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RobertW:
mtman:
Can someone please offer a definition of a "Water Dog" when referring to a weather term.
Wrightwood:
This information regarding water dogs was emailed by a forum visitor.
A water dog is a term used by the fire lookouts and, presumably, others in the profession, to describe a cloud that looks like smoke.
When you are in the tower looking down in valleys and, especially campgrounds, very early in the morning, you might see a cloud that looks like a "smoke". But it is formed by water condensing during the night and hanging above the valley, but lower than the peaks.
BikingBrian:
I'm at 5800 feet and found a small dusting on the picnic table and parts of the roof. Is there really that much difference between the higher and lower parts of town in the middle of winter? We had looked at some homes over by Cardinal but were concerned about accessibility with the highway being the only way in/out.
Ensen:
I think there is. I've often seen Wrightwood buried but just 5 minutes down hwy 2, they got nothing. Only a few hundred feet difference.
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