LRandyB's Tropical Weather Discussion

Tropical Weather Update - Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:51:00 GMT

The tropics in the Atlantic at least are relatively quiet still this week with no significant tropical systems or waves present at the moment. We are watching Tropical Storm Andres off the west coast of Mexico, which is bringing heavy rains and flooding from Acapulco to Manzanillo. This systems is currently forecast to move NW off the coast of Mexico and head out into cooler waters. The weather news for the Gulf and SE US this week is the heat that has anchored its...
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Tropical Weather Update - Saturday, June 13th, 2009

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:16:00 GMT

Hi weather fans!!! There really isn't a lot to talk about in the tropics right now, but it's been a while since my last update, and I really need to get into the routine of giving you the rundown on the tropics for the Hurricane Season. A quick disclaimer for the folks new to my discussions... Much to the disappointment of some, I don't make forecasts. There are many people with a lot more information and education than I have who spend their days pouring over all t...
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Hurricane Hunters

Wed, 20 May 2009 01:12:00 GMT

Hi folks! I know it's been a long time since I've blogged! It's time to get back into the flow of things for a variety of reasons.First, hurricane season ALMOST got an early start as the National Hurricane Center began watching invest 90L off the north coast of Cuba. While they never issued tasking for recon flights, they did put us on alert for possible flights. But 90L faded away, and we never had to fly it. Second, the 53rd WRS "Hurricane Hunters" made a bit of h...
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North to Alaska

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:35:00 GMT

It's that time of year! Every year in the Jan-Feb time frame the Hurricane Hunters head to the Pacific to fly winter storms between Alaska and Hawaii. We call it the Winter Storm Deployment. We alternate every year with NOAA between Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage, AK and Hickam AFB in Honolulu, Hawaii. On the even years we are in Hawaii and on the odd years we are in Alaska. Well this being an odd year, we're in Alaska. Weather in the Anchorage area has been snowy all t...
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Winter Is here!

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:13:00 GMT

I know.. a couple of weeks late! The 2009 Tropical Season is expected to be a fairly active one. We'll see! In the meantime, it's winter and it's moving in with a vengeance here in the deep south. The coldest air of the year is expected over the next 24-48 hours as one arctic airmass after another pushes southeast in the SE US. Hard freeze warnings are up all along the northern Gulf Coast. So make sure you protect pets and plants for the next few nights as temps are...
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