Jan 11, 2024
The forecasts are kind of all over the place this week,so we’ll see what will happen with snow, etc.
After a quick look into all that and ship traffic, a look at light: our annual returning daylight, and how it will all add up to long summer days in a few short months.
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Jan 11, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
The forecasts are kind of all over the place this week,so we’ll see what will happen with snow, etc.
After a quick look into all that and ship traffic, a look at light: our annual returning daylight, and how it will all add up to long summer days in a few short months.
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Jan 10, 2024
Today we have a high surf warning, and tomorrow another round of King Tides hits the coast. Expect dangerous high surf and and unpredictable hazarous conditions on beaches. A good day to weather watch from a high up viewpoint rather than on the beach. We;ll talk about what’s happening and what to expect over the next few days.
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Jan 10, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we have a high surf warning, and tomorrow another round of King Tides hits the coast. Expect dangerous high surf and and unpredictable hazarous conditions on beaches. A good day to weather watch from a high up viewpoint rather than on the beach. We;ll talk about what’s happening and what to expect over the next few days.
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Jan 09, 2024
Today, a look at this week’s heavy weather, and the myriad hazards we’ll see on beaches and area waterways. It’s a good week to stay away from beaches, and go to high-up headlands to storm watch. But be advised, winds will be gusting to 70 mph. Big seas close to 30 feet will affect ship traffic, and make sea conditions hazardous for all vessels.
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Jan 9, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today, a look at this week’s heavy weather, and the myriad hazards we’ll see on beaches and area waterways. It’s a good week to stay away from beaches, and go to high-up headlands to storm watch. But be advised, winds will be gusting to 70 mph. Big seas close to 30 feet will affect ship traffic, and make sea conditions hazardous for all vessels.
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Jan 08, 2024
We have another round of King Tides happening this week, Thursday through Saturday. We’ll talk a bit today about tides and how they’re calibrated. And how you can participate in what’s called the King Tide Project in Oregon or Washington.
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Jan 8, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
We have another round of King Tides happening this week, Thursday through Saturday. We’ll talk a bit today about tides and how they’re calibrated. And how you can participate in what’s called the King Tide Project in Oregon or Washington.
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Jan 05, 2024
As we face sneaker wave warnings yet again on local ocean beaches this weekend, a reminder that the risks in this dynamic area in which we live are not confined just to the ocean.
Today, a story about the heroic crew of the US Army Corps of Engineers dredge Yaquina, who earlier this year rescued a woman who had fallen into the Columbia River. They were guardian angels that day: without their quick action and situational awareness, the victim likely would not be alive today.
A reminder to keep your wits about you, especially when you’re in one of those dramatic areas here – those unpredictable places where the water meets the land.
Image: The dredge Yaquina on the lower Columbia River, courtesy US Army Corps of Engineers
Here’s a link to the complete ACE story: https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/3619505/man-overboard-dredge-vessel-crew-saves-woman-swept-away-by-columbia-river/
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Jan 5, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
As we face sneaker wave warnings yet again on local ocean beaches this weekend, a reminder that the risks in this dynamic area in which we live are not confined just to the ocean.
Today, a story about the heroic crew of the US Army Corps of Engineers dredge Yaquina, who earlier this year rescued a woman who had fallen into the Columbia River. They were guardian angels that day: without their quick action and situational awareness, the victim likely would not be alive today.
A reminder to keep your wits about you, especially when you’re in one of those dramatic areas here – those unpredictable places where the water meets the land.
Image: The dredge Yaquina on the lower Columbia River, courtesy US Army Corps of Engineers
Here’s a link to the complete ACE story: https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/3619505/man-overboard-dredge-vessel-crew-saves-woman-swept-away-by-columbia-river/
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Jan 04, 2024
Today on the Columbia River we’ll see the cable ship Dependable heading out to sea from the shipyard in Portland. She’s one a special type of ship that installs, repairs and maintains fiber-optic cable on the ocean floor. Recently she’s taken on a new specialized mission for the US military. We’ll talk about the Dependable and ships like her, which play important roles in our lives, even though we rarely see them.
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Jan 4, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today on the Columbia River we’ll see the cable ship Dependable heading out to sea from the shipyard in Portland. She’s one a special type of ship that installs, repairs and maintains fiber-optic cable on the ocean floor. Recently she’s taken on a new specialized mission for the US military. We’ll talk about the Dependable and ships like her, which play important roles in our lives, even though we rarely see them.
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