Monday or Tuesday 8/11-12 Sunset Headsup

[JayDee]

Last night, through the clouds, I noticed a rosy afterglow that seemed different than the usual sunset palette, and which was visible much later. Today I learned an Aleutian volcano (Kasatochi) had ejected ash into the atmosphere, and that the cloud was coming this way. Now while I can’t promise a spectacle, I hope tonight’s sunset will be better than normal.

The upper low offshore (Upper lows are our curse this summer) may suck the ash away, but maybe not–this stuff is at 25-40K feet so may follow the jetstream. As a geologist/amateur weather foamer this piques two of my interests.

So cross your fingers and hope–maybe we’ll get a better chance tomorrow when the ash gets closer.

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[WSB]

Thanks for the heads-up! I am facing entirely the wrong direction (Don Armeni, looking eastward) right now – going to have to be sure to get into position on the other side of the West Seattle shoreline and hope for color in an hour or so! — TR

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[JayDee]

No one has mentioned the more garish aspects of sunset. Given the skies, we will be able to see the sunset. It may or may not happen so don’t take the walk on my recommendation alone.

I just remember the sunsets after Mt. Pinatubo (this would be much more local), and hope that what I saw last night was due to the volcano. The Alaskan volcano website cautioned that the SO2 cloud may take a different path from the ash; SO2 is what caused the Pinatubo sunsets. My fingers are crossed.

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