winds (not gusts) of 74 mph defines hurricane force.
100 mph sustained would make it equal to a minimum Cat 2.

I am curious. Has any Pacific hurricanes ever tracked up the coast as far
as you are and hit land?

Eisboch


I still remember this one, and I was only 11 years old at the time.
This clipping doesn't give wind speeds in Seattle, but it does mention
winds of well over 100 mph and up to 170 mph in Oregon.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news...ay-storm_x.htm

The last *really* big storm we had in the Pacific NW was on the day
that GWB was sworn in for his second term. We all joked that it was
divine punishment for being a blue state, but I won't get any deeper
into that subject or we all know where this thread will wind up. :-)

Chuck,
That last sentence will be the downfall of rec.boats.

In the interest of being entirely non-partisan (as usual, of
course.....) we also had a big windstorm back in 1993 when the previous
president was sworn in for his first term.
So, what is it about days when there's a lot of political speech making
going on and enormous winds? Seems more than a little coincidental, at
least to me.

I saw a clip on the news this morning of a smaller plane trying to land
at SeaTac. Unreal! I've had some dubious landings there in large
commercial craft! One time we hit the runway so hard the oxygen masks
came down!

The "big" storm is supposed to hit around the middle of the night
tonight.

Right now, at 1630 PST it's raining like a firehose and I'm watching a
pretty stout evergreen tree bending around like a spaghetti noodle. And
this is just a prelude.

Depending on the direction of the wind, this should make for some
interesting kicking plays in tonight's Seahawk's game.......

The weatherman is really on our side this year. On the Monday night
game a couple of weeks ago every football fan in the country got to
watch our annual blizzard, and tonight they will be treated to a
monsoon. :-) Nothing like a little bad weather to stem the
overwhelming rush of
newcomers up this direction.

On 14 Dec 2006 16:36:45 -0800, "Chuck Gould"
wrote:

The "big" storm is supposed to hit around the middle of the night
tonight.

Right now, at 1630 PST it's raining like a firehose and I'm watching a
pretty stout evergreen tree bending around like a spaghetti noodle. And
this is just a prelude.

Depending on the direction of the wind, this should make for some
interesting kicking plays in tonight's Seahawk's game.......

The weatherman is really on our side this year. On the Monday night
game a couple of weeks ago every football fan in the country got to
watch our annual blizzard, and tonight they will be treated to a
monsoon. :-) Nothing like a little bad weather to stem the
overwhelming rush of
newcomers up this direction.

Hope you weather it without problem. Good luck!
--
John H

*Have a great Christmas and a spectacular New Year!*

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:


The Seahawks suck anyway. :)

Yeah, but they are one of the best awful teams you will ever see.
Last year they got to the Superbowl in spite of themselves, and
certainly outplayed Pittsburgh in that game (regardless of the
referee-assisted final score). This year they aren't as good as last
year- but they could easily win their division and once in the playoffs
anything could happen. They are a long ways from the top team in the
NFL, but on any given day, any given team.....etc.

COAST GUARD CLOSES RIVER BARS
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Captain of the Port of Portland and the Captain of
the Port of Seattle have issued that the following river bar entrances
be closed due to hazardous conditions:
GRAYS HARBOR, WILLAPA BAY, COLUMBIA RIVER, NEHALEM RIVER, TILLAMOOK
BAY, NETARTS BAY, SILETZ BAY, DEPOE BAY, YAQUINA BAY, SIUSLAW RIVER,
UMPQUA RIVER, COOS BAY, COQUILLE RIVER, ROGUE RIVER, CHETCO RIVER and
QUILLAYUTE RIVER.

Weather conditions have caused many Coast Guard stations to close down,
and the bars will remain closed until Search and Rescue capabilities
are restored.

Any requests to transit the bars prior to reopening must be approved by
the Captain of the Port of Portland or Captian of the Port of Seattle
until further notice. Mariners may contact the Coast Guard on VHF
Channel 16 for further information or to request crossing.

