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Omega Block Followed by Fall Temps to the East

Posted on September 20, 2016 by WeatherFlow Forecaster

By WeatherFlow meteorologist Shea Gibson 9/20/2016 The Polar jet is starting to show a couple of strong dips from the north as we head into fall. Two Rossby waves (jet stream dips) are shown forming here that creates what is…

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Invest 99L 7:00PM Update 8/24/16

Posted on August 24, 2016 by WeatherFlow Forecaster

by WeatherFlow meteorologist Shea Gibson Here is my 7:00PM tropical update on Invest 99L. Shea Gibson WeatherFlow Meteorologist/Wind Forecaster SE Region/East Coast/Tropics New Stations Projects & Outreach Twitter: @WeatherFlowCHAS

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2016 Tropics Update: Eastern Atlantic Basin Becoming Active

Posted on August 21, 2016 by WeatherFlow Forecaster

by WeatherFlow meteorologist Shea Gibson As we head into the last half of August, we typically begin to see the Atlantic basin become more active along the ITCZ (Intertropical Convergence Zone) and other areas such as the Caribbean and Gulf…

Posted in Cape Cod, Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Georgia, Coastal South Carolina, Connecticut, Delmarva, Long Island/SE New York, Long Island/SE NY, Massachusetts North Coast, New Jersey, Outer Banks of North Carolina, Rhode Island, SouthEastern North Carolina, Tidewater Virginia

Wet Microburst in Chandler, AZ shows 116mph winds.

Posted on July 20, 2016 by WeatherFlow Forecaster

By WeatherFlow Meteorologist Shea Gibson Ever been in a thunderstorm and a sudden burst of strong winds and rain comes down at the same time? This is called a “wet microburst”, which packs quite a punch when it comes to…

Posted in Cape Cod, Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Georgia, Coastal South Carolina, Columbia River Gorge, Connecticut, Delmarva, Long Island/SE New York, Long Island/SE NY, Los Angeles, Massachusetts North Coast, New Jersey, Ontario- Simcoe, Ontario: Lake Erie, Ontario: Lake Ontario, Outer Banks of North Carolina, Rhode Island, San Diego, San Francisco, SouthEastern North Carolina, Tidewater Virginia

Quiet in the Atlantic Basin? Don’t Get too Complacent.

Posted on July 18, 2016 by WeatherFlow Forecaster

By WeatherFlow meteorologist Shea Gibson Written on 7/18/2016: Tropics Update: We started the late spring somewhat active along the SE United States and western Caribbean for the Atlantic Hurricane Season 2016. Don’t forget – we had an early storm in…

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Tropical Storm Bonnie Update

Posted on May 28, 2016 by WeatherFlow Forecaster

by WeatherFlow meteorologist Shea Gibson Latest update from 9:30PM, Saturday May 28, 2016 (apologies clipped myself bottom right out due to resolution change in output).

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Is El Niño finished?

Posted on May 24, 2016 by WeatherFlow Forecaster

by WeatherFlow Meteorologist Shea Gibson As many now, we had quite a strong El Niño develop in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean as Sea Surface temperatures soared to 3.1°C above normal (tying the previous record from 1997). Normal is considered…

Posted in Baja Guide, Cape Cod, Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Georgia, Coastal South Carolina, Columbia River Gorge, Connecticut, Delmarva, Long Island/SE New York, Long Island/SE NY, Los Angeles, Massachusetts North Coast, New Jersey, Ontario- Simcoe, Ontario: Lake Erie, Ontario: Lake Ontario, Outer Banks of North Carolina, Rhode Island, San Diego, San Francisco, SouthEastern North Carolina, Tidewater Virginia

Mysterious E/ENE undercut in spite of solid W/SW’rlys around Duxbury 5/9

Posted on May 19, 2016 by WeatherFlow Forecaster

Mysterious E/ENE undercut in spite of solid W/SW’rlys around Duxbury 5/9 Tim Kent 5/16/16 A day like many other spring days with Low pressure spinning well to the North of the region scheduled rotate a short wave through the region…

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El Niño weakening. What does this mean for the SE/East Coast for winds?

Posted on March 6, 2016 by WeatherFlow Forecaster

by WeatherFlow meteorologist Shea Gibson Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) values suggest that El Nino region 3.4 is cooling. Current anomalic value is at +2.076, which means that El Nino is now showing signs of weakening as Sea Surface Temps there have fallen the…

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WSW’rly jetting out of Long Island Sound 10/20

Posted on October 21, 2015 by WeatherFlow Forecaster

Analysis of WSW’rly Low Level Jet along the Long Island Sound the morning of 10/20/15 Tim Kent Forecast for the day called for moderate to strong SW/WSW’rly flow early on for much of the New England region, but with back…

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