Baja, Gorge, SoCal, Bay Area, Maui…it all starts at the ITCZ by Mike Godsey This blog is a more detailed and imagery based version of a recent forum post. You have probably wondered where the North Pacific High’s surface NW winds and the thermal winds it turbocharges disappear to in the fall. And more importantly what…
Massive North Pacific High brings NW winds to most of the California coast by Mike Godsey Yep it is mid fall the time of fading winds on the California coast as the North Pacific High shrinks and moves southward away from the Golden State. The time of year when the days are shorter and the temperatures…
The Pacific is hot and hurricanes common. by Mike Godsey Surely at this point you are wondering what the hell is going on with NW clearing winds in late Oct. Here are some quick insights: Take a look at Kerry’s great recent blog about the vast amount of heat the oceans have been storing in…
Endless Cut-Off Low kills surface wind then ejects… NPH fills in. by Mike Godsey (If all you care about is the coming NW wind skip all this jargon and imagery and scroll down to the bottom animation!) Considering it is late fall the Bay Area has seen a good number of windy days. This…
Yep! NW clearing winds in Oct! by Mike Godsey For many days a weak surface low pressure has been blocking the North Pacific High’s surface NW winds from reaching the Bay Area. Finally yesterday the upper trough at ≈ 18,000 ft. brought some scattered showers to the Bay Area. Nothing unusual about all of this….
Gorge, Bay Area winds weaken. by Mike Godsey The Bay Area coast had wild winds Friday and moderate winds a many sites Saturday while the same day the Gorge had winds into the 30’s. Yet both venues will have much milder winds today. All of this despite today seeing a massive North Pacific High lording…
by Meteorologist Kerry Anderson Here in Southern California we are once again in a very unusual pattern for summertime as we watch the flow from the south bring up subtropical moisture. All week Dolores, now a Tropical Storm, has been followed closely as the models have shown her moisture to be heading our way. …
Lots of the signs of a marine surge towards the weekend. What could go wrong? In one word: Dolores. by Mike Godsey, mikeATiwindsurf.com It all looks so simple in the top animation. The winds are NW today and tomorrow and turn into a SW marine surge by Friday and Saturday. But the reality is far more…
A visual guide: What’s with those dirty thin clouds above the marine layer clouds. by Mike Godsey, mikeATiwindsurf.com Yesterday Ben did a great job showing the impact of the current monsoonal pattern on Southern California so today I will cover the Bay Area. As the marine layer clouds burn back today you will notice 2 things. First…
By WeatherFlow meteorologist Benjamin Miller: So, we’ve all heard about the monsoons that bring flooding rains to the South Pacific and southeast Asia. But that’s it, right? Monsoons don’t impact the U.S., do they? Well, that depends upon how you define monsoons. Traditionally, we like to define monsoon as “a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by…