 A few weeks ago, I posted an article about vertical atmospheric mixing. The article focused on a single day (Oct. 10, 2016) in Portland, ME. In the article, I looked at both the variability of winds during a 24-hour period (day versus night) and also examined atmospheric soundings. Today, I’d like to address a multi-day wind event in Florida, keying specifically on where I live, Naples (southwest coast)… To read the full story, click here - http://www.weatherworks.com/lifelong-learning-blog/?p=1059
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Southerly Flow May Impact Game 1 of the MLB NLCS! (credit: Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz)10/15/2016  DISCUSSION: As Game 1 of the National League Championship Series is played this evening between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field, weather may have an impact on the outcome. As a result of a mature low pressure system slowly moving eastward across parts of Central Canada, an associated cold front is slowly moving eastward across the Central United States. As a result of this cold front's position, there is decent southerly flow of 10 to 15 kts in the vicinity of the Chicago metropolitan area (with stronger winds aloft). The presence of this southerly flow may have an impact on some deeper fly balls hit sufficiently high by way of them carrying further out to left, left-center, or center field (depending on what direction specific fly balls are hit by Cubs or Dodgers batters). The reason for this factor is due to the fact that home plate is oriented on the south side of the field; while the outfield is oriented in a northerly-to-northeasterly direction which is conducive for fly balls carrying deeper than usual in the outfield.
Within the graphic above (courtesy of www.weather.rap.ucar.edu), you will denote the red-circled region with the star icon (which represents the approximate location of Wrigley Field located in Chicago, Illinois). Hence, in and around the star (representing the approximate position of Wrigley Field) you can denote the aforementioned southerly flow which may support the presence of fly balls which may carry more than average during the game this evening. Should be interesting to see how these windier conditions affect the outcome of the game and possibly the series as it progresses. To learn more about other interest weather content pertaining to various topics in applied meteorology, be sure to click here! ©2017 Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz  Most of us have seen what happens when a pot of water, sitting on a heated stove top, starts to boil. This process also happens in many atmospheric and oceanic settings, although not as quickly and not as visible. For the purposes of this article, I’ll concentrate on daytime heating of the ground… To read the full story, click here - http://www.weatherworks.com/lifelong-learning-blog/?p=1036
To learn more about how to read/interpret various maps and charts used by meteorologists, be sure to click here! ©2016 H. Michael Mogil Hurricane Hunter Radar View of Matthew! (credit: NOAA43 Hurricane Hunter Reconnaissance Aircraft)10/2/2016  DISCUSSION: As of much earlier this morning, one of NOAA's Hurricane Hunter reconnaissance aircraft was on a mission as it flew through the heart of Hurricane Matthew. As shown in the image below, they had a gorgeous view of the core circulation of Hurricane Matthew as shown in the image above (i.e., by way of the on-board radar technology which allowed them to get a "first-row seat" in looking at this structurally-sound tropical cyclone. Note how you can see the crystal-clear eye near the center of their on-board radar display which was also evident on real-time satellite imagery earlier today. As clear as the eye was and still is in association with Hurricane Matthew, this is very common of intense hurricanes (i.e., hurricanes of Category 3 or higher).
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