The first typical winter-type rainstorm out of the Gulf of Alaska hit here this evening. Not a big deal, a bit of rain, a bit of wind and noticeably cooler than normal temps (high 50s) but I bring it up because when a storm is big enough to reach this far south so early in the season, that usually means it is big enough to make it all the way to the East Coast in a few days. Consider yourselves alerted.