Originally Posted By: Rotten Chum
And think twice about floatin if the infamous upper Skykomish Valley wind is blowin...


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The upper drift is not technical on winter flows, but the chilly East venturi can really get nasty up there. The only thing good on days like that is the stunning views looking back at the mountains. I've been flushed out fishless and frozen too many times to take the tub up there on a forecast like this:


Statement as of 3:07 AM PST on December 16, 2010


... High wind watch in effect from Friday evening through Saturday
morning for the east Puget Sound lowlands typically exposed to
strong east winds...

The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a high wind
watch for the east Puget Sound lowlands typically exposed to
strong east winds... which is in effect from Friday evening
through Saturday morning.


* Some affected locations... North Bend and Enumclaw.

* Winds... east winds 25 to 40 mph with local gusts to 60 mph.

* Timing... Friday night and Saturday morning.


Good luck.
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Matt. 8:27   The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”