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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 15, 2011, 08:16:56 AM »

A clear crisp morning in the Magic City. It is 35 with clear skies and temperatures will trend around average with highs inteh low to mid 50 and lows in the 30s for this weekend. Winds have calmed down as it was breezy yesterday and overcast. It will remain partly sunny today and tomorrow as we head for cooler temperatures to start the week.
 
 Conditions at Minot
 
 CLEAR
  TEMP 35 WIND CHILL 29
  RELATIVE HUMIDITY 89% DEW POINT 32
  PRESSURE 29.91 IN STEADY
  WIND WSW  8 MPH
  VISIBILITY 10 MI
  UV INDEX 2
  PRECIP 0.0 IN
 SNOW 0.0 IN
 
 The NWS forecast:
 
 Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. West wind between 6 and 9 mph.
 
 Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind between 7 and 14 mph.
 
 Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west wind between 14 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
 
 Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind between 7 and 11 mph.
 
 Monday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind between 9 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
 
 Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. 
 
 Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. 
 
 Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. 
 
 Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 53. 
 
 Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. 
 
 Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. 
 
 Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. 
 
 Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. 
 
 THE ALMANAC:
 
 Normal Hi:  56
 Normal Lo: 35
 
 Record Hi 83 set in 1953
 Record Lo 16 set in 1966
 
 Sunrise 804 AM
 Sunset  657 PM. Length of the day is 10 h 53 min. Length of day tomorrow 10 h 49 min
 
 Normal October Precipitation: 1.2 in
 Oct Precip - 0.95 in - 79% of normal

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 14, 2011, 10:00:59 AM »

Overcast and breezy skies will prevail in the morning and then it will become sunny. Highs today are going to be in the mid 50s. Temperatures will remain around average for the weekend with a cool start to the next week as it will around 35 on Monday morning.

Growing seasons statement from NWS for Bismarck, ND

Growing Season Coming To An End
 OCTOBER 15TH MARKS THE AVERAGE DATE OF A KILLING FREEZE ACROSS
 WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SOME LOCATIONS HAVE NOT YET
 RECEIVED A KILLING FREEZE. HOWEVER...NORMAL MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES
 CONTINUE TO APPROACH FREEZING AND WE ARE COMING TO THE END OF THE
 LOCAL GROWING SEASON. CONSEQUENTLY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
 OFFICE IN BISMARCK WILL NO LONGER ISSUE FROST ADVISORIES...FREEZE
 WATCHES...OR FREEZE WARNINGS THIS FALL. THIS SERVICE WILL RESUME
 NEXT SPRING AT THE START OF THE LOCAL GROWING SEASON.

It makes sense that NWS no longer issue freeze watches/warnings because we are going to plunge into the deep freeze before too long. My personal forecast still calls for six snowstorms this winter, each dumping at least 6 inches of snow in Minot. This forecast will be revised as we progress through the winter season.

RECORD DAILY RAINFALL STATEMENT

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Minot ND...

 a record rainfall of 0.06 inch(es) was set at Minot ND yesterday.
This breaks the old record of 0.05 set in 1951.

CONDITIONS AT MINOT

PARTLY CLOUDY
 TEMP 45 WIND CHILL 37
 RELATIVE HUMIDITY 87% DEW POINT 41
 PRESSURE 29.87 IN RISING
 WIND WNW  17 MPH
 VISIBILITY 9 MI
 UV INDEX 3
 PRECIP 0.06 IN
SNOW 0.0 IN

THE NWS FORECAST:

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. West wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind between 7 and 11 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind between 6 and 8 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 8 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 53. West wind between 8 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. 

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. 

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. 

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 50. 

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. 

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 55. 

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. 

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. 

THE ALMANAC
Normal Hi: 56
Normal Lo: 35

Record Hi 83 set in 1988
Record Lo 20 set in 2006

Sunrise 803 AM
Sunset  659 PM. Length of the day is 10 h 56 min. Length of day tomorrow 10 h 53 min

Normal October Precipitation: 1.2 in
Oct Precip - 0.95 in - 79% of normal

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 13, 2011, 08:15:21 AM »

The weather roundup: A chance of rain remains in the forecast today with highs reaching around 60. It is another cool morning here in the City. It 40 at last hour with clear skies. A slight warm front will occupy the area bringing with some unstable conditions and a chance of a t-storm. It will tonight into the mid 30s. For the weekend there will be another chance of rain on Saturday with clear conditions expected for Sunday. Temperatures will remain seasonable with highs in the low to mid 50s and lows in the mid 30s. A chance of rain returns to start the workweek on Monday.

