Atmospheric River to unload on Oakland (2 Viewers)

[Bronco Nation]

I hope sitting Reece for Sproles because of this thread wasn't too much of a mistake.

 

[Chief]

http://www.weather.com/weather/weekend/Oakland+CA+USCA0791:1:US

It will be wet. I live about 20 miles east and it has been raining since last night. Not super windy at this point or a torrential downpour. But it is a constant rain.

There used to be a good football weather forecast website...with links specific to the stadiums. I will see if I can find it...

 

[Jimbo Slice]

I dropped seabass. No point in risking a zero from a K when there's 20 more out there. And he's been worthless lately anyways

 

[flranger]

I don't care if this game is on the moon, or bottom of the sea. Cleveland D is a good call against Oakland, and I would start zero Raiders with confidence.

Has Weeden been cleared? Colt McCoy in the rain sounds dangerous.

 

[HurryUpSundays]

Seriously considering the Browns D over the Jets in a must win situation.

Is the Browns D that good or are the weather conditions/the raiders the main reason folks are high on them?

 

[Pabst Blue Ribbon]

Does anyone know if the field is under a cover now?

 

[The Kuhn]

http://www.wunderground.com/sports/NFL/hometeam/Oakland:Raiders.html?st=1354469100

It looks like the wind is supposed to die down during the game, but the radar definitely looks like a washout. As long as there's no lightning, I think the rule is you keep playing. This game could end up being more like rugby.

 

[Crazy Tony]

Crap, i thought the title indicated Rivers would finally have a great week. Big tease.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

2.5 inches of rain in Oakland since midnight. The ground will be soaked probably Sunday.I wonder if the Raiders don't hold McFadden & Goodson out one more week with how the field conditions are shaping up, not ideal post-injured-ankle weather...

And while he just started practicing again Wednesday for the first time since going down, McFadden was noncommittal about playing this weekend against Cleveland."I'm just working hard," McFadden said. "Whatever happens when Sunday gets here, I'm going to roll with it."

http://www.csnbayarea.com/football-oakland-raiders/raiders-talk/Will-McFadden-play-Sunday-against-the-Br?blockID=807827&feedID=2801Weather Cams for anyone who wants a live action shot.Currently - really freakin' cloudy and wet:http://www.wunderground.com/webcams/iszatso/1/show.htmlhttp://weather.weatherbug.com/CA/Oakland-weather/weather-cams/local-cams.html

 

[⚡DEADHEAD⚡]

2.5 inches of rain in Oakland since midnight. The ground will be soaked probably Sunday.I wonder if the Raiders don't hold McFadden & Goodson out one more week with how the field conditions are shaping up, not ideal post-injured-ankle weather...

And while he just started practicing again Wednesday for the first time since going down, McFadden was noncommittal about playing this weekend against Cleveland."I'm just working hard," McFadden said. "Whatever happens when Sunday gets here, I'm going to roll with it."

http://www.csnbayarea.com/football-oakland-raiders/raiders-talk/Will-McFadden-play-Sunday-against-the-Br?blockID=807827&feedID=2801Weather Cams for anyone who wants a live action shot.Currently - really freakin' cloudy and wet:http://www.wunderground.com/webcams/iszatso/1/show.htmlhttp://weather.weatherbug.com/CA/Oakland-weather/weather-cams/local-cams.html

Definitely nasty today. Don't know if the field is covered.

 

[GregR]

What a freaking awesome name. "Atmospheric River" really sends a message, doesn't it?

"Take your umbrella with you, son."

"Aw Mom, what's a little rain? I'm too cool for an umbrella."

"A 'little rain'!? There's an Atmospheric River overhead! You get your ##### ### in the closet and get your #### umbrella and stop back talking to me!"

"Ow! Ow! Ok, ok! I'll take one! Stop already! Stupid Atmospheric Rivers..."

 

[da_budman]

so much for picking up Clevelands kicker who hasnt missed in forever to plat against an oakland team that gives up fgs in bunches.

