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!!!

Our hosts: Klaus Sandy Ivar Wren Louise Fishing Guy

Thanks, also,to Dot and Tom, who were instrumental in the success of this blogging event. You should definitely come fly with us!
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