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"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:


The Seahawks suck anyway. :)

Yeah, but they are one of the best awful teams you will ever see.
Last year they got to the Superbowl in spite of themselves, and
certainly outplayed Pittsburgh in that game (regardless of the
referee-assisted final score). This year they aren't as good as last
year- but they could easily win their division and once in the playoffs
anything could happen. They are a long ways from the top team in the
NFL, but on any given day, any given team.....etc.


Thanks for being worse than the SF Bay area teams!

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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COAST GUARD CLOSES RIVER BARS
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Captain of the Port of Portland and the Captain of
the Port of Seattle have issued that the following river bar entrances
be closed due to hazardous conditions:
GRAYS HARBOR, WILLAPA BAY, COLUMBIA RIVER, NEHALEM RIVER, TILLAMOOK
BAY, NETARTS BAY, SILETZ BAY, DEPOE BAY, YAQUINA BAY, SIUSLAW RIVER,
UMPQUA RIVER, COOS BAY, COQUILLE RIVER, ROGUE RIVER, CHETCO RIVER and
QUILLAYUTE RIVER.

Weather conditions have caused many Coast Guard stations to close down,
and the bars will remain closed until Search and Rescue capabilities
are restored.

Any requests to transit the bars prior to reopening must be approved by
the Captain of the Port of Portland or Captian of the Port of Seattle
until further notice. Mariners may contact the Coast Guard on VHF
Channel 16 for further information or to request crossing.

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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On 14 Dec 2006 18:04:03 -0800, "Chuck Gould"
wrote:


Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:


The Seahawks suck anyway. :)

Yeah, but they are one of the best awful teams you will ever see.

LOL!!!

Last year they got to the Superbowl in spite of themselves, and
certainly outplayed Pittsburgh in that game (regardless of the
referee-assisted final score).

Oh oh - sounds like a disgruntled Seahawks fan.

This year they aren't as good as last year-

Ain't that the truth.

but they could easily win their division and once in the playoffs
anything could happen. They are a long ways from the top team in the
NFL, but on any given day, any given team.....etc.

On days when I'm grunting and groaning and the RA kicks up, I like to
zip around and listen to sports radio from around the country on the
web.

I'll say one thing for the Seattle fans - they are about as close to
being New Englander Sports fans as you can get - it's really
interesting. A hell of a lot more laid back, but the enthusiasm is
still there.


Better than being a disgruntled St. Louis Blues Hockey fan... where
winning is a mistake!

Calif Bill wrote:

Thanks for being worse than the SF Bay area teams!

Yeah, those niners and giants are something this year....

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:44:21 -0800, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
oups.com...

COAST GUARD CLOSES RIVER BARS
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Captain of the Port of Portland and the Captain of
the Port of Seattle have issued that the following river bar entrances
be closed due to hazardous conditions:
GRAYS HARBOR, WILLAPA BAY, COLUMBIA RIVER, NEHALEM RIVER, TILLAMOOK
BAY, NETARTS BAY, SILETZ BAY, DEPOE BAY, YAQUINA BAY, SIUSLAW RIVER,
UMPQUA RIVER, COOS BAY, COQUILLE RIVER, ROGUE RIVER, CHETCO RIVER and
QUILLAYUTE RIVER.

Weather conditions have caused many Coast Guard stations to close down,
and the bars will remain closed until Search and Rescue capabilities
are restored.

Any requests to transit the bars prior to reopening must be approved by
the Captain of the Port of Portland or Captian of the Port of Seattle
until further notice. Mariners may contact the Coast Guard on VHF
Channel 16 for further information or to request crossing.

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Criminey - a little wind, a little wave action and all you left
coasters go berserk.

Buncha pansies...

I turned over to that Seattle football game a couple of times and the
wind telltales on the goal posts were hardly moving.
If you want to see real wind... come here.