 

[CalBear]

Sunny in Oaktown. They're predicting half an inch of rain on Sunday. Perhaps a bit breezy. Don't believe the hype.

 

[Nucker101]

What a freaking awesome name. "Atmospheric River" really sends a message, doesn't it?"Take your umbrella with you, son." "Aw Mom, what's a little rain? I'm too cool for an umbrella." "A 'little rain'!? There's an Atmospheric River overhead! You get your ##### ### in the closet and get your #### umbrella and stop back talking to me!" "Ow! Ow! Ok, ok! I'll take one! Stop already! Stupid Atmospheric Rivers..."

Yeah, this title is definitely a bit over-dramatic, especially with the latest weather reports.

 

[CalBear]

Yeah, this title is definitely a bit over-dramatic, especially with the latest weather reports.

Well, blame the forecasters; they have to be dramatic to get people to pay attention. In the Bay Area, the weather is rarely more dramatic than "it's going to rain" or "it's not going to rain" so they have to come up with these absurd scenarios to artificially generate interest. Last year it was the Pineapple Express.

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

Yeah, this title is definitely a bit over-dramatic, especially with the latest weather reports.

Well, blame the forecasters; they have to be dramatic to get people to pay attention. In the Bay Area, the weather is rarely more dramatic than "it's going to rain" or "it's not going to rain" so they have to come up with these absurd scenarios to artificially generate interest. Last year it was the Pineapple Express.

Pineapple express slows sf down pretty often methinks.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

I don't care if this game is on the moon, or bottom of the sea. Cleveland D is a good call against Oakland, and I would start zero Raiders with confidence.

Has Weeden been cleared? Colt McCoy in the rain sounds dangerous.

earthworms beware

 

[32 Counter Pass]

Awesome. I was expecting this game to be a shootout and a point scorer for me: Trent Richardson and Carson Palmer on my team.Not really sure what to do now.

... flip side ...those who scooped Browns D for last week vs. Batch, and week 14 vs. Quinn, now get an even better resson to " hold" this week. Bigger picture? After enduring Sandy just a month ago, my thoughts go out to all who may be severely impacted by this storm. God bless.

Local here. Meh, it is not anywhere near what the media is report. Just watch the Stanford game for reference. It is wet but nowhere near unplayable.

 

[mr roboto]

Atmospheric River would make a kick ### FF team name.

 

[Insein]

denarius will be fine- he's a mudder. His mudder was a mudder. LOL Seinfeld, get it guys???

Whats a Seinfeld?

 

[Bobtender]

denarius will be fine- he's a mudder. His mudder was a mudder. LOL Seinfeld, get it guys???

Whats a Seinfeld?

Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998. It lasted nine seasons, and is now in syndication.

 

[Insein]

denarius will be fine- he's a mudder. His mudder was a mudder. LOL Seinfeld, get it guys???

Whats a Seinfeld?

Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998. It lasted nine seasons, and is now in syndication.

Nah just kidding. I know who he is. Didn't he play WR for the Jets?

 

[BigJim®]

denarius will be fine- he's a mudder. His mudder was a mudder. LOL Seinfeld, get it guys???

Whats a Seinfeld?

Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998. It lasted nine seasons, and is now in syndication.

Nah just kidding. I know who he is. Didn't he play WR for the Jets?

 

[Insein]

denarius will be fine- he's a mudder. His mudder was a mudder. LOL Seinfeld, get it guys???

Whats a Seinfeld?

Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998. It lasted nine seasons, and is now in syndication.

Nah just kidding. I know who he is. Didn't he play WR for the Jets?

I guess doesn't translate too well here. My original post was poking fun at the need to actually state that the quote was from Seinfeld as opposed to letting it hang out there like most people do.

