This snapshot of wind observations combined with a radar image of storms moving through NJ from W to E is a good example of a gust front / outflow boundary increasing our wind speeds out ahead of approaching storms. A gust front / outflow boundary is simply a storm scale mass of cold / cool…
What a tough call today for the MA North coast. We had a prevailing WNW flow much of the day and no model really showed consistency on the amount of flow aloft. Our questions in these kinds of days are along the lines of how deep will the mixing occur to keep the NW…
Very interesting day today for the northeast as slightly warmer SW flow is overtaking the region. These days are often tricky because decoupling will keep the winds off the surface. Our forecast mentioned that the winds will be a bit fragile and recommended northern facing beaches over southern as the winds onset. …
By WeatherFlow meteorologist Shea Gibson. This is a snapshot of mesocyclone activity and all the tornadoes in and around Oklahoma City…WOWty and tornadoes in and
The recent synoptic setup lately provides us with a good example of a blocking high entrenched out in the Atlantic. A blocking high is simply an area of high pressure that is relatively stationary for an extended period of time. The series of surface maps below show the blocking high staying put through Saturday morning as it…
Prepared by Meteorologist: Matt Corey These Spring days in New England often see healthy areas of Low pressure the sweep off to the north into Nova Scotia. Computer models have improved over the years but still struggle to handle the post storm winds because rarely does a straight West wind prevail. More common is…
This is where our Meteorologists will post topics for their discussion and to share concepts that we observe and help better understand the complexities of predicting winds in the areas that we focus on. Not all posts will have answers, but all are aimed at stimulating discussion. If you wish to comment on…