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Super Sunday Surprise - Atlantic Spawns First Invest of the Year

Posted by: Levi32, 9:27 PM GMT on February 05, 2012

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Funso a big issue for Mozambique, in the midst of a very active tropical pattern for

Posted by: Levi32, 8:01 AM GMT on January 23, 2012

Visit my new home at http://www.tropicaltidbits.com/It's the offseason so I'm still a bit rusty at the video commentary right now, but bare with me.Tropical Cyclone Funso is making himself known as a big problem for Mozambique in eastern Africa. He stalled out for the last few days on the coastline, and has already dumped 12-18 inches of rain on portions of the country, with more still falling. The storm is now moving southeastward back out over the water, and will ...

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Funso raking Mozambique; A Preemptive Look at the Atlantic Hurricane Season

Posted by: Levi32, 11:36 PM GMT on January 22, 2012

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The tropics, a possible polar low, and North American winter musings

Posted by: Levi32, 12:50 AM GMT on January 10, 2012

Find me in my new home at http://www.tropicaltidbits.com/The global tropics are fairly quiet overall, with the only activity confined to the southern Indian Ocean, where the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Chanda are beginning to exit Madagascar, leaving much of the island drenched in over a foot of rain in some places. These remnants may get stuck north of a subtropical ridge and try to regenerate later, but for now they will cease to be an immediate threat after leav...

Updated: 1:05 AM GMT on January 10, 2012

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Notes on the upcoming stratospheric warming

Posted by: Levi32, 11:50 PM GMT on January 05, 2012

Find me in my new home at http://www.tropicaltidbits.com/The above video explores stratospheric warming events that have occurred since 1979 during El Nino and La Nina winters. We are likely facing a stratospheric warming event forecasted to develop during the rest of January, and it is already being proclaimed as the kick to the bucket that will allow cold to pour into the eastern United States. While the pattern may turn colder overall for the U.S., the video show...

Updated: 11:59 PM GMT on January 05, 2012

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NERRS NERRS METEOROLOGICAL SITE AT KACHEMAK Homer, AK
Elevation:	3 ft
Temperature:	35.0 °F
Dew Point:	29.0 °F
Humidity:	80%
Wind:	18.0 mph from the SSW
Wind Gust:	0.0 mph
Updated: 7:30 PM AKST on February 13, 2012 Station History

RAWS HOMER AK US Homer, AK
Elevation:	854 ft
Temperature:	29.0 °F
Dew Point:	29.0 °F
Humidity:	98%
Wind:	8.0 mph from the SW
Wind Gust:	19.0 mph
Updated: 7:54 PM AKST on February 13, 2012 Station History