 

[MacAvery]

Latest forecast from Weather.com for Oakland, CA at 4:00pm is:

60 degrees and sunny with winds at 7mph

http://www.b.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/graph/Oakland+CA+USCA0791:1:US?pagenum=3&nextbeginIndex=24

 

[Cookiemonster]

It's not going to be the incredible weather event it was originally made out to be, but NOAA forecast for tomorrow isn't pretty. link

 

[MacAvery]

It's not going to be the incredible weather event it was originally made out to be, but NOAA forecast for tomorrow isn't pretty. link

Rain, mainly before 4pm. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 65. Breezy, with a south wind 21 to 26 mph becoming west 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%

Pretty much backs up weather.com's forecast. Everything should be out of the way before game time. Field conditions might be the only concern that remains.

 

[Cookiemonster]

It's not going to be the incredible weather event it was originally made out to be, but NOAA forecast for tomorrow isn't pretty. link

Rain, mainly before 4pm. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 65. Breezy, with a south wind 21 to 26 mph becoming west 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%

Pretty much backs up weather.com's forecast. Everything should be out of the way before game time. Field conditions might be the only concern that remains.

You realize that before 4pm is Pacific time and kickoff is scheduled for 1:25pm? You quoted 7mph winds, and this says gusts to 34. Quite a bit of difference to those thinking about passing stats.

 

[cvnpoka]

friggin time zones, how do they werk?

 

[MacAvery]

It's not going to be the incredible weather event it was originally made out to be, but NOAA forecast for tomorrow isn't pretty. link

Rain, mainly before 4pm. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 65. Breezy, with a south wind 21 to 26 mph becoming west 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%

Pretty much backs up weather.com's forecast. Everything should be out of the way before game time. Field conditions might be the only concern that remains.

You realize that before 4pm is Pacific time and kickoff is scheduled for 1:25pm? You quoted 7mph winds, and this says gusts to 34. Quite a bit of difference to those thinking about passing stats.

Sorry. You're right.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

New, with pictures and video.

Thursday night into Friday, we saw the latest strong disturbance plow into northern California. Winds gusted in excess of 50 mph in San Francisco. ... The next major storm is slated to hit the West Coast Saturday night into Sunday and is expected to be the strongest and wettest that we have seen this week. We are forecasting another round of very heavy rain and strong wind gusts in much of northern California, southwest Oregon and adjacent parts of western Nevada.... According to NOAA/ESRL, 30-50% of the average annual precipitation in the West Coast states typically occurs in just a few atmospheric river events.

http://www.weather.com/news/weather-forecast/california-flood-threat-20121126Sunday Oakland forecast:

Heavy Rain / WindChance of rain:100%Wind: WSW at 22 mph Humidity:84%Rain, heavy at times, tapering to a few showers late. High 61F. WSW winds at 20 to 30 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph. Rainfall may reach one inch. Flooding is possible in flood prone areas.

http://www.weather.com/weather/tomorrow/Oakland+CA+USCA0791:1:US

The heaviest rain is expected Sunday morning. Roadway flooding, power outages, and a spike in the river levels will top our list of concerns. The rainfall rates will quickly taper off during the afternoon.Winds: A Wind Advisory has been posted until 10 am Sunday for the coast, San Francisco, and the higher terrain. Gusts could approach 50 mph.Rainfall: Totals should range from 1” (in the inland valleys) to 6” in the coastal hills. A Flood Watch is in effect for through Sunday evening for the North Bay, San Francisco, San Mateo County coast, and Santa Cruz County.

http://www.ktvu.com/s/weather/Benching Palmer and Moore and (leaving McFadden on the bench), might just leave Reece in.Cleveland DST seems like a good start.Anyone else?

 

[Jimbo Slice]

The Cleveland D is the big decision here. Most people have them stashed for next week vs KC. I (and Probly many others) are deciding between them and cincy this week.

 

[steelerfan1]

myers for the short passing game maybe???

 

[otb_lifer]

myers REECE for the short passing game maybe???

... fixed up

 

[Chelly86]

What are everyone's views on Richardson, taking the field condition into consideration?

 

[otb_lifer]

What are everyone's views on Richardson, taking the field condition into consideration?

He should be the muddiest guy on the field ... wtf else can Cleveland do?

