What is a Fraser Outflow? What does it mean for Whatcom county ...
A National Weather Service Seattle meteorologist explains how a Fraser Outflow works and what it can mean for Whatcom County and Northwest Washington.
Fraser Valley outflow expected to deliver cold temps and high …
2024年1月10日 · Path of northeasterly Fraser Valley outflow winds. Graphic: Whatcom News. Fraser River outflow winds gusting up to 50mph are expected to begin Thursday night. With those winds, there will be the possibility of light snow with temperatures dropping below freezing. With the wind gusts, wind chill values are expected to drop below 0°.
Here’s why Whatcom has been cold for the past several days
2022年12月2日 · Meteorologists call it a Fraser Outflow, because the wind picks up speed as it’s funneled through the Fraser River Valley. A Fraser Outflow situation is what’s keeping Whatcom County at...
Expected Fraser Valley Outflow winds result in Wind Advisory
2021年2月10日 · Fraser Outflow will likely begin in earnest early this morning, with gusty conditions experienced across the San Juans and into the Eastern Strait. Wind Advisories are in effect for Western Whatcom and Skagit County as well …
Wintry weather system set to hit Whatcom County WA for days ...
2023年10月25日 · A Fraser Outflow weather pattern, called a Nor’easter in local jargon, sends arctic air roaring through the Fraser River Valley and into northwest Whatcom County.
Fraser Valley outflow may keep some Whatcom County areas …
2021年12月25日 · WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Current snow forecast models appear to respect impacts possible from the Fraser Valley outflow during what is expected to be a snow event today, December 25th. The northeasterly outflow winds are expected to increase dramatically according to a wind advisory issued by the National Weather Service this morning.
• Change in frequency of strong Fraser outflow events may be related to the great 1976-77 transition of the PDO • Wind speed and the coldness of Fraser outflow events appear
Expect strong Fraser River outflow winds today through ... - Twitter
2022年11月7日 · Expect strong Fraser River outflow winds today through Tuesday morning with N/NE gusts to 30-50 mph across western Whatcom, San Juan islands and the north coast #wawx . 07 Nov 2022 12:42:59
Blizzard warnings, high wind advisories and cold weather ...
2024年1月8日 · We are expecting a Fraser River outflow event by Thursday and Friday which can spell a “strait effect” snow for our area. That’s when cold air blows over the warmer Strait of Juan de Fuca causing evaporation.
Tide, Wind, and River Forcing of the Surface Currents in the Fraser ...
2016年2月17日 · The high outflow region does not extend far north of the river mouth because the breakwater restricts the Fraser River outflow from moving northward. Farther away from the river mouth there is a tendency for the flow to turn anticyclonically toward the north.