Happy Labor Day...
I will post one map discussion video later today.... should be sometime around mid-afternoon. I know most folks are away from the computer today, but I am glad you are up with us and reading the blog.
Interesting dewpoint gradient across the state this morning; the dewpoint in Tuscaloosa is 62, but if you go over to the eastern side of the state Anniston's dewpoint is 73. Guess we might see a few widely scattered afternoon showers today in the moist air over East Alabama, but there is little dynamic forcing and most places will remain dry. Highs should be in the 87 to 90 degree range, about where we should be this time of the year.
A fairly deep upper trough will sweep across the Deep South tonight and tomorrow, and could trigger a few showers, but the moisture is not very deep and a big rain event looks unlikely. Then, we will be in dry air Wednesday through Friday with lots of sun and no rain. The weekend ahead looks dry as well. Highs in the 2 to 7 day range should be in the 84 to 88 degree range.
TD6: Tropical depression six is out in the Atlantic, and could become tropical storm Florence at some point. It will be fighting dry air in the low levels, and hostile winds aloft at times, so like the systems we have seen this year it might take some time to really get its act together. The GFS (06Z run) keeps this one out to sea, recurving it well before reaching the U.S. Atlantic coast. There is some chance this could be wrong, but the pattern sure favors it. One way or another it will not be a Gulf of Mexico storm.
There is another decent wave in the eastern Atlantic we will watch as well.
I will be working a regular TV shift today, so I will have a "full length" afternoon post along with the map discussion video later today. I hope you get to stay home and relax!
I will post one map discussion video later today.... should be sometime around mid-afternoon. I know most folks are away from the computer today, but I am glad you are up with us and reading the blog.
Interesting dewpoint gradient across the state this morning; the dewpoint in Tuscaloosa is 62, but if you go over to the eastern side of the state Anniston's dewpoint is 73. Guess we might see a few widely scattered afternoon showers today in the moist air over East Alabama, but there is little dynamic forcing and most places will remain dry. Highs should be in the 87 to 90 degree range, about where we should be this time of the year.
A fairly deep upper trough will sweep across the Deep South tonight and tomorrow, and could trigger a few showers, but the moisture is not very deep and a big rain event looks unlikely. Then, we will be in dry air Wednesday through Friday with lots of sun and no rain. The weekend ahead looks dry as well. Highs in the 2 to 7 day range should be in the 84 to 88 degree range.
TD6: Tropical depression six is out in the Atlantic, and could become tropical storm Florence at some point. It will be fighting dry air in the low levels, and hostile winds aloft at times, so like the systems we have seen this year it might take some time to really get its act together. The GFS (06Z run) keeps this one out to sea, recurving it well before reaching the U.S. Atlantic coast. There is some chance this could be wrong, but the pattern sure favors it. One way or another it will not be a Gulf of Mexico storm.
There is another decent wave in the eastern Atlantic we will watch as well.
I will be working a regular TV shift today, so I will have a "full length" afternoon post along with the map discussion video later today. I hope you get to stay home and relax!
on September 4, 2006, 6:31 am
Its only 725am, and already this is becoming a busy day here in the police communications department in Birmingham. Sure would be nice if everyone could get along today and all the crooks would take a holiday.
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