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A brief pattern change ahead

Greg Soulje — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:51:15 +0000

Hurricane Earl, currently packing maximum sustained winds of 125 mph, will approach the U.S. East Coast before turning toward the north and northeast. Earl will pass near, or just east of, North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Thursday night and will affect portions of coastal New England late Friday and early Saturday. Beach erosion will be a major concern along the middle and northern Atlantic Coast.

Meanwhile, a cold front will spark showers from the Great Lakes States to Texas.

During the weekend, cool air trailing the front will provide temporary relief from late-season heat in the Midwest and Northeast.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- to above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in California and the Northwest. Meanwhile, below-normal rainfall in the majority of the U.S. will contrast with wetter-than-normal conditions across the nation’s northern tier as far east as the Great Lakes region.

Cooler days ahead for the Heartland

Greg Soulje — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:55:59 +0000

A late-season heat wave will prevail for much of the week across the South, East, and Midwest. Toward week’s end, however, much cooler air will trail a cold front into the Midwest and Northeast, while hot weather will return to the West. The cold front will help determine the track of Hurricane Earl, which currently is centered about 140 miles east of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

On Thursday and Friday, Earl will pass very close to, or just east of, the middle and northern Atlantic Coast of the U.S.

Elsewhere, rainfall associated with the cold front could reach 1 to 3 inches, with locally higher totals, across the Plains and Midwest.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- to below-normal temperatures nationwide, except for warmer-than-normal weather in the Southeast. Meanwhile, near- to below-normal rainfall across the majority of the U.S. will contrast with wetter-than-normal conditions in the central Gulf Coast region and upper Great Lakes States.

Weather Hazards Outlook, Aug. 30 – Sept. 10

Greg Soulje — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:30:55 +0000

Here is a look at some of the potential or ongoing weather hazards and headlines ahead in the days to come:

Heavy rain for parts of southeast Louisiana and the north-central Gulf of Mexico Aug. 30-31.

Ongoing river flooding for a small portion of the middle Mississippi Valley.

Severe drought for southern Oregon, northern Arizona, portions of the upper Midwest, the lower Mississippi Valley and the mid-Atlantic region. Some relief is possible over the upper Midwest and northeast Arizona.

Weather Hazard Outlook Map

A very warm, still active pattern

Greg Soulje — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:46:45 +0000

A very warm weather pattern will persist nationwide into next week, except in the Northwest and along the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts. In the Northwest, markedly cooler air will arrive during the weekend.

Elsewhere, weekend highs may exceed 100 degrees as far north as the Dakotas, but extreme heat will not affect the Corn Belt.

Meanwhile, showers and thunderstorms will spread from the Midwest into the East. By early next week, a new batch of showers will develop from the upper Midwest into the Southwest.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- to above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in the Northwest and along the immediate Pacific Coast. Meanwhile, near- to above-normal rainfall across much of the U.S. will contrast with drier-than-normal conditions from the Tennessee Valley into the Northeast.

An active hurricane season ahead

Greg Soulje — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:32:38 +0000

An “active to extremely active” hurricane season is expected for the Atlantic Basin this year according to the seasonal outlook issued by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center – a division of the National Weather Service. As with every hurricane season, this outlook underscores the importance of having a hurricane preparedness plan in place.

The outlook ranges exceed the seasonal average of 11 named storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes.

Updated Hurricane Outlook
National Hurricane Center