All this pressure....

SKY WATCH FRIDAY time! Welcome all sky fans!!! I might not have time to respond to you, but I will try my best to visit!!!

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I took that shot as I was leaving work last Thursday. It begged me to capture it in B & W, and being a fan, I decided to oblige. The towers were amazing that evening, but nothing ever came of them in my neck of the woods. Are we surprised??? I think not.

I guess the big weather story today is the weather in the northeast. I've spoken about the off shore low pressure system that was being held captive there by a high pressure system in the northeast. Well, as the low pressure system, which dumped buckets of rain on the Carolinas and Virginia, moved northward to actually interact with the high pressure system, it generated winds as the pressure gradient was fueled. Basically, wind moves around a high pressure system in a clockwise motion, and wind moves around a low pressure system in a counter-clockwise motion. When the high and low pressure systems are squeezed together, it creates almost a wind tunnel effect with the strongest winds being where the winds of the two systems merge. You can see that area here on the current surface map. New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia... that whole area should expect some powerful wind, rip currents and some rain as the day wears on.

Onto Hurricane Fred, it's the only story in the Atlantic right now, with a name you will most likely not recollect next year, along with the other 5 named storms this year. How about this... anyone remember Ana? See, already forgotten. Hurricane Fred is still churning up the Atlantic, not too far from the Cape Verde Islands. He did ramp up intensity yesterday, only to return back to category 2 strength. He doesn't present well on satellite imagery, having lost his beautiful symmetry... he is definitely a top heavy storm. Poor guy. He is not a threat to land, as he should be downgraded by Tuesday. Of course, I wonder if the remnants stand a chance. He could become "the-come-back-Fred". Stay tuned.

Have a stupendous day!
~Dewdrop

09-09-09...

Well, well, if it isn't the calendrical anomaly representing the last set of repeating, single-digit dates that we'll have for almost another century on January 1, 2101, or unless you want to get technical, nearly a millennium, when it occurs on January 1, 3001. I don't think we'll be around for that one... Considering, that the first would put me over 120, I don't think it's likely that I will see another date like this one again. Happy 09-09-09!!! Now, I don't really think it's "good luck" or "bad luck", though those things are up for debate. I just think it's really cool.

Moving on to weather... the non-tropical low off the coast of the Carolinas and Virginia is pretty much at a stand-still, with the firm high pressure taking hold to its north, flooding from this low pressure system is now the main concern. Already roads and homes are taking in water. Way out in the Atlantic, not too far off the coast of Africa, we see now rapidly intensifying category 2, Hurricane Fred, destined to be a fish, but presenting himself beautifully on satellite (clicking on the image will link you to a looping image of Hurricane Fred. Yes, Hurricane Fred, now only the second hurricane of the Atlantic basin 2009 hurricane season, is expected to become a major hurricane, but is not expected to pose a threat to land as he shoots northward and out to sea.I expect the 11AM update to present a major hurricane, as he is quite impressive on satellite.

A parting memory...

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Have a wondermous day!
~Dewdrop