By Meteorologist Kerry Anderson Happy 4th of July everyone. I am sure most of you spent the evening celebrating by watching a fireworks display. This is what I saw this evening near my home here in Southern California. After about 15 minutes people started complaining because they could no longer see the fireworks through the…
by Meteorologist Kerry Anderson Today we have been watching as a Catalina Eddy has developed. This morning we had hints that there was some circulation brewing just off Catalina. The conditions are right with moderately strong Northwesterly winds being pushed over the Santa Ynez range and a strong but shallow inversion. With this strong inversion…
By Weatherflow Meteorologist Kerry Anderson This morning the satellite got a great shot of a small eddy that formed just south of Santa Cruz island. With the seasonal marine clouds that have covered the Bight this morning it is easy to see the wind flow in the clouds. Watch the “cinnamon roll” shaped cloud band spiraling…
by Weatherflow forecasters Kerry Anderson and Mike Godsey San Diego beaches saw a big build in the winds today. As the sun rose this morning winds were already out of the NW in the low teens and by the end of the day Mission Bay had seen gusts top 20 mph. Not your typical day!…
by Meteorologist Kerry Anderson Each day when we create a forecast for winds we use many different tools, surface and upper observations, numerical forecasts models, soundings, wind profilers to name a few. For today’s forecast the most important tools have been the upper air soundings and satellite pictures because in order to determine how strong…
by Weatherflow Meteorologist, Kerry Anderson After completing my morning forecast I went for a hike here in the Conejo Valley. The hike started at about 800 feet and as expected I was above the marine layer. The marine layer has been scarce this season and what has formed has been shallow. This was the case…
by WeatherFlow Meteorologist Kerry Anderson We’ve all been watching for the last 72 hours as parts of Upstate New York are being buried under mounds of snow. Nearly 36 inches have fallen in the past 72 hours. While this has been an incredible storm, lake effect snow is part of everyday winter life for those…
by Weatherflow Meteorologist Kerry Anderson [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piq0_1cPE1o] Here is an incredible view of Super Typhoon Vongfong as the Internation Space Station passed overhead on October 9, 2014. At that time the storm was at the height of its strength with reported sustained winds of 178 mph and gusts to 190 mph. Notice how perfectly symmetrical…
by Weatherflow Meteorologist Kerry Anderson The first thing I did this morning was go outside on my deck and check to see if the marine layer was back. I know that is pretty atypical but as a meteorologist I want to check whether my forecast is accurate. My friends know that I don’t always care…
By Weatherflow Meteorologist Kerry Anderson California had a taste of fall this weekend as a Northern Pacific Low made a quick dip into the area. This ended the firm grip that the subtropical High has had on the area. Or has it? Actually the above map is the forecast streamlines for Thursday showing High Pressure…