CONDITIONS AT MINOT
PARTLY CLOUDY
 TEMP 40 WIND CHILL 39
 RELATIVE HUMIDITY 94% DEW POINT 39
 PRESSURE 29.78 IN STEADY
 WIND WSW  3 MPH
 VISIBILITY 9 MI
 UV INDEX 3
 PRECIP 0.0 IN
SNOW 0.0 IN

Another Hazardous Weather Statement from NWS:

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 408 AM CDT THU OCT 13 2011 NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-034>037-046>048-050-051-141100- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 408 AM CDT THU OCT 13 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.


The NWS forecast:

Today: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. West wind 6 to 9 mph increasing to between 15 and 18 mph. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. 

Tonight: A slight chance of showers. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind between 14 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. 

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind between 3 and 9 mph. 

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind around 6 mph. 

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.  

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 54.  

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.  

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.  

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.  

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.  

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.  

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 56.  

The Almanac:

 Normal Hi: 57
Normal Lo: 35

Record Hi 85 set in 1958
Record Lo 20 set in 1979

Sunrise 801 AM
Sunset 701 PM. Length of the day is 11 h 0 min. Length of day tomorrow 10 h 55 min

Normal October Precipitation: 1.2 in 
Oct Precip - 0.89 in - 71% of normal 

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 12, 2011, 12:34:44 PM »

The NWS forecast:

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a northwest wind between 17 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a northwest wind 8 to 11 mph increasing to between 17 and 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 12, 2011, 09:28:33 AM »

It is an overcast day on this the 12th of October. In Minot it is 49 with mostly cloudy skies. The low is running much above average for day as the normal is 35. I will call for partly cloudy skies with a less than 20% chance of rain showers or tstorm for the area today. It will remain variably cloudy through the rest of the week. The extended forecast shows a chance for rain next week with readings around normal - highs in the upper 40's to low 50s and lows in the mid to upper 30's. Frost might be on deck at some point during the next 10 days.

Here is a Hazard Statement from the NWS:

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 757 AM CDT WED OCT 12 2011 NDZ001>005-009>013-131300- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE- 757 AM CDT WED OCT 12 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

CONDITIONS AT MINOT
PARTLY CLOUDY
 TEMP 49
 RELATIVE HUMIDITY 81% DEW POINT 44
 PRESSURE 29.66 IN STEADY
 WIND WSW  3 MPH
 VISIBILITY 10 MI
 UV INDEX 2
 PRECIP 0.0 IN
SNOW 0.0 IN

The NWS forecast:

Today: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind between 11 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind between 8 and 11 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 58. West wind between 7 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind between 11 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

The Almanac:

THE ALMANAC
Normal Hi: 57
Normal Lo: 35

Record Hi 81 set in 1956
Record Lo 18 set in 1959

Sunrise 800 AM
Sunset 703 PM. Length of the day is 11 h 3 min. Length of day tomorrow 10 h 59 min

Normal October Precipitation: 1.2 in
Oct Precip - 0.89 in - 71% of normal

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 11, 2011, 10:50:35 AM »

Here is a record High weather statement, from 10/5/11, from The National Weather Service:

SXUS73 KBIS 060025 RERBIS RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 0718 PM CDT WED OCT 05 2011 $$ ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MINOT ND... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 87 DEGREES WAS SET AT MINOT ND TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 85 SET IN 1920. ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT WILLISTON ND... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 86 DEGREES WAS SET AT WILLISTON ND TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 86 SET IN 1920. $$ JJT

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 11, 2011, 10:46:10 AM »

It was a rainy washout day yesterday in Minot. between .65 and . 80 inch fell in the area and temperatures held constant in the low 50's. Today is the 11th day of October, and it is another cool day here in the Magic City. It is partly sunny outside and 46 degrees. High pressure will be the story of the day as we expect the highs to be in the mid to upper 60's today, trending 10 degrees above average still. Sunny conditions will prevail throughout the rest of the week with a chance of rain by Saturday.

