The Tuesday morning map discussion video is on the server:
http://www.jamesspann.com/
Remember this song by War from 1977?
"Ridin' 'round town with all the windows down
Eight track playin' all your fav'rite sounds
The rhythm of the bongos fill the park
The street musicians tryin' to get a start
'Cause it's summer
Summer time is here
Yes, it's summer
My time of year
Yes, it's summer
My time of year"
You don't hear too many songs these days refering to "eight tracks"!
Yep, summer is here. For most folks, summer is from Memorial Day to Labor Day. "Meteorological summer" is from June 1 through the end of August. In terms of astronomy, the summer solstice is at 7:26 a.m. on June 21.
TODAY/TOMORROW: Seems like the height field goes up, and temperatures aloft are a little warmer today and tomorrow, so afternoon storms will probably be pretty sparse. Temperatures head for the low 90s both days with lots of hazy sunshine.
THURSDAY/FRIDAY: A "c" front moves out way. Lets don't use the word "cold", but a nice front will bring an increase in the number of showers and storms by Thursday and Friday as an upper air trough forms over the eastern U.S. The latest computer guidance continues to push the front into deep South Alabama by Friday night.
WEEKEND: If the "c" front does indeed move to Brewton and Atmore, as suggested by the GFS, our weekend will be very nice. Lower humidity, cooler nights, and lots of sunshine with no afternoon storms. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s, early morning lows well down in the 60s.
The heat and humidity will slowly rise early next week, however.
WESTERN GULF: You can't ignore the ongoing convecction in the western Gulf this morning; some of the stations on the middle Texas coast are reporting winds gusting to almost 30 mph this morning, and surface pressures are lower over the western Gulf. Could this be tropical storm Alberto in the making? Lets keep an eye on it during the day and see what happens. Remember, early season systems are making big rain-makers. The really dangerous hurricanes usually hold off until August and September.
I will have the next afternoon map discussion video posted by 3:30 or so this afternoon. Then, I go on vacation for the rest of the week; Brian Peters will have the web covered with video updates and podcasts. John Oldshue, Bill Murray, and J.B. Elliott will be covering the various radio and TV shifts....
Be sure and scroll down and read my article on summer weather forecasting in Alabama. Tis the season!
http://www.jamesspann.com/
Remember this song by War from 1977?
"Ridin' 'round town with all the windows down
Eight track playin' all your fav'rite sounds
The rhythm of the bongos fill the park
The street musicians tryin' to get a start
'Cause it's summer
Summer time is here
Yes, it's summer
My time of year
Yes, it's summer
My time of year"
You don't hear too many songs these days refering to "eight tracks"!
Yep, summer is here. For most folks, summer is from Memorial Day to Labor Day. "Meteorological summer" is from June 1 through the end of August. In terms of astronomy, the summer solstice is at 7:26 a.m. on June 21.
TODAY/TOMORROW: Seems like the height field goes up, and temperatures aloft are a little warmer today and tomorrow, so afternoon storms will probably be pretty sparse. Temperatures head for the low 90s both days with lots of hazy sunshine.
THURSDAY/FRIDAY: A "c" front moves out way. Lets don't use the word "cold", but a nice front will bring an increase in the number of showers and storms by Thursday and Friday as an upper air trough forms over the eastern U.S. The latest computer guidance continues to push the front into deep South Alabama by Friday night.
WEEKEND: If the "c" front does indeed move to Brewton and Atmore, as suggested by the GFS, our weekend will be very nice. Lower humidity, cooler nights, and lots of sunshine with no afternoon storms. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s, early morning lows well down in the 60s.
The heat and humidity will slowly rise early next week, however.
WESTERN GULF: You can't ignore the ongoing convecction in the western Gulf this morning; some of the stations on the middle Texas coast are reporting winds gusting to almost 30 mph this morning, and surface pressures are lower over the western Gulf. Could this be tropical storm Alberto in the making? Lets keep an eye on it during the day and see what happens. Remember, early season systems are making big rain-makers. The really dangerous hurricanes usually hold off until August and September.
I will have the next afternoon map discussion video posted by 3:30 or so this afternoon. Then, I go on vacation for the rest of the week; Brian Peters will have the web covered with video updates and podcasts. John Oldshue, Bill Murray, and J.B. Elliott will be covering the various radio and TV shifts....
Be sure and scroll down and read my article on summer weather forecasting in Alabama. Tis the season!
on May 30, 2006, 6:00 am
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