Category: General

  • March 11 2011 – Tsunami Advisory in Effect for BC

    Tsunami Advisory is in Effect. An 8.8 Earthquake hit Japan earlier tonight. It has caused massive damage. Including a 10m “wall of water” plus multiple subsequent waves in Japan. Hawaii is currently evacuating low lying areas. We do not have a Warning. We have an Advisory (this is good, but still subject to change) Subject:…

  • Japan Earthquake – Hawaii Tsunami Warning – Not here (yet?)

    UPDATE Tsunami Warning now for Hawaii — No Update/Change/Warning for BC Stay Tuned to local news channels in case anything changes. A Major Tsunami has impacted Japan. And Warnings have been issued for large parts of the Western Pacific. No watches or warnings yet for BC have been issued, but they may be. _____________ A…

  • Spring has Sprung?

    This is a pretty easy forecast to make this time. There is a whole lot of moisture out in the Pacific just waiting to come drench us. It won’t be torrential rain, but it will be steady. The strongest pulse of rain looks like it will be on Saturday and Sunday. Today though it will…

  • Dry monday – Messy Tuesday – Wet Week

    We’re going to start out the week this week dry… Monday should be reasonably pleasant. EC is giving us some snow tonight but I think it’s not going to happen until early tomorrow morning at the earliest, likely not until after dawn on Tuesday. I think there is a good possibility that our pocket of…

  • UPDATE 7: Whoa. Where’s my Parka??

    UDPATE 7 2PM Just got back from Nanaimo. Took an hour to get through Nanoose. It’s snowing pretty hard over there still but only in places… you go from whiteout and people slipping everywhere (including trucks) to a clear lane and light snow. The Hump is clear and heavily sanded. UPDATE 6 11AM: I’m headed…