louisianaboy444's WunderBlog

Hurricane Sandy Update: 5:00 PM EDT

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:34:00 GMT

As of 320 pm EDT Hurricane Sandy was located around 17.9N 76.7W and is currently lashing Jamaica with hurricane conditions. Max sustained winds were 80mph with a centralized pressure of 973mb. Sandy is moving towards the north at around 12 kts due to cross-equatorial forcing from the monsoonal trough below and a trough located across the central Atlantic. This trough is helping to cause upper level shear of 60-70kts to the northeast of Sandy helping to ventilate her...
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Synoptic/Tropical Weather Update: October 2nd 2012

Tue, 2 Oct 2012 23:11:00 GMT

Brief Tropical UpdateTropical Storm Nadine is still a churning in the Atlantic ocean. The numbers as of 5PM call it a tropical storm with 60mph winds. It is currently located at 34.4N 36.7W moving eastward. This means that the mid-latitude westerlies have finally captured this system and are bringing it to its demise. Invest 96LA strong tropical disturbance in the Central Atlantic located around 925 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands has garnered the attention of...
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My Back Story!

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:26:00 GMT

First and foremost, I would like to say that my love for weather has been fundamental in my life since the very beginning. My passion was not something I developed as a kid, but a passion I seemed to be born with. In this paper I will explain my theory about my purpose in this field. I will also discuss what I can do to make these dreams a reality. I will also discuss how ULM can help me reach my goals. I will also add a slight back story before covering the topics ...
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My Back Story!

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:24:00 GMT

Don moving towards Texas; Next up 91L/Emily

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:52:00 GMT

Thanks for reading this is my afternoon Tropical report.DonWell Don has behaved himself and has actually been more of a benefit then harm. A strong high pressure system located on the U.S. Southeast mainland is bringing brisky Northeastly shear to this system and thus has hampered it. This might strengthen a tad more before landfall but that now is starting to look doubtful. I am calling this a 50-55 mph storm hitting just south of Corpus Christi. Hopefully once it ...
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