We getting winds of 30 and 40 mph with gusts of 55+.  Started about 1900hrs and will go until Tue. at about 0800hrs.  I cleaned all the leaves up today in the yard before it started blowing.  This should take what left on the trees right over the cliff.  Yard work is done for the year.   ;D

So don't know if it will get down your way Solar, as it is headed East.

We've been having North winds for the last couple of days.
I hope they increase, because for us they are compression winds, meaning they become hot and dry.

But I was just looking at the satellite photo closer since you thought they might be coming here, unfortunately it looks like they will hit the East side of the Sierra.

Hope I'm wrong, I love hot dry North winds in the Winter. :))
OK, Fall, but up here Winter already hit.

Quote from: Solar on November 16, 2010, 06:33:43 AM
We've been having North winds for the last couple of days.
I hope they increase, because for us they are compression winds, meaning they become hot and dry.But I was just looking at the satellite photo closer since you thought they might be coming here, unfortunately it looks like they will hit the East side of the Sierra.

Hope I'm wrong, I love hot dry North winds in the Winter. :))
OK, Fall, but up here Winter already hit.

Up where I live we call them Chinook winds now. In my much younger days they were call Snow Eater. As the winds droped snow on the West side and warm air on the East side of the mountains.

Well that weekend storm that set for Saturday, looks to be getting colder.
We will be getting hit hard with snow, and it looks like you will gate it just before us.

Statement as of 2:41 PM PST on November 16, 2010
   
... Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow in effect from noon
Wednesday to midnight PST Thursday night for the South Washington
and north and central Oregon Cascades...

The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a Winter
Storm Warning for heavy snow... which is in effect from noon Wednesday
to midnight PST Thursday night.

* Timing... heavy snow will begin in the South Washington Cascades
around noon Wednesday... in the north Oregon Cascades around 3 PM
Wednesday and the central Oregon Cascades around 6 PM Wednesday.

* Snow levels... snow levels between 5000 and 6000 feet mid day
Wednesday will fall to 4000 to 5000 feet by late afternoon. Snow
levels will continue to drop overnight reaching 3000 feet around
midnight... 2000 feet Thursday morning and 1500 feet Thursday
night.

* Accumulations... 10 to 14 inches of snow will fall during the main
frontal passage Wednesday afternoon and evening... then taper to
snow showers around midnight. A second frontal band will rotate
through early Thursday morning enhancing the showers followed by
another Thursday afternoon and evening... each of these bringing
an additional 4 to 8 inches.

* Storm total accumulations... will range from 18 to 30 inches.

* Ridge level winds... southwest winds will increasing to 50 mph
with gusts to 70 mph late Wednesday afternoon and continue
through the evening.


Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow means severe winter weather
conditions are expected or occurring. Significant amounts of
snow are forecast that will make travel dangerous. Only travel in
an emergency. If you must travel... keep an extra flashlight...
warm clothing... food... and water in your vehicle in case of an
emergency.

where we are at (700ft) above sea level we will be ok.

In this Washington State we have 15 passes, so I would say after this storm they will close 3 of them for the year.