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Tragedy in Alaska
My final post about this topic… that ship that was caught in the storm in Alaska… sounds like it lost its steering, foundered and took on water in 30ft waves, and eventually flipped over. 7 crew of 11 made it to a lifeboat, but at some point the raft was tossed and only 4 remained…
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Aleutian storm claims lives
Looks like the nasty storm we’ve been watching up in the Aleutian Island has cause a cod fishing boat to capsize putting 11 crew in the water. At least 3 are confirmed dead, 4 survivors found. Four crew members of a fishing boat were plucked alive from a life raft in frigid, stormy seas in…
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80knot (150kph) 949mb Hurricane nears Aleutians
In the admittedly short time of this blog, don’t know if I’ve seen a forecast for winds this strong on the weather charts. Below is the current 48hr outlook (There is a larger version available through the Forecast Menu, Weather Charts, North Pacific). That flag right below the “L” is 50+10+10+10… 80knots. Its forecast is…
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Frost tonight?
Getting down to 1C tonight on the forecast… beautiful clear sky for a sunset tonight. Gonna have to pick the rest of our carrots tomorrow before they turn to mush! 🙂
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Rain rain rain
Should get a good amount of rain today. There is a warning posted for the Vancouver area. We are slated to get up to 10 more millimeters through today.
