UPDATE - Red Flag Warning

RED FLAG WARNING 

Dry vegetation, low humidity, and breeze conditions bring a fire threat to our higher elevations from 6 PM this evening through 6 PM Thursday evening. 

Tsunami Advisory Cancelled

The Tsunami threat subsided around 1:45 this morning.  The largest wave was nearly 1 foot near Pt. Arena.

Tsunami Advisory This Evening

TSUNAMI ADVISORY - A tsunami with waves from half a foot to 2 feet will reach the coast near 11:25 this evening and peak nearly one and a half hours after its arrival.  The main threat is dangerous currents.   

Fall Flavored Forecast

A dramatic drop in afternoon temperatures occurred yesterday and continues today.  The oppressively hot high pressure moved east Monday.  In its wake, our cooling sea breeze returned and started the cooling trend. 

A cold front is rolling through the Bay this morning and producing light rain.  The evaporating raindrops (virga) is helping cool the atmosphere even further along with the colder air arriving behind the front.  Also, helping is a faster sea breeze.

The air behind our cold front comes from Alaska.  It's is cold enough to produce snow showers in the Sierra tonight.

Perfect Pet - Friday, September 25, 2009

Why hello, I’m Louie, a 10-year-old altered male Beagle. I a very friendly dog that is also outgoing and vocal. I can do neat tricks including “high-five” and “shake.” My new owners should have some pet experience. I can live with other dogs and possibly other resident pets. Children are fine too but best always to supervise pets around kids. So if you are looking for a sweet older guy, consider me! Louie.  My ID is A458703.

The Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA is open every day except major holidays.

Adoption hours: Monday through Friday, 11 am - 7 pm, Saturday & Sunday, 11 am - 6 pm.

Spay and Neuter Clinic hours: Monday through Friday, 7 am - noon; closed between noon -1pm; reopen from 1pm-6pm.  The clinic is closed on weekends

PHS/SPCA is located at 12 Airport Blvd. in San Mateo, just north of Coyote Point Park by the San Francisco Bay.

 

Fall Foliage - Sierra

The cooler, longer nights are bringing signs of fall to parts of the Sierra.  Thanks to Jared Smith who took these pictures.

If you are traveling in the high country over the next few weeks and see some beautiful fall foliage, please take a picture and share it with us.  You can send it to me at mike.nicco@abc.com.

 

Lake Sabrina (north)

 

Lake Sabrina (south)

 

Lake Sabrina

 

Lake Sabrina

 

Weir Pond

 

Table Mounain - Last Week

 

Table Mountain - This Week

 

Willow Camp - Last Week

 

Willow Camp - This Week

 

What Happened to the Heat?

Mike:

 

What changed the weather this week? For the past 3 or 4 days all the news stations said the temperature would be in the 100’s in the Santa Clara County for 3 to 4 days this week. I was really looking forward to it since the Santa Clara Valley had a very mild summer this year.

 

Let me know…

 

Thanks,

 

Bob McTighe

bob.mctighe@ngc.com

 

 

Unfortunately, for my forecast Monday, the oppressive heat never made it out of the East Bay valleys. 

 

The heat was over the Bay, above 2000 feet, trapped above a layer of cooler stable air provided by the sea-breeze.  A land-breeze at the surface, created by an area of high pressure over the northwest, never materialized over the Bay.  It stayed locked in the Central Valley.  This would have reversed the cooling sea-breeze, allowing the ground to heat, overturn, and bring the warm air down from those levels and transport heat from the Central Valley to the Bay. 

 

The most dangerous aspect of a heat wave is the warm overnight lows.  This keeps homes from cooling at night and creates a warmer starting point each day.  Without the land-breeze, this never happened.    

 

A stronger area of high pressure, over the ocean, overpowered the Great Basin high pressure and kept the sea-breeze intact. 

 

If it’s any consolation, from Sunday through Tuesday our afternoon temperatures did warm 7 – 14° above average everywhere except at the Coast, San Francisco, and Oakland. Since Tuesday morning, the forecast has been accurate.

 

One last thought, the computer models we rely on run every 6 hours.  The forecast can change that quickly.  Even if we aren’t on the air at these times, an updated forecast can be found on our website.     

 

Hope this helps.

 

Mike

Mike Nicco

KGO-TV Morning & Midday Meteorologist

mike.nicco@abc.com

 

Flooding Pictures Around Atlanta

Thought you might like to see pictures of what some officials are calling a "100 year flood".  These were sent to me and my wife by our family and friends.

Douglasville, GA

Highway 92 at Sweetwater Creek

 

Canton, GA

Heritage Park

 

Lawrenceville, GA

Arnold Road

 

Powder Springs, GA

Morningside Drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Record Highs Possible This Week.

Many of the record highs for the next several days were set during the 1939 heat wave. The only land-falling tropical storm of the 20th century in California, near Long Beach, ended the heat wave.

HEAT ADVISORY - Monday and Tuesday

RED FLAG WARNING- 6 PM SUN until 6 PM TUE

SPARE THE AIR - SUN through TUE

Perfect Pet - Friday, September 18, 2009

Ashford! This sweet and kissable 12 year old has a skip in his step and a song in his heart. He loves to roll in the green grass, soak up the warm sun, and remind you what life is all about. He's ready to find his next step in life - could it be you?

San Francisco SPCA

2500 16th Street

San Francisco, CA  94103-4213

Phone:  415.522.3564

Fax:  415.901.5977