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Tale of Two Hemispheres

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Fred Pickhardt

Interesting split in SST temperatures for the Northern Hemisphere vs. the Southern Hemisphere.  The Northern Hemisphere SST anomaly is predominately warmer than normal while the Southern Hemisphere appears to be mostly cooler than normal. NOAA Global SST Anomaly https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/sst/anomaly/2019/anomnight.8.8.2019.gif   … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Matthew moving across Bahamas then heads towards Florida

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

Hurricane Matthew as of 0300 UTC 6 October 2016 was moving northwestward through the Bahamas. Max winds have weakened a bit to 100 knots, however, satellite imagery indicates that the hurricane is becoming better organized and the central pressure has … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Matthew over Windward Passage to head towards Bahamas and Florida

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

Hurricane Matthew at 2100 UTC has weakened slightly to 120 knots maximum winds due to the interaction of nearby land. Hurricane force winds extend outward 40 NM while 50 knot or higher winds extend outward 50-60 NM.  Gale force winds … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Matthew Sunday update

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

Hurricane Matthew has weakened slightly since Saturday due to dry air entering the circulation from South America.  Currently max winds are about 120 knots with hurricane force winds extending 30 NM to the northeast and 15 NM to the southwest.  … Continue reading →

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Yet another Typhoon threatens Taiwan

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

Typhoon Megi over the western North Pacific at 2100 UTC 24 September 2016 was about 544 NM SSE of Kadena,  Okinawa and was moving WNW at about 12 knots with max winds 75 knots and max significant wave height of … Continue reading →

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Hermine Saturday Update

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

Hermine is now transitioning into a post-tropical storm and currently has max winds of about 55 knots.  Over the next 2-3 days Hermine will re-intensify over warm ocean water and is forecast to regain hurricane strength by early Sunday as … Continue reading →

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