CascadeClimber Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Any else notice the telemetry from Muir today? Max wind speed in the last hour: 135MPH Min wind speed in the last hour: 96MPH http://www.nwac.us/weatherdata/campmuir/now/ I've never seen the numbers that high. Quote
stevetimetravlr Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Thats crazy! Wow, pineapple express is bringing it on! Quote
Fairweather Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Wow! I'm guessing that could do some damage to the structures up there. Quote
curtveld Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Awesome! A good day to go out and see if you got your $s worth on your '4-season tent'. Quote
stevetimetravlr Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 yeah gusting to 152 but averaging 128 mph, incredible. and still going up. Quote
genepires Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 take bets on whether it gets to min 120mph with gusts to 170mph? Quote
stevetimetravlr Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 My buddy said he just lost power in Woodinville Quote
wayne Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 It was insane winds all the way back from Cody. The Lenticulars were grim. Quote
sobo Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Almost got blown off the highway several times by strong crosswinds on my drive over to the Wet Side today. 'course, my little Exploder has the aerodynamics of a brick, ya know... Quote
genepires Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 would have been real cool to be stuck in the camp muir rock shelter today. Just to see and hear what that wind feels like! Quote
powdrx Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 BC skied on the south side of Mt Herman today and it was crazy!! Getting blown around by 60mph gusts was wild, but graupel skis pretty well!! Awesome weather today!! Quote
Dannible Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 88 mph gusts where I was working at Stevens. Craziest wind I've hung out in in a few years. We shut down early. Pow now! Quote
Dave A. Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Mission Ridge had peaks of 120 yesterday afternoon. I've seen it as high as 138, was up there one year when the average for the hour was in the 80's, peak was 135. Snowboarding was difficult to say the least. Quote
CascadeClimber Posted February 13, 2011 Author Posted February 13, 2011 Muir had an hourly average of 132MPH between 2:00 and 3:00 yesterday. That's the same as a Category 4 hurricane: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/sshws_table.shtml?large I wouldn't have wanted to ride that one out in the shelter; waiting for the roof to come off. Quote
Cobra_Commander Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 a category 4 hurricane at about 14°F air temp. It is amazing the anemometer heating was able to keep up. calculating windchill... Quote
genepires Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Muir had an hourly average of 132MPH between 2:00 and 3:00 yesterday. That's the same as a Category 4 hurricane: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/sshws_table.shtml?large I wouldn't have wanted to ride that one out in the shelter; waiting for the roof to come off. While not a meteorologist, I would imagine that the muir hut gets hit by a cat 4 hurricane winds force way more frequently than we generally think about. I bet that roof has had high winds many many times. MIght need ear plugs though! Quote
Ducknut Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 I noticed yesterday that the plumes coming off Hood and St. Helens were noticeable in Portland and Clark County. Knew that would not be fun. Quote
Water Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 impressive numbers, love looking at the 10-day telemetry graph to watch the temp fall/rise as the wind does its thing. wonder if the wind gets high enough, if it can provide any function in keeping the anemometer from icing up. Quote
111 Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 a buddy an I planned the windy day perfectly in the valley; we kayaked from eugene to corvallis, and due to the southerly wind, were able to paddle half the river with 25 mph gusts at our backs the whole time. It was perfect! we really needed a sail though. Quote
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