CONDITIONS AT MINOT
 
MOSTLY SUNNY
 TEMP 46
 RELATIVE HUMIDITY 90% DEW POINT 43
 PRESSURE 29.64 IN STEADY
 WIND S   7 MPH
 VISIBILITY 10 MI
 UV INDEX 3
 PRECIP 0.65 IN (yesterday)
SNOW 0.0 IN


The NWS forecast:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind between 8 and 11 mph.

Tonight: Isolated showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind between 9 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind between 10 and 13 mph.

THE ALMANAC
Normal Hi: 58
Normal Lo: 36

Record Hi 81 set in 1995
Record Lo 15 set in 1959

Sunrise 759 AM
Sunset 705 PM. Length of the day is 11 h 6 min. Length of day tomorrow 11 h 3 min

Normal October Precipitation: 1.2 in
Oct Precip - 0.89 in - 71% of normal

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 10, 2011, 11:23:45 AM »

Coming to you from Minot in this rainy 10th day of October. It is 48 degrees with light rain and foggy conditions. The forecast calls for rain to continue through today then becoming cloudy. Skies will clear overnight as reading will hold constant in the low 50s. After a clear day expected for Tuesday, a chance of rain returns on Wednesday with overcast conditions for Thursday and clearing up once again for Friday. Temperatures will remain around average for the rest of this week.
 
 Conditions at Minot
 
 LIGHT RAIN WITH FOG
 TEMP 48
 RELATIVE HUMIDITY 96% DEW POINT 47
 PRESSURE 29.76 IN STEADY
 WIND SW 5 MPH
 VISIBILITY 10 MI
 UV INDEX 0
 PRECIP 0.15 IN
 
 The NWS forecast:

Columbus Day: Showers.  High near 56. Southwest wind between 3 and 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind between 3 and 6 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind between 5 and 9 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind between 3 and 8 mph.

Almanac:

Normal Hi: 58
Normal Lo: 36

Record Hi 85 set in 1955
Record Lo 15 set in 1987

Sunrise 757 AM
Sunset 707 PM. Length of the day is 11 h 10 min. Length of day tomorrow 11 h 6 min

Normal October Precipitation: 1.2 in
Oct Precip - 0.24 in - 20% of normal (as of 10 AM CDT)

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 09, 2011, 10:44:02 AM »

It is noticeably cooler here in the Magic City. It is going into the middle part of October, and I suppose from here on out it will bet progressive colder as we eventually head into the deep freeze. It will remain partly cloudy for today with highs in the mid 50s. The winds have calmed down for the most part as It has been quite breezy the previous 48 hours or so. There will a greater chance of rain tonight and tomorrow as another front sweeps through keeping the temperatures around average. The 10 day forecast also shows near normal temperatures with another chance of rain for next week.

Currently in Minot:

38 degrees, with mostly cloudy skies
RH: 99%
Dew Point: 37
Wind: SW 6 MPH
Pressure 30.27 in rising
Windchill: 38
Visibility: 10 mi
UV index: 0
Precip: 0.0 in


The NWS forecast:


Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. East wind between 5 and 8 mph.

Tonight: Showers. Low around 44. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Columbus Day: Showers.  High near 53. Calm wind becoming northwest between 8 and 11 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind between 5 and 8 mph.


Almanac:

Normal Hi: 59
Normal Lo: 37

Record Hi 86 set in 2003
Record Lo 13 set in 1985

Sunrise 756 AM
Sunset 719 PM. Length of the day is 11 h 13 min. Length of day tomorrow 11 h 9 min

Normal October Precipitation: 1.2 in
Oct Precip - 0.09 in - 7.5% of normal

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 07, 2011, 08:10:27 AM »

It is breezy once again here in Minot. Northern counties including Bottineau and McHenry are under reg flag warning, and most of the rest of the state is under high wind watches for today. Winds yesterday were almost tropical depression like and the trend will continue through Saturday.



