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Wind Surges Through the Strait of Juan de Fuca

Wind Surges Through the Strait of Juan de Fuca. December 17, 1990: The Elwha Surge. Seattle Times 18 Dec. 1990. October 29, 2003: The Ivar’s Storm.

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Wind Surges Through the Strait of Juan de Fuca

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  1. Wind Surges Through the Strait of Juan de Fuca

  2. December 17, 1990: The Elwha Surge

  3. Seattle Times 18 Dec. 1990

  4. October 29, 2003: The Ivar’s Storm • Strong winds surged eastward through the Strait of Juan De Fuca behind a strong Pacific front, producing wind gusts exceeding 60 mph from Edmonds to Whidbey Island. • The result: nearly 100,000 people lost power, one death, and the partial destruction of Ivar’s Mukilteo restaurant.

  5. Ivar’s Seafood Restaurant: Mukilteo "We were featuring fresh crab right on our plates last night" Bob Donegan, Vice President of Ivar’s

  6. Unfortunately, the public forecasts provided little warning of the strength of the winds. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 330 PM PST TUE OCT 28 2003 WAZ006>008-291215- EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE METROPOLITAN AREA-TACOMA AREA-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVUE-EDMONDS-ISSAQUAH...PUYALLUP 330 PM PST TUE OCT 28 2003 .TONIGHT...SHOWERS THIS EVENING...MAINLY SEATTLE SOUTHWARD... BECOMING SCATTERED OVERNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH SOUTH OF SEATTLE...NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH SEATTLE NORTHWARD.

  7. Seattle Times Gives Front Page Coverage To the Surprise Storm

  8. But this time the computer forecast models correctly forecast the winds. UW MM5 24-h forecast White (red) areas indicate sustained winds exceeding 46 (32) mph, gusts would be higher

  9. April 27, 2004

  10. April 27, 2004

  11. Pilchuk HS

  12. ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR WESTERN WASHINGTONNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA1045 AM PDT TUE APR 27 2004 ...UPDATEDSEATTLE METROPOLITAN AREA-TACOMA AREA-EVERETT AND VICINITY-INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BELLEVUE-EDMONDS-ISSAQUAH-PUYALLUP1045 AM PDT TUE APR 27 2004 ...UPDATED.TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. AFTERNOON SUN BREAKS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH SOUTH PART...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH NORTH PART. .TONIGHT...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH SOUTH PART...NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH NORTH PART. WIND BECOMING LIGHT ALL AREAS. EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SEQUIM-JOYCE1045 AM PDT TUE APR 27 2004 ...UPDATED.TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS 55 TO 60. WEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. .TONIGHT...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF EVENING SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40 WEST WIND10 TO 15 MPH.

  13. HR OTH-SEA AST-SEA HQM-SEA UIL-BLI OLM-BLI SEA-YKM 00|213 207 .6|203 207 -.4|208 207 .1|218 219 -.1|205 219 -1.4|207 209 -.2 01|213 203 1.0|199 203 -.4|206 203 .3|215 212 .3|200 212 -1.2|203 205 -.2 02|210 197 1.3|194 197 -.3|201 197 .4|213 205 .8|193 205 -1.2|197 197 .0 03|213 193 2.0|196 193 .3|201 193 .8|212 201 1.1|190 201 -1.1|193 193 .0 04|217 195 2.2|200 195 .5|203 195 .8|214 199 1.5|192 199 -.7|195 196 -.1 05|220 195 2.5|209 195 1.4|208 195 1.3|218 201 1.7|195 201 -.6|195 196 -.1 06|227 195 3.2|211 195 1.6|209 195 1.4|214 197 1.7|197 197 .0|195 196 -.1 07|224 193 3.1|209 193 1.6|208 193 1.5|215 189 2.6|196 189 .7|193 194 -.1 08|230 192 3.8|210 192 1.8|209 192 1.7|220 187 3.3|197 187 1.0|192 193 -.1 09|227 188 3.9|213 188 2.5|213 188 2.5|216 183 3.3|194 183 1.1|188 188 .0 10|227 187 4.0|214 187 2.7|209 187 2.2|215 178 3.7|194 178 1.6|187 184 .3 11|230 183 4.7|215 183 3.2|209 183 2.6|216 172 4.4|189 172 1.7|183 180 .3 13|230 177 5.3|219 177 4.2|212 177 3.5|207 162 4.5|185 162 2.3|177 169 .8 14|234 182 5.2|219 182 3.7|211 182 2.9|210 161 4.9|187 161 2.6|182 163 1.9 15|240 182 5.8|221 182 3.9|214 182 3.2|211 160 5.1|189 160 2.9|182 157 2.5 16|240 181 5.9|226 181 4.5|216 181 3.5|207 166 4.1|192 166 2.6|181 153 2.8 17|240 183 5.7|226 183 4.3|214 183 3.1|207 167 4.0|192 167 2.5|183 140 4.3 18|240 180 6.0|223 180 4.3|211 180 3.1|206 163 4.3|191 163 2.8|180 134 4.6 19|240 174 6.6|221 174 4.7|210 174 3.6|209 157 5.2|183 157 2.6|174 120 5.4 20|237 162 7.5|218 162 5.6|210 162 4.8|207 147 6.0|178 147 3.1|162 095 6.7 21|227 147 8.0|218 147 7.1|208 147 6.1|200 141 5.9|181 141 4.0|147 089 5.8 22|237 142 9.5|216 142 7.4|206 142 6.4|198 149 4.9|181 149 3.2|142 082 6.0 23|234 130 10.4|211 130 8.1|200 130 7.0|190 148 4.2|172 148 2.4|130 090 4.0

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