The Tuesday morning map discussion video is on the server:
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
Is stupendous a word? I guess so... some online dictionary says it means:
1. Of astounding force, volume, degree, or excellence; marvelous.
2. Amazingly large or great; huge. See synonyms at enormous.
I am trying to say this will be a very nice day. We are in the 40s this morning; the mercury rises to near 70 today. These values are near our "normal" high/low combination of 71/46 for April 4.
The weather stays dry through Thursday with comfortable temperatures.
To the west, we will watch our next major storm system coming out of the Rockies, which will set up another severe weather threat for the nation's heartland on Thursday. The risk Thursday runs from near Texarkana to Chicago, roughly the same area hit hard this past Sunday and Sunday night. SPC defines a slight now; that will probably be upgraded in future outlooks.
ACTIVE FRIDAY HERE? SPC has all of Alabama in a severe weather risk on Friday. Details of how this thing evolves are not clear; the 00Z GFS run does not show a really deep surface cyclone, and the upper trough is not negatively tilted. These would work against a big severe weather problem, but on the other hand the dynamics are more to the south on this run. We will keep an eye on it.
WEEKEND PEEK: The coming weekend looks very nice, with ample sunshine and highs in the low to mid 70s, right at normal levels for this time of the year. The dry weather should last into the first half of next week.
LONG RANGE: The GFS wants to build a ridge across Alabama which should keep the weather here relatively dry and warm in the April 10-18 time frame. A big trough coming in from the west could surpress the trough and bring some active weather in the April 19-21 period.
NOTES: I will be posting the new WeatherBrains podcast shortly. Today I am headed to the western part of Tuscaloosa County to speak to the kids at Westwood Elementary in Coker. I will be a little late in getting into the office, but I will do my best to get the afternoon map discussion video posted by 3:30!
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
Is stupendous a word? I guess so... some online dictionary says it means:
1. Of astounding force, volume, degree, or excellence; marvelous.
2. Amazingly large or great; huge. See synonyms at enormous.
I am trying to say this will be a very nice day. We are in the 40s this morning; the mercury rises to near 70 today. These values are near our "normal" high/low combination of 71/46 for April 4.
The weather stays dry through Thursday with comfortable temperatures.
To the west, we will watch our next major storm system coming out of the Rockies, which will set up another severe weather threat for the nation's heartland on Thursday. The risk Thursday runs from near Texarkana to Chicago, roughly the same area hit hard this past Sunday and Sunday night. SPC defines a slight now; that will probably be upgraded in future outlooks.
ACTIVE FRIDAY HERE? SPC has all of Alabama in a severe weather risk on Friday. Details of how this thing evolves are not clear; the 00Z GFS run does not show a really deep surface cyclone, and the upper trough is not negatively tilted. These would work against a big severe weather problem, but on the other hand the dynamics are more to the south on this run. We will keep an eye on it.
WEEKEND PEEK: The coming weekend looks very nice, with ample sunshine and highs in the low to mid 70s, right at normal levels for this time of the year. The dry weather should last into the first half of next week.
LONG RANGE: The GFS wants to build a ridge across Alabama which should keep the weather here relatively dry and warm in the April 10-18 time frame. A big trough coming in from the west could surpress the trough and bring some active weather in the April 19-21 period.
NOTES: I will be posting the new WeatherBrains podcast shortly. Today I am headed to the western part of Tuscaloosa County to speak to the kids at Westwood Elementary in Coker. I will be a little late in getting into the office, but I will do my best to get the afternoon map discussion video posted by 3:30!
on April 4, 2006, 6:08 am
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