Archives for December 2011

Ringing in the New Year… Beach Drive style!

In granting you all the best wishes for 2012, I thought you might get a grin out of an old tradition that happened right here in our hood…  

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Photo courtesy Southwest Seattle Histocial Soceity

According to info submitted by the SWSHS Log House Museum folks, this 6 inch high brass bell named the Pioneer Bell…

"made it's way to Washington by way of the Oregon Trail. The family who owned it settled on what is now Beach Drive in West Seattle. Whenever a new family settled there, the neighbors welcomed the newcomers by joining in a procession, led by a community member ringing this bell. It was also used to ring in the new year."

I wonder if the parade ever came down this scene of Beach Drive photographed by the City of Seattle back in 1927…

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Beach Drive Blog highly recommends that anyone with a "history tooth" consider joining, donating or volunteering at the local museum. Rumour has it that they have many more photos to share:). Speaking of photos, does anyone have access to images of the Schmitz Estate that used to reside in Mee-Kwa-Mooks park or the restaurant named Quisnell's that used to operate at the base of Jacobson Street?  

Best wishes in 2012!

Scupper, reporting for Beach Drive Blog

LOST: Missing “Seal” Float

This just in from one of our readers:

The 5900 Block of Beach Drive had a "seal" float used by seals and birds as a resting and eating place.  The float is 4' wide by 10' long and has "ADM C" on the side (white letters on a red background) and a phone number. 

Last night it broke loose from its anchor chain.  I searched the beach down to the light house with no luck. If anyone finds it on the beach, please let us know so we can secure it.

If you see the float, please either comment on this post or send us an email. We'll pass the info onto the owners. 

 

Wind Advisory through early Thursday Morning

Are we having fun yet? I'm feeling like a weather channel!

We have another front coming through with a Wind Advisory until 6:00 am and Small Craft Advisory in effect until 4:00 am tomorrow morning.  

Next super high tide is a 12.48 at 8:26 am tomorrow morning.

Here's the latest reports:

National Weather Service Wind Advisory:

…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS…THE CENTRAL AND NORTH WASHINGTON COAST…NORTHWEST INTERIOR…AND PUGET SOUND REGION. * TIMING…THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WIND…LOCAL SUSTAINED WINDS TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL PROBABLY OCCUR AT THE COAST AND IN THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR.

 

Seattle City Forecast:

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY…

TONIGHT…WINDY. RAIN AT TIMES IN THE EVENING…THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…BREEZY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING…THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY…WINDY. RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

FRIDAY NIGHT…WINDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH.

 

Puget Sound Marine:

…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY…

TONIGHT…SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT…BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT…THEN 15 TO 25 KT LATE. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. RAIN.

THU…S WIND 5 TO 15 KT…BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

THU NIGHT…SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT…BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE EVENING…THEN SW 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING…THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRI…SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT.

FRI NIGHT…SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT…EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT…SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

 

Wet and Windy Weather with King Tides to Wrap Up 2011

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory which began at 6pm tonight and runs until 4am this morning.  It looks like we'll have several fronts from tonight until Friday.

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING…WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING…PEAK IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING HOURS…THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WIND…SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AT THE COAST AND OVER THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR.

* IMPACTS…LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL BRANCHES.

Puget Sound Marine Forecast:

…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY…

TONIGHT…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN.

WED…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT…BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

WED NIGHT…S WIND 15 TO 20 KT…BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING…THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THU…S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT.

THU NIGHT…SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT…BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.

FRI…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT…RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT.

FRI NIGHT…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT…BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.

Click here for a recap on the King Tides.

King Tides

This week we have some very high tides, including "King Tides" taking place December 27 – 29.  The Department of Ecology invites you to document the king tides with photographs; here's how. There are serveral public beaches along beach drive were you can witness these high tides.

Here are the highs (and lows) for this week:

Monday, Dec. 26: 

  • 6:41 am: 12.82
  • 12:13 pm: 8.86
  • 5:00 pm: 10.85
  • 11.54: -2.12 

Tuesday, Dec. 27:

  • 7:17 am: 12.78
  • 1:03 pm: 6.32
  • 5:53 pm: 10.02

Wednesday, Dec. 28:

  • 12:37 am: -1.12
  • 7:52 am: 12.66
  • 1:54 pm: 5.71
  • 6:49 pm: 9.46

Thursday, Dec. 29

  • 1:19 am: 0.19
  • 8:26 am: 12.48 
  • 2:47 pm: 5.05
  • 7:50 pm: 8.71

Friday, Dec. 30

  • 2:01 am: 1.66
  • 9:00 am: 12.24
  • 3:40 pm: 4.34
  • 8:59 pm: 8.08

 

 

 

 

Holiday Wishes from Beach Drive Blog

This month year has been pretty busy with my day job in the mortgage biz demanding most of my attention. With my husband, aka Scupper, helping out with this blog and recently joining my mortgage team, I know you'll be seeing more articles coming your way from Beach Drive Blog.  We also welcome your contributions of articles, topics and photos of all things Beach Drive.

From our home to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a healthy Happy New Year.

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PS: It's not too late to send us your holiday photos!

Argosy Christmas Ships cruising by tomorrow night

The Argosy Chrismas ships will be sailing along the Beach Drive waterfront on Saturday, December 10, 2011.   Here's the schedule from their website:

Departing Pier 55 at 8:0 pm

Lowman Park 8:50 – 9:10 pm

Alki from 9:40 – 10:00 pm

Speaking of the holidays, we at Beach Drive Blog, invite you to email us photos of your decked out Beach Drive homes…then Scupper and I won't have to feel boarderline creepy driving around and taking photos of your illuminated homes and yards in the evenings!