I saw the weather report for this weekend and it is not looking so great. They are talking snow, not sticking, down to at least 500 ft level. I am thinking that we may need to push out a week for some, hopefully, more cooperative weather. I want to see the weather report tomorrow and make the call then but at this point it is not looking good. Stay tuned!

 

I just read the forcast from the National Weather Service for the weekend again and am pasting it below. Due to the threat of snow and unseasonably cold tempratures I feel that it is prudent to push back the M&G to the 26th. The time and place will remain the same.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
900 PM PDT TUE APR 15 2008

ORZ001>014-WAZ019>023-039-040-162200-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA-
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-WILLAPA HILLS-
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-
GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK..
LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...FLORENCE...VERNONIA...JEWELL...TR ASK..
GRANDE RONDE...TIDEWATER...SWISSHOME...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE..
HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM..
MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY ...HOOD RIVER..
CASCADE LOCKS...MULTNOMAH FALLS...SANDY..
SILVER FALLS STATE PARK...SWEET HOME...GOVERNMENT CAMP..
DETROIT...SANTIAM PASS...VIDA...LOWELL...COTTAGE GROVE..
MCKENZIE BRIDGE...OAKRIDGE...WILLAMETTE PASS...PARKDALE...ODELL..
COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...MOUNT ST. HELENS...FRANCES..
RYDERWOOD...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...CATHLAMET...LONGVIEW...KELSO..
CASTLE ROCK...STEVENSON...SKAMANIA...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND..
WASHOUGAL...TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR
900 PM PDT TUE APR 15 2008

...UNSEASONABLY COLD WEATHER WITH VERY LOW SNOW LEVELS LIKELY COMING
THIS WEEKEND TO SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON..

A VERY COLD UPPER LOW IS FORECAST TO DROP SOUTH INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...BRINGING A COLD AIR MASS TO THE REGION MUCH MORE LIKE
THAT FOUND IN MID WINTER THAN IN MID APRIL.

AS THE LOW DIGS SOUTH INTO SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST
OREGON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY
PLUMMET TO VALUES SIMILAR TO THOSE DURING THE RECENT SPRING BREAK
IN OREGON...OR TO MANY OF THE LOW ELEVATION SNOW EVENTS BACK IN
JANUARY AND EARLY FEBRUARY. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LIKELY LOWER TO
1000 FEET OR POSSIBLY EVEN 500 FEET...AND A RAIN OR SNOW MIX IS
POSSIBLE TO NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS.

THIS COLD AIR WILL ALSO LIKELY RESULT IN SOME NEAR RECORD MORNING LOW
TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND. THE COLDEST MORNINGS WILL LIKELY BE SUNDAY
AND MONDAY MORNINGS. MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES COULD FALL TO BETWEEN
25 AND 30 AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS. BE SURE TO BE READY TO PROTECT ANY
VULNERABLE SPRING PLANTS THIS WEEKEND.


$$

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

 

Wow, what a difference a week makes.

 

Crap, I will be in Sisters at my son's Lacrosse tournament......

 

Lacrosse in Sisters!? Aren't they under about 10' of snow right now?

 

Lets see here, woodinville is socked in with snow tonight, I'm workin until sunday mornin, whats next? anybody? I live on Camano Island, I'd love to see this thing when it's up here, or I can come get it when it's not snowin

 

Biggest Dawg - So are you going to hold the M&G this weekend? Let me know, I'm back in the country and would like to put my sig on the Mascot.

 

Yes I am planning on being there. Hope to see you. I plan on being there from about noon to one. After that I will be riding up to Chehalis to hand off to reefrider. Anyone that wants to go along is more than welcome.

 

So Saturday from 12:00pm to 1:00pm at Love Leathers, then a blast up I-5 to Chehalis to meet reefrider. Sounds good, I think I can make it.

Zach

 

Sounds good. I'll be there too.
Steve