The Thursday morning map discussion video is on the web, and also available on iTunes:
http://www.jamesspann.com/
The video is now being produced in the QuickTime video format. Thanks for being patient as we continue to experiment with formats, file sizes, etc. I know that for most of you the video did not play immediately in recent days; the "fast start" should be enabled on today's video, meaning it should play within a few seconds of choosing it within your browser.
One thing I have learned, Internet Explorer does NOT support "fast start" in Quicktime, meaning you have to wait a minute for the entire file to download. Firefox and all other browers do support fast start, and you should see the video immediately. Another good reason to dump IE for Firefox.
Also, I am aware that some of you are not able to play the video in the "full screen" mode; let me see how we can work around this.
NEW DAY, OLD FORECAST: Not much has changed this morning. Tropical air covers Alabama, with dewpoints generally in the low 70s statewide. No significant trigger for showers and storms today; and the deepest moisture from the old Texas Gulf coast disturbance remains to the west. So, showers and storms this afternoon should be widely scattered, and most spots should rise into the low 90s. Might even see some mid 90s over West Alabama.
TOMORROW/SATURDAY: The GFS looks pretty wet, but the NAM is much drier. The correct solution is probably somewhere in the middle. Seems like heights will be a little lower, and moisture a little deeper, so these two days might offer the best coverage of scattered showers and storms.
SUNDAY AND BEYOND: The GFS keeps a pretty good moisture pool over Alabama, but upper ridging will be in force as well. So, we will use the typical summer formula for now with temperatures near normal for mid-summer.
TROPICS: Not much happening out there for now; a wave is moving through the northeast Caribbean with no sign of development.
A busy day is ahead; I am doing a weather program this morning at Homewood Middle School at 9:00, and then have a series of meetings. But, the afternoon video should be posted close to schedule, around 3:30 this afternoon. My associate J.B. Elliott, the great Alabama weather legend, will be on watch today with blog duty in case something cranks up!
http://www.jamesspann.com/
The video is now being produced in the QuickTime video format. Thanks for being patient as we continue to experiment with formats, file sizes, etc. I know that for most of you the video did not play immediately in recent days; the "fast start" should be enabled on today's video, meaning it should play within a few seconds of choosing it within your browser.
One thing I have learned, Internet Explorer does NOT support "fast start" in Quicktime, meaning you have to wait a minute for the entire file to download. Firefox and all other browers do support fast start, and you should see the video immediately. Another good reason to dump IE for Firefox.
Also, I am aware that some of you are not able to play the video in the "full screen" mode; let me see how we can work around this.
NEW DAY, OLD FORECAST: Not much has changed this morning. Tropical air covers Alabama, with dewpoints generally in the low 70s statewide. No significant trigger for showers and storms today; and the deepest moisture from the old Texas Gulf coast disturbance remains to the west. So, showers and storms this afternoon should be widely scattered, and most spots should rise into the low 90s. Might even see some mid 90s over West Alabama.
TOMORROW/SATURDAY: The GFS looks pretty wet, but the NAM is much drier. The correct solution is probably somewhere in the middle. Seems like heights will be a little lower, and moisture a little deeper, so these two days might offer the best coverage of scattered showers and storms.
SUNDAY AND BEYOND: The GFS keeps a pretty good moisture pool over Alabama, but upper ridging will be in force as well. So, we will use the typical summer formula for now with temperatures near normal for mid-summer.
TROPICS: Not much happening out there for now; a wave is moving through the northeast Caribbean with no sign of development.
A busy day is ahead; I am doing a weather program this morning at Homewood Middle School at 9:00, and then have a series of meetings. But, the afternoon video should be posted close to schedule, around 3:30 this afternoon. My associate J.B. Elliott, the great Alabama weather legend, will be on watch today with blog duty in case something cranks up!
on July 27, 2006, 6:52 am
The map-discussion video looks great in iTunes. I've played the new map discussions in iTunes on both PC and Mac, and in both environments, the video plays well.
Keep up the great work!
-Jeff
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