by Weatherflow, Meteorologist Kerry Challoner Anderson A cold outbreak for Eastern Australia has not only meant that I am preparing this from under the warmth of some extra blankets but also has brought record wave heights, epic winds for Wind and Kite Surfers here in Brisbane and the potential for great surf later in the…
by Meteorologist, Kerry Challoner Anderson Week Overview January and February saw a strong ridge of High pressure sitting over the West coast. Consequently the West saw an early start to steady Northwesterly winds along the coast. Well as quickly as it started, patterns have changed and instead of looking to the north for our winds…
by Meteorologist, Kerry Challoner Anderson After listening to my daughter’s description of her total eclipse experience I regret not making the effort to get myself in position to be in the path of totality. Instead my experience included trying to prepare the midday update for Oregon and realizing that I could not see the where…
by Meteorologist, Kerry Challoner Anderson Today is the big day for astronomers and amateur observers. Eyes will be turned toward the heavens to view the solar eclipse – that is if you have the right protective glasses. Fortunately the latest satellite shows that clouds will not spoil this event for much of the West. …
by Meteorologist Kerry Challoner Anderson In our forecasts we frequently discuss the temperature variations across the forecast area and how these contrasting mini air masses will create the winds most of our customers are looking for. Yesterday the Rocky Mountains felt the effects on a much larger scale as two large and very different air…
by Meteorologist, Kerry Anderson The first day of forecasting in the Spring season feels like a bear coming out of hibernation. It is time to dust off the forecasting tools and see what patterns Mother Nature throws at you for the season. After a long winter the hope is always that there won’t be any…
by Meteorologist, Kerry Challoner Anderson The internet has been filled with video and images of the Haboob- the dust storm that pushed through Arizona on Tuesday as a line of thunderstorms rolled up from the south. Well there is more than one way to record the storm and at WindAlert our specialty is recording wind events on our…
By Meteorologist, Kerry Challoner Anderson A large dome of High pressure has covered California this week. The descending air creates a cap on the atmosphere, keeping cooler boundary layer air from escaping. Along the coast the descending warmer air squashes the marine airmass. This limits the height of any marine layer fog and stratus that may…
by Meteorologist, Kerry Challoner Anderson With the marine layer clouds so well formed we have the perfect conditions to pick out wind patterns by viewing the satellite picture. This morning a large eddy has developed centered northwest of Catalina Island. The following satellite picture clearly shows the swirl of clouds moving west along the Santa…
by Meteorologist, Kerry Challoner Anderson Let’s play the children’s game of finding what is the different about the two pictures above. Well it won’t take you too long to notice that there has not been much change in the clouds and the winds here today. Like many So Cal residents I am at the beach…