Month: September 2011
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Sunday Morning Forecast
Discussion: An upper level low over Southern Illinios will gradually dissipate as it moves east over the next couple days. This disturbance, although weak, will be enough keep some clouds in the area. At the surface, High Pressure is starting to build over the east coast, while a stationary front…
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The Lee Side of Katia!
Discussion: The upper level low associated with the storm that produced all the rain over the interior northeast is now retrograding and starting to weaken. Over the next couple days it will eventually be absorbed by a strengthening jet stream over the northern United States. At the surface, a remnant…
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Remnants of Lee Raining itself out over the Northeast
Discussion: An upper level cutoff low over the Ohio Valley will retrograde and fade out over the next couple days. This is evidenced by the rain that is finally starting to slow down over the hard hit areas of Central Pennsylvania up through Scranton into New York. A stalled out…
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Nate next likely threat to US Mainland; Katia gone and Maria likely gone
Discussion: An Upper Level trough remains draped over the Ohio valley as a connected surface low cuts up just to the east over West Virginia. This disturbance, which has already been bringing large rainfall amounts to parts of the northeast, will continue to do so into the better part of…
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Tuesday’s Discussion – Tropics Stay Active
Synopsis: A deep upper level trough extends over the eastern part of the country. Additional energy will be supplied as the remnant low of tropical storm lee continues bring tropical moisture up from the gulf. Lee’s associated surface low will continue to migrate to the north from the western Carolinas…
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Katia Trends West!
A quiet first half of the weekend lead to a downturn by Monday night. Heavy rain from the remnants of the tropical storm in the gulf will be amplified by the passage of a cold front on Tuesday. Looking ahead to the late week – that Pacific-Atlantic connection between ridges…
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