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Interesting Aspects About Cat 2 Hurricane Gordon, Hurricane Warnings Up For Azores, No Impact For UK

Written by on August 19, 2012 in Rest of Europe, Tropical with 0 Comments
Interesting Aspects About Cat 2 Hurricane Gordon, Hurricane Warnings Up For Azores, No Impact For UK

Hurricane Warnings Are Hoisted Across Azores As Hurricane Gordon Impacts Within The Next 6-12 Hours Hurricane Gordon is currently supporting sustained winds of 100 mph with gusts to 120 mph. Embedded within the westerlies, Gordon is speeding towards the southern Azores at 20 mph. As Gordon nears the Azores a hurricane warning has been issued with locals and tourists on […]

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Tropical Storm Helene Forms In Gulf, Has Mexico In Sights, Storm Watches In Affect Over Azores For Gordon!

Tropical Storm Helene Forms In Gulf, Has Mexico In Sights, Storm Watches In Affect Over Azores For Gordon!

Tropical Storm Helene What was once Tropical Depression 7, became Tropical Storm Helene earlier today in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Helene is currently a weak 45 mph storm which will continue to take a northwest track which as you can see from the below forecast track off The National Hurricane Centre would take her into the Mexican coast […]

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The Tide Has Turned For West Coast With Hot Start To August Following Chilly May-July Period

The Tide Has Turned For West Coast With Hot Start To August Following Chilly May-July Period

Following a chilly May, June and July from Seattle all the way down to San Diego, temperatures have averaged a full 1-3 below normal but with the westward shift in the Plains hot dome just as July ended and August began, this, has meant that the first 17 days of this month have seen a complete flip in the numbers and trend of […]

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Record Lows Will Be Threatened Tonight From North Dakota to Missouri

Record Lows Will Be Threatened Tonight From North Dakota to Missouri

This graphic by AccuWeather says it all. I’ve been talking about this coming chill all week and here it comes. Expect low 40s for many across the Dakotas and Minnesota tonight with some rural areas likely falling into the chilly, near frosty upper 30s. The chill will extend south, southeast and deep into the same […]

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Tropical Storm Gordon To Weaken By Chillier Waters, Strong Shear En-Route To Azores But May Bring Wind, Rain

Written by on August 17, 2012 in Rest of Europe, Tropical with 0 Comments
Tropical Storm Gordon To Weaken By Chillier Waters, Strong Shear En-Route To Azores But May Bring Wind, Rain

Believe it or not but Tropical systems practically every late summer will take that long recurve route all the way around the North Atlantic Basin perhaps having struck the US East Coast or simply remained a fish storm between the US and Bermuda, a common tropical cyclone track. They can eventually they sweep across Western Europe […]

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High Latitude Blocking Looks To Keep USA & Great Britain Cool, Unsettled Through Remainder of August

High Latitude Blocking Looks To Keep USA & Great Britain Cool, Unsettled Through Remainder of August

Thought it would be worthwhile taking a quick look at the 8-14 day outlook courtesy of the Climate Prediction Center. While folks in the US will be asking, Is this coming cool a sign of things to come, folks here in the UK are likely asking, is this warmth and intensifying warmth this weekend also a sign of things […]

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‘Relentless Heat’ Over Phoenix & West Shouldn’t Be A Surprise Given The Summer It Was In Plains

‘Relentless Heat’ Over Phoenix & West Shouldn’t Be A Surprise Given The Summer It Was In Plains

It’s interesting to see the reports fly in about how ‘relentlessly’ hot it’s been in the last 10 days over the West with Phoenix being highlighted. 9 out of the last 10 days has seen Phoenix top 110° with the highest value being 116°. Much more impressive is Death Valley with just 2 out the […]

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The Southerly Extent Of Coming Cool Shot Is Impressive, Heat May Not Get Back East Till Sept

The Southerly Extent Of Coming Cool Shot Is Impressive, Heat May Not Get Back East Till Sept

Sorry for the briefness of this post tonight guys and gals. I am just heading off to work and I’m already running late 🙁 I wanted to leave you with this before heading. Take a look firstly at the above 850 chart off the ECMWF and notice how far south this takes the coming cool shot […]

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Seattle to Portland Corridor Set For Hottest Weather of Summer!

Seattle to Portland Corridor Set For Hottest Weather of Summer!

Well it’s about to get HOT throughout the Pacific Northwest just as points east of the divide start a cooling trend. While some areas stretching from eastern Montana to the Ohio Valley potentially recieve record cool temperatures for August, the Seattle to Portland corridor look on track to recieve record or near record heat and certainly […]

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