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Using this loop over inter-tropical convergence zone – I’ve been watching a low level circ for the last day or so, and now it has become an area of interest. http://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/real-time/mimic-tpw/natl/anim/latest72hrs.gif With strong Bermuda High remaining in control over Atlantic, this could be a system worth watching over the next few days. Very low chance…
Marine surges are only suppose to last 2 possibly 2.5 days. This one is on its 4th day. Part of the answer is in the blog link below. But today marine surge winds at Sherman Island are being sustained in part by an eddy well west of the Golden Gate. Take a look satellite video…
Goooooood morning Rio Vista!!! After 4 days of Ben and I issuing marine surge alerts for Sunday I pulled the final trigger Saturday night: Forecast 7PM Saturday: “Marine Surge Alert! Sherman will absolutely RAGE all day tomorrow.” These images below, really layout the basic anatomy of a marine surge. 10 years ago marine surges always caught us…
Very interesting day today for the northeast as slightly warmer SW flow is overtaking the region. These days are often tricky because decoupling will keep the winds off the surface. Our forecast mentioned that the winds will be a bit fragile and recommended northern facing beaches over southern as the winds onset. …
The recent synoptic setup lately provides us with a good example of a blocking high entrenched out in the Atlantic. A blocking high is simply an area of high pressure that is relatively stationary for an extended period of time. The series of surface maps below show the blocking high staying put through Saturday morning as it…
Rain can effect winds in very different ways depending on the vertical conditions. Today we saw a large area of precip into VA waters and check out the mixing induced by the showers on the western shores.