MI WUK AREA WEATHER FORECAST FOR OCTOBER and NOVEMBER 2011

FYI from http://www.almanac.com/weather/longrange/zipcode/95346

My husband, Russ, was looking around the web for weather for our area and this is what he came up with this morning.  Let's check back at the end of November and see just how accurate the Almanac really is.  

2012 Long-Range Weather Forecast for Mi Wuk Village, California

Free 2-Month Weather Forecast

OCTOBER 2011: temperature 66 ° (1 ° above avg.); precipitation 0.8" (0.4" below avg. north, 1" above south); Oct 1-2: Sunny, warm; Oct 3-5: Sunny, warm north; t-storms south; Oct 6-10: Sunny; cool north, warm south; Oct 11-13: Sunny, Santa Ana winds; hot coast, warm inland; Oct 14-16: Sunny, cool; Oct 17-19: Sunny, Santa Ana winds; hot coast, warm inland; Oct 20-26: Sunny; cool, then hot; Oct 27-31: T-storms, then cooler.

NOVEMBER 2011: temperature 59.5° (4° above avg. northeast, 1° below southwest); precipitation 4.5" (3" above avg.); Nov 1-6: Occasional rain and drizzle, cool; Nov 7-9: T-storms north, sunny south; warm; Nov 10-11: Sunny, mild; Nov 12-19: Rain and t-storms, then sunny, cool; Nov 20-24: Showers, mild; Nov 25-30: Stormy, mild.

Annual Weather Summary: November 2011 to October 2012

Winter temperatures will be below normal, on average, with the coldest periods in mid- and late December, mid-January, and early February. Precipitation will be much above normal in the north and below normal in the south. The stormiest periods will be in early to mid-November and December, with mid-January being the snowiest period in the mountains.

April and May will be cooler and rainier than normal.
Summer will be warmer than normal, with near-normal rainfall. The hottest periods will be in mid-July and much of August.
September and October will be warmer than normal, with slightly below-normal rainfall. Expect hot weather in early and mid-September.

WE COULD USE YOUR HELP...........

As a result of last night's C.A.S.T. meeting (Community Assistance & Support Team), a high priority request from our chief, Randy Miller is a 10' x 12' wooden shed.

If you happen to have one on your property that you'd like to get rid of, or if you have materials you'd like to donate for a shed to be placed on on the fire station property, please let me know at blythek@mac.com.

As a part time or full time resident, this is a great way to help out our fire department.

If you have any framing skills to help make this happen, it would sure be fun to see you out there when the time comes to swing the hammer!  (And if you don't have framing skills come on out and get some on-the-job-training.)  When we have the materials, a work day/days will be announced.  We'd love to have you be a part of the TEAM and the history of our great department.

HAVE YOU NOTICED ANYTHING DIFFERENT IN FRONT OF THE HWY 108 FIRE STATION???

Or should I ask:  have you noticed anything missing?

Last Monday, the 10th, a pickup truck, with travel trailer attached, was gassing up at Zak's.  The driver went inside to pay.  The truck left the pumps...............

...........and traveled down the left shoulder of 108, past the parking area alongside the fire station missing the parked vehicles, into the apparatus parking and staging area AFTER DRIVING THROUGH THE BULLETIN BOARD AND SMASHING IT TO SMITHEREENS:

........on through the area in front of the bays heading right toward the trucks until the grade in the tarmac changed the truck's trajectory, pointing it toward the lower driveway exit ready to get back onto 108 heading downhill--or directly across the highway.

Mind you, there are parents waiting across the highway to meet the school bus and their children.

Into action jumps firefighter Steve White, who along with firefighter Jeff Santi, was distracted from his work inside the bays, heard unusual noise and looked out from the bays in total amazement.  Steve chased the truck, and on his second attempt, safely jumped into the open driver's door and finally brought the truck and trailer to a halt in front of KELLY'S KITCHEN!

So, what's different in the fire station 'front yard'?  No bulletin board.  Lady Luck was sitting in that truck, ensuring that no vehicles or people were harmed during this adventure.

C.A.S.T. MEETING TONIGHT AT THE FIRE STATION

Kirk Wallace will be facilitating a meeting for the proposed C.A.S.T. program at the Mi Wuk / Sugar Pine Fire Station on Hwy 108 in Sugar Pine tonight at 7 p.m.

C.A.S.T. is Community Assisted Support Team.  (or something very close to that!)  Team members will support our fire department in many many ways as needed.  That could mean:

• filing
• manning the phones
• helping build the new bathroom for the crew quarters
• greeting neighbors who are using the station during a time of need--such as a warming station during power outages
• delivering coffee/sandwiches to 'on-site' fire fighting crews
• making those sandwiches
• retrieving fire hoses and delivering dry hoses to fire fighting crews
• any other help the chief requests

Anyone and everyone can help in one manner or another.  If you have any special skills, let us know!!!  Come on out and see what it's all about.  Your community needs YOU!

"WEATHER" IS ON IT'S WAY BACK TO THE MOTHERLODE

And just to be prepared, I thought I'd post the site where I get what I feel are the most accurate weather reports for our area:


Your National Weather Service Forecast for 4 miles East of Twain Harte

Click on the image for a larger view!

Rain for the next few days with a possibility of snow on Thursday, down to 4900 feet, rising to 5400 feet during the day.  Little or no accumulation expected.  Good news. Welcome fall.

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES IN MI WUK

OCTOBER 5, 2011
Mi Wuk / Sugar Pine Fire Auxiliary monthly POTLUCK at the Highway 108 Fire Station, 6 p.m.--be there by 5.45 because we start serving promptly at 6:00.  Just bring any dish that will serve 6-8 diners.

OCTOBER 12, 2011
Mi Wuk / Sugar Pine Fire Auxiliary monthly meeting at the Highway 108 Fire Station, 10.30 a.m Brunch!  The Meeting will begin at 11 a.m.  If you are interested in coming but haven't been before, give me a call: 586.1962 and I'll be glad to pick you up, bring you and introduce you.  

OCTOBER 13, 2011
C.A.S.T. Meeting at the Highway 108 Fire Station, 7 p.m.  C.A.S.T. is a proposed Community Assistance Support Team, designed to assist our fire chief and department in any time of need.  Kirk Wallace is the fearless leader.

I hope to see you at one of these community events.  Even if you're a part-timer--or especially if you're a part-timer, come on out and meet some fellow community members. 

Leave a comment below if you have any questions!