CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. 1 THE EXTRAORDINARY WEATHER OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 1
5. 2 THE BASICS OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST WEATHER 8
6. 3 FLOODS 25
7. 4 SNOWSTORMS AND ICE STORMS 46
8. 5 WINDSTORMS 75
9. 6 SEA BREEZES, LAND BREEZES, AND SLOPE WINDS 105
10. 7 COASTAL WEATHER FEATURES 124
11. 8 MOUNTAIN-RELATED WEATHER PHENOMENA 147
12. 9 WEATHER FEATURES OF THE INLAND PACIFIC NORTHWEST 169
13. 10 BLUE HOLES, FLYING FERRIES, TORNADOES, AND DUST DEVILS 187
14. 11 THE WEATHER AND CLIMATE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 202
15. 12 THE METEOROLOGY OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILDFIRES 212
16. 13 THE CHALLENGE OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST WEATHER PREDICTION 230
17. 14 THE EVOLVING WEATHER OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 257
18. 15 READING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SKIES 270
19. PACIFIC NORTHWEST WEATHER RESOURCES 283
20. INDEX 293
21. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 302