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| Green Lake, Seattle, WA First shot before starting my walk around the lake. April 5, 2019 6:14 AM [Click on images for larger view.] Joining up with Skywatch Friday |
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| April 5, 2019 6:16 AM Enjoying the path all to myself for a while. Light rain. |
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| Can't pass up the reflections. Benefit of a rainy morning. April 5, 2019 6:46 AM |
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| Almost done. Wow, very few people got up early to walk this morning! April 5, 2019 7:04 AM Green Lake, Seattle |
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| Back to the starting point. Sun is up. Once again ... a halo effect. Green Lake, Seattle, WA April 5, 2019 7:10 AM |
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| NYK Line freighter departing Seattle April 5, 2019 7:36 AM This is the NYK Constellation enroute to Vancouver, BC |
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| Hamburg Süd freighter arriving Seattle April 5, 2019 7:37 AM This is the KOTA EKSPRES arriving from New Zealand Gotta luv the way they spell express! |
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| Zoomed in on the superstructure KOTA EKSPRES Wondering ... Is there an elevator in there? |
The word from local weather forecasters is rain, and lots of it, is on the way for this weekend. The way they talk about an "atmospheric river" headed our way led me to "learn more" on the web this morning. I can't believe I'm only today finding the University of Washington's Department of Atmospheric Sciences website. Very cool and loaded with information interesting to a weather nut, like myself. Below is a screen capture of the home page. Then, one of the plots showing the "total precipitable water" headed our way on Sunday morning. Now, if you're like me, you might wonder exactly what "total precipitable water" means. So, a definition from Wikipedia, is also below. Let's see how it all turns out in the next few days.
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| U W Department of Atmospheric Sciences |
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| Plot of "Total Precipitable Water" forecast for Sunday morning. Plot is from the U W Department of Atmospheric Sciences |
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| Definition from Wikipedia |
lovely skyscapes
ReplyDeleteHello, even in the rain your views are beautiful. Love the lake and reflections. Cool capture of the halo! Happy Friday, I hope your day and weekend is great!
ReplyDeleteI like how you can track the comings and goings of the big container ships. Nice puddle reflection photo, and beautiful sky shots!
ReplyDeleteI'm a weather bug, too. It's fascinating to see how these atmospheric rivers, or "Pineapple Express" impact our weather. :-)
ReplyDeleteNice to know the rain doesn't keep you inside either.
ReplyDeleteI walked in the rain too today. : )
Good for you to get out and do your walk in the rain.
ReplyDeleteEven in rainy weather you got some wonderful pictures.It might even be because of the rainy conditions that I like the pictures so well. The reflections are great.Hope you enjoy the weekend.
ReplyDeleteLovely shots.
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