 

[chad in Indy]

i was curious about Richardson play here too. Not much experience for games in this bad of conditions. How is the run game affected when conditions get bad? Is it gonna be a lot of slips and falls for 2-3 yd runs, or does a RB have an advantage in bad field conditions?

 

[CalBear]

i was curious about Richardson play here too. Not much experience for games in this bad of conditions. How is the run game affected when conditions get bad? Is it gonna be a lot of slips and falls for 2-3 yd runs, or does a RB have an advantage in bad field conditions?

The conditions won't be that bad. Richardson plays for the Browns, for heaven's sake; a major storm in Oakland is a nice day in Cleveland. Start him against the awful Raiders defense. There's not really anyone else worth starting on either team, but that has nothing to do with the conditions.

 

[QuizGuy66]

Atmospheric River: Doubtful, game-time decision.

Plan accordingly.

-QG

 

[NajehHejan]

The Cleveland D is the big decision here. Most people have them stashed for next week vs KC. I (and Probly many others) are deciding between them and cincy this week.

same here debating cle or cin been leaning cin all week but man the crappy conditions really got me thinking cle

 

[Raiderfan32904]

The Cleveland D is the big decision here. Most people have them stashed for next week vs KC. I (and Probly many others) are deciding between them and cincy this week.

same here debating cle or cin been leaning cin all week but man the crappy conditions really got me thinking cle

trap game. don't follow the masses off a cliff. This is not going to play out how you think it will be. Stick to Cincy as a solid if less upside play.

 

[kutta]

denarius will be fine- he's a mudder. His mudder was a mudder. LOL Seinfeld, get it guys???

Whats a Seinfeld?

Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998. It lasted nine seasons, and is now in syndication.

Nah just kidding. I know who he is. Didn't he play WR for the Jets?

 

[amicsta]

I was really lookin forward to a monster day for trich, but now it looks like ill hafta temper those expectations...

 

[Insein]

denarius will be fine- he's a mudder. His mudder was a mudder. LOL Seinfeld, get it guys???

Whats a Seinfeld?

Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998. It lasted nine seasons, and is now in syndication.

Nah just kidding. I know who he is. Didn't he play WR for the Jets?

Now that I didn't know.

 

[Insein]

Going by weather.com's hourly forecast for Oakland, CA (and locals can tell me if that's accurate to the stadium locale), It looks to be slowing around 1pm PST anyway. Should be clear and sunny by 3pm PST.

Hourly Forecast 12/2/12, Oakland, CA

 

[⚡DEADHEAD⚡]

It's been coming down for two hours or so. Not hard, but consistent. Strangely warm for this time of year. 60ish.

 

[Chief]

Nflweather.Com seems to confirm that the weather might be easing up. See below.

Kickoff: 12/02/2012 04:15 PM EST

Rain, mainly before 4pm. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 62. Breezy, with a south wind 21 to 26 mph becoming west 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Nflweather.Com seems to confirm that the weather might be easing up. See below.

Kickoff: 12/02/2012 04:15 PM EST

Rain, mainly before 4pm. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 62. Breezy, with a south wind 21 to 26 mph becoming west 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Yeah? The game will be almost over by 4:00 - 100% definitely raining, "heavy" rain at that and wind at 21-26 mph, possibly 32 mph? Maybe worse in the first half than second but still...

 

[Warrior]

denarius will be fine- he's a mudder. His mudder was a mudder. LOL Seinfeld, get it guys???

You're not funny. Please leave.

 

[Insein]

Nflweather.Com seems to confirm that the weather might be easing up. See below.

Kickoff: 12/02/2012 04:15 PM EST

Rain, mainly before 4pm. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 62. Breezy, with a south wind 21 to 26 mph becoming west 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Yeah? The game will be almost over by 4:00 - 100% definitely raining, "heavy" rain at that and wind at 21-26 mph, possibly 32 mph? Maybe worse in the first half than second but still...

Link above showing the hourly has it as light showers from 12pm till 2pm, clearing around 3pm with winds only at 7-9mph. Field could still be a mess though.