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Case Study: Marine Weather Reconstruction, Arabian Sea
I was asked to review a marine weather analysis report of conditions in the northern Arabian Sea, east of Socotra Island during July of 2008 that was presented by a weather consulting company on behalf of cargo interests. Continue reading
Posted in Climatology, Marine casualty, Weather Wisdom
Tagged Arabian Sea, Case Study, Climate, Ocean Weather, Rough Weather, Wave height, Weather Wisdom
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Gulf of Tehuantepec Gales
The onset of winter brings frequent cold outbreaks across the central and eastern US that can often result in sudden gale to storm force winds over the Gulf of Tehuantepec. The northerly winds that funnel through gaps in the Sierra Madre Mountains and spill out over the Gulf of Tehuantepec and out over the eastern North Pacific. Continue reading
2020 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook issued by Colorado State University
The Department of Atmospheric Science Colorado State University has issued its “Extended Range Forecast for the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The outlook anticipates that the 2020 Atlantic basin hurricane season will have above-normal activity. The report points to the current … Continue reading
Posted in Tropical Cyclones
Tagged Forecast, Hurricane, North Atlantic, Ocean Weather, Tropical Cyclone
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Two Major North Atlantic Hurricane-force Storms Expected
Two major hurricane-force storm lows are forecast to develop and move across the North Atlantic during the next 72 hours producing winds up to 80 knots and significant wave heights to 17 meters (over 55 feet)! Continue reading
Posted in Ocean Storms
Tagged Hurricane Force, North Atlantic, Ocean Weather, Storm, Wave height
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Hurricane Force storms over North Atlantic Shipping Lanes
A strong 500 mb jet is setting up west to east across the North Atlantic over the next couple of days near 40N latitude. This will favor strong storm development across the main North Atlantic shipping lanes. Expecting storm to … Continue reading
Posted in Meteorology, Ocean Storms, Weather Routing
Tagged Hurricane Force, North Atlantic, Ocean Weather, Storm, Wave height, Weather Routing
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Pablo now a hurricane over the eastern North Atlantic
Pablo is now a hurricane over the eastern North Atlantic with max winds of 65 knots even though it is moving over relatively cool ocean waters. Pablo is moving N-NE at 28 knots over even colder ocean water so it … Continue reading
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Tagged Hurricane, North Atlantic, Ocean Weather
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Tale of Two Hemispheres
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
Posted in Climate Change, Climatology, Meteorology
Tagged Climate, Climate Change, Ocean Weather
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Two Typhoons currently active over Western North Pacific
Typhoon Lekima, located about 275 nm SSW of Kaldena AB was moving NW at 7 knots with max winds to 110 knots and significant wave heights to 39 feet. Conditions favor some additional strengthening and Lekima could reach max winds … Continue reading
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Tagged North Pacific, Ocean Weather, Tropical Cyclone, Typhoon
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TS Lekima forms over western North Pacific
TS Lekima has formed over the western North Pacific and currently is located about 479 NM SSE of Kadena AB in Japan and was moving NNW at 6 knots. Max winds are about 35 knots with a max significant wave … Continue reading
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Tagged North Pacific, Ocean Weather, Tropical Cyclone, Typhoon
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Predictability of Atlantic hurricanes
By Judith Curry Cayman Financial Review The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was remarkable, including five landfalls of Category 5 storms in the Caribbean Basin, and three Category 4 strikes on the U.S. coastline. The 2017 landfalls cost hundreds of lives … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlantic, Hurricane, North Atlantic, Ocean Weather, Tropical Cyclone, Weather Wisdom
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