Currently in Minot:

Mostly Cloudy and 62
Pressure 29.90 in    Visibility 10.0 miles
RH: 85%
Wind SE 20 MPH
DP: 54
 
 The NWS forecast


Today: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 17 mph increasing to between 26 and 29 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a west wind between 20 and 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west wind between 18 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind between 3 and 11 mph.

Almanac:

Normal Hi: 60
Normal Lo: 37

Record Hi 85 set in 2003
Record Lo 17 set in 1976

Sunrise 752 AM
Sunset 712 PM. Length of the day is 11 h 20 min Length of day tomorrow 11 h 17 min

Normal October Precipitation: 1.2 in
Oct Precip - 0.09 in - 7.5% of normal

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Your Local Weather / Re: Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 06, 2011, 09:43:46 AM »

It is an partly cloudy and rather breezy morning once again in Minot. Parts of Central ND are under a high wind watch and  about 3/4 of the state (also for most of MN and SD), excluding Minot and NW ND are under another Red Flag warning for High winds and low humidity. A Red flag warning means a potential for wildfires due to extremely dry vegetation combined with abnormally warm temperatures and sustained winds of at least 30 MPH. Currently it is 64 degrees with partly cloudy and windy conditions. As a cold front sweeps through, which is providing the Mountains with locally heave snowfall there will be a chance for scattered showers and maybe a tstorm for today. Highs will be still be above average but not 25-30 degrees above normal. Lows are still trending much above avg. The chance for precipitation will stick with us throughout the weekend as cooler temperatures (55-65 for high) will be on tap for next week.

Low for today: 65 (departure +27)
Forecast high: 77 (departure +17)
Wind SE 15 MPH holding steady

Almanac:

Normal HI: 61
Normal Lo: 38

Record Hi 85 set in 2004
Record Lo 17 set in 1954

Sunrise 751 AM
Sunset 715 PM. Length of the day is 11 h 24 min Length of day tomorrow 11 h 20 min

Normal October Precipitation: 1.2 in
Oct Precip - 0.0 in - 0% of normal

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Your Local Weather / Minot, ND Weather

« on: October 05, 2011, 11:45:03 AM »

Since I recently from from Central Ohio to the Magic City, and I have been posting some weather commentary on Facebook, I think I will move the commentary posting to here. I will start with a basic forecast, then add more info as I develop my routine:

Currently:

71 degrees, with sunny skies, SSE wind at 17 mi hr gusts to 21. Red flag warnings for Southern ND for much above average temperatures and Relative humidities under 30%. It will remain sunny with near record highs in the mid 80s.

A  front will pass through the area bringing a chance of rain and a tstorm. We should expect seasonable temperatures to return for next week.

Day length today: 11 h 26 min
Day length tomorrow 11 h 23 min

Average high for today is 61 - forecast is 85 (24 above avg), The Average low is 38 (low was 54, plus 16 on the avg)
The record high for today is 84 set in 1949. The record low is 24 in 2000.

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Local Forecast / Re: What lf songs do you wish to have?

« on: October 05, 2011, 10:41:23 AM »

TWC Satellite Local Forecast from July 2004 Overnight #9

"Beautiful Weather" by Bobby Love

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General Discussion / Re: Recent music purchases

« on: October 05, 2011, 10:08:51 AM »

CD's:

Ryan Farish - Upon A Dream (not his best album, IMO - The LF tracks are good)

Network Music - Relaxation (formerly vol 132)
Network Music - Dancin Heat (formerly vol 83)
Network Music - Classic Paino II (formerly vol 84)
Network Music - Hi Tech Design ( formerly vol 86)
Network Music - Weekend Getaway (formerly vol 88)
Network Music - Inspirational Spirit (formerly vol 94)
Network Music - Sentimental Soundtrack (formerly vol 74)

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General Discussion / Re: What are you listening to?

« on: October 04, 2011, 10:26:05 PM »

Ken Gregory - Boddentown
Steve Kindler - Little Fuji
Kim Waters - Come To Me
Mike Metheny - Tata For Now
Victoria's Song - Ozzie Ahlers
Ozric Tentacles - Chewier
Moby - Flying Foxes
Ken Gregory - HWMSB
Wilton Felder - Asian Flower
B.D. Lenz - H Town