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Hurricane Central / Re: Tropical Storm Katia

« on: August 30, 2011, 10:28:51 AM »

Also of note: Katia is the 7th named storm to form in August. Looking back at records, there are very few seasons - if any - that produced that many storms in August.

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General Discussion / Re: Announcing the Weather Network Stream!

« on: August 29, 2011, 01:55:01 PM »

After a long hiatus, we are back on the air. You can watch the stream from the widget in the first post of the thread. Featuring a national forecast, and streaming radar with warning audio when necessary.

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Hurricane Central / Hurricane Katia

« on: August 29, 2011, 08:07:17 AM »

New tropical depression formed this morning. Track and wind probabilities to follow shortly.

Track


Wind Probabilities

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Irene

« on: August 28, 2011, 10:47:27 PM »

Irene has become post-tropical and will no longer be followed by the National Hurricane Center. She will still cause gusty winds across parts of the Northeast through Monday, however.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Central 2011

« on: August 28, 2011, 08:06:45 PM »

That invest just shot up to near 100% chance of development. Katia should be here by tomorrow.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: August 28, 2011, 07:29:28 PM »

Well, college has already started here, and so far, things are fine. I'm thoroughly enjoying my classes, and have joined the university's weather broadcast team. We make our first forecast on Monday.

Labor Day wise, no big plans, sadly. Probably will go flying for a large chunk of the day.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Tropical Storm Jose

« on: August 28, 2011, 12:46:05 PM »

The remnants of TD 10 are marked as a separate invest well to the south and east, so I don't know where Jose came from.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Tropical Storm Jose

« on: August 28, 2011, 12:32:57 PM »

My question is: how on God's green earth did Jose form out of a system that NHC had consistently said had a near 0% chance of development? This storm doesn't deserve to be named at all, in my opinion.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Central 2011

« on: August 27, 2011, 08:31:17 PM »

New large wave just moved off of Africa. Looks like it has a decent chance of development over the next several days.

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The Game Room / Re: Ban the Person above you

« on: August 27, 2011, 05:22:40 PM »

Banned for not telling the other guy to visit the NHC's website if he wants new storm information.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Irene

« on: August 27, 2011, 05:08:29 PM »

Irene has weakened again as of the 5 PM advisory. Winds are 80 mph, as the hurricane continues its path to the NNE at about 13 mph. The NHC stated that in high-rise areas, wind speeds are increased by 20% upwards of 30 floors, and up to 30% or higher at 80-100 floors.

Assuming that Irene arrives in New York as expected (strong tropical storm), here are the wind speed forecasts by altitude.

Ground speed: 70 mph.
30 floors up: 84 mph.
80-100 floors: 91 mph or higher.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Irene

« on: August 26, 2011, 04:50:52 PM »

New York City is now officially under a hurricane warning.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Grand Forks Weather

« on: August 26, 2011, 01:32:25 PM »

Yikes! Forgot to update. So, this post will cover Thursday and Friday.

Current Conditions: August 26th, 12 PM CDT
The temperature is currently 79 degrees, with slightly strong winds out of the NNW. A few scattered clouds noted to the west. Sustained winds are about 15 mph. No precipitation was noted, although some scattered showers and weak thunderstorms were noted in Northwestern Minnesota in association with a cold front.

Forecast

• For the rest of today, temperatures should hold steady at around 80, with little, if any, cloud cover. By the evening hours, some more clouds should move it. Winds may be gusty today,  but should weaken by the evening. A low in the mid to upper 40s is likely.
• Isolated clouds possible tomorrow, with a small chance of thunderstorms during the evening. Winds light and variable, prevailing from the south later in the evening. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the mid 50s.
• A slightly elevated chance of showers and thunderstorms are possible Sunday afternoon, changing to variable cloud cover during the evening. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the south.
• For Monday, few clouds changing to partly cloudy skies in the late afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the mid 50s.
• Tuesday, increasing cloud cover during the morning hours. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the lower 50s.

Climate for August 24th, 2011.

Climatology

• The high on Wednesday was 82, 3 above the usual average. The record for the day is 100, reached in 1976.
  
• The low that evening was 58, 5 degrees above average. The record for the day is 39, set in 2008.
• No precipitation was recorded on Wednesday, which is a tenth of an inch below average for today. Month to the day, we had 3.04 inches, about 0.80 inches above average. For the year, we have had 15.57 inches, 0.98 inches above average.
• The highest wind speed recorded yesterday was out of the NW at 29 mph. The gust was 37 mph, out of the NW.

Climate for August 25th, 2011.

Climatology

• The high yesterday was 85, 6 above the usual average. The record for the day is 97, reached in 1953.
  
• The low last night was 50, 2 degrees below average. The record for the day is 37, set in 1950.
• No precipitation was recorded yesterday, which is a tenth of an inch below average for today. Month to date, we had 3.04 inches, about 0.70 inches above average. For the year, we have had 15.57 inches, 0.88 inches above average.
• The highest wind speed recorded yesterday was out of the S at 21 mph. The gust was 25 mph, out of the S.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: August 25, 2011, 12:02:43 AM »

Anybody else wondering what prompted Steve Jobs to resign from Apple?

http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/24/technology/steve_jobs_resigns/index.htm?cnn=yes&hpt=hp_c1

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Your Local Weather / Re: Grand Forks Weather

« on: August 24, 2011, 04:37:45 PM »

Climate for August 23rd, 2011.

Current Conditions
The temperature is currently 81 degrees, with gusty winds out of the NW. Sustained winds are about 20 mph. The Grand Forks airport has issued a no-fly for small aircraft due to measurable gusts to 35-40 mph. Very little cloud cover is noted. Grand Forks radar shows no precipitation across Eastern North Dakota/Northwestern Minnesota. The lows last night were in the mid to low 50s.

Forecast

• Tonight, mostly clear skies are anticipated. Low ranging from the low to mid 50s. Breezy conditions may still persist.
• Skies should be clear tomorrow afternoon, with a chance of thunderstorms in the early evening. Highs in the lower 80s and lows in the upper 50s. Breezy conditions still likely.
• Friday, partly cloudy skies and breezy conditions are likely. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the upper 40s.
• Saturday, partly cloudy skies are likely, and breezy conditions should diminish. Chance of rain showers in the late evening. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the upper 50s.
• Sunday, showers should persist into the late morning hours, before giving way to cloudy conditions. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the mid 50s.

Climatology

• The high yesterday was 92, 13 above the usual average. The record for today is 95, reached in 1948.
  
• The low last night was 64, 11 degrees above average. The record for today is 35, set in 1942.
• No precipitation was recorded today, which is a tenth of an inch below average for today. Month to day, we have 3.04 inches, about 0.90 inches above average. For the year, we have had 15.57 inches, 1.08 inches above average.
• The highest wind speed recorded yesterday was out of the NW at 22 mph. The gust was 26 mph, out of the NW.

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