White Rock, B.C. based meteorologist working in the energy industry. Tooting about weather in and around my region as well as some geology, my thoughts on urban and family life, and occasional references to my LDS faith.
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Last Notes npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls cc: @npub1ucv…5a8g npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls So far winds have peaked at 37 km/h in Hermiston today. Our neighborhood is sheltered so this isn't representative of what's happening outside of town. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Man even this short layover in PDX makes me miss living in Portland so much. I enjoyed Hollywood and the new Powell’s in the airport. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls good morning from PDX! Home is still baking but I’m on my way to New York for a couple days for work. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Good morning from Portland! Short layover on my way to NYC. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Well I was going to post when we started doing #POTA but we had so many contacts that I didn’t even have time to make a post. 26 in 45 minutes from US-0499. #HamRadio #AmateurRadio npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I should learn more about dust devils. I know how they form and how strong they can get at the surface but I don't really know how tall they get. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Planning to do some POTA this afternoon from Cold Springs NWR (US-0499) with my step dad. Will update here when we determine frequency and mode. #HamRadio #AmateurRadio npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I'm surprised they're flying low enough to catch them. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls When I was working for WSU during the 2021 Heat Dome I started my station maintenance at 3 am and went until it got to about 40ºC (around 11 am). It was pretty brutal, I remember driving up the hill south of Prosser and having the pickup read a temp of 28ºC at 3:30. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Got a 20 km ride in this morning from Hermiston to Stanfield and back. Caught a glimpse of Hood, Adams, and even Rainier on the return. Every day I see a volcano is a good day. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I am also learning what to expect. I am tempted to do some guerrilla-style node deployments places like Jump Off Joe. I have LOS to there so would only take one hop to get into the Tri-Cities. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I haven't been able to see anything in the Tri-Cities yet, but I did get Othello and Bend once. That surprised me. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls We had some strong winds here in the Columbia Basin yesterday. Gusts to 72 km/h in Hermiston, lost a few tree limbs. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Not a bad showing for #Meshtastic in and around Hermiston. Can't get out of this general area but that's fine. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I think modern manufacturing is good enough that one you can get from your local hardware store is sufficiently accurate. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls One use of our new WM-6 is to look at soil moisture. Recent storms in Montana and Alberta have moistened the ground but conditions are quite dry west of the Cascades and in the Upper Midwest. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls My employer, WindBorne Systems, dropped an exciting new #weather model this week (WM-6) and I've been having a lot of fun playing. It has many new parameters and is as accurate 4.5 days in advance as the ECMWF-IFS is one day in advance. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I'm actually kind of leaning toward @npub1ucv…5a8g if he's cool with that being my main instead of my backup. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls New article: A day in Casablanca npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls #Hermiston #weather npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls just fire npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Good morning Virginia! It turns out I will be living in Eastern Oregon! I got remote work and we will be buying a house in Hermiston. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls maybe we’ll be in the same ward 👀 npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls When are we getting a Dick’s in SeaTac? npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Light drizzle this morning in Henderson, NC. My favorite kind of weather. I got one balloon up before the wind got too strong for me to launch. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Good morning! I'm still here in NC and will be for the rest of the week. If you're interested in seeing a balloon launch, let me know! I'm launching from Henderson. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I have had quite the week this week trying to set up this field site in North Carolina. I have had to gather some rare parts, which took me halfway up to DC. I'm glad to be fairly settled in now and getting to work. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Yup, Sunnyside smells like Sunnyside tonight npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls New article: Wet weekend ahead for Pacific Northwest npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls looks live several other well known meteorologists made the cut, especially from The Weather Channel's coverage of various hurricanes that passed near the island. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls #Geocaching is awesome and I may or may not follow the hashtag here on Mastodon. Been doing it for years. I'll probably get out and do some tomorrow. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Give us a 24h analog clock npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I love Halloween but once the trick or treating ends the Christmas music begins. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls *strongly implied npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Active #weather is forecast for the Pacific Northwest this weekend. Here's a quick look at the timeline. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls #Vancouver #weather npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Don't get caught up in Tucker Carlson suddenly becoming a voice of reason. His act is and was always a grift. The money comes from Russia now, so he's going to apply pressure in the interest of Russia and its allies (Iran). npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Made 10 #geocache finds in Washington last weekend, one near Blaine and nine on Whidbey Island. This brings me to 2600 finds and brings CN88 up a colour on my colour scale. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls My experience in Metro Vancouver is that the situation here regarding erratic driving is significantly worse than most places I've lived in or visited in the U.S. recently. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls A drunk driver in an oversized pickup murdered a six year old girl in Surrey yesterday and attempted to murder two older children that were with her. Her parents got to watch her die. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I noticed the stock market is down again today. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Bloomberg: US Weather Agency Websites to Vanish Under Planned Contract Cuts npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls If you live in/near the foothills or mountains in the Greater Los Angeles area, now is the time to prepare for an extreme wind storm and wildfire event. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Something spicy must be going down. I've seen six unmarked cop cars going west on 32 Ave, lights and sirens running, near Hwy 99 in Surrey. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I could, but there are thousands of sane people who trust and rely on my forecasts there. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Unfortunately, I will be giving up my #bike commute to work despite the 2 km distance. The roads are poorly lit, narrow, and drivers greatly exceed the 50 km/h speed limit during my commute time. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls A buddy of mine got $150 from Global (Canadian network) for some storm pics two weeks ago and another got $50 from The Weather Channel last month. If they want it, they'll buy it. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I haven't had any takers yet by my model of responding to media requests to use my images has been "you may use my image on local broadcast television today only in the context of live coverage aimed at protecting life and property. You can license this image for permanent use on a single local affiliate for <insert value here> or pay <insert higher value here> to be able to use it on all platforms and to share with your network." npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Also, it wasn't just weird, it was cringe af.
