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Monthly Archives: July 2017
Layer PW product for flooding on 27 July 2017
The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. Users bear all responsibility for inspecting the data prior to use and for the manner in which the data are utilized. During the overnight hours … Continue reading
Posted in GOES R, Heavy Rain and Flooding Issues, Hydrology, POES
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Gap flow in the Strait of Juan de Fuca
The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. Users bear all responsibility for inspecting the data prior to use and for the manner in which the data are utilized. On the morning of … Continue reading
Posted in Ceilings, Fog, Visibility
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Tropical Activity in the East Pacific
It is that time of year again! The time of year where tropical storms, hurricanes initiate and permeate through the Atlantic and the East Pacific Oceans. Currently, a few to note are tropical depression Greg, Tropical Storm Irwin and Hurricane … Continue reading
Posted in MODIS, NWP Models (NCEP), POES, Satellites, Tropical Cyclones
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California (Alamo Fire)
The state of California had sufficient moisture over the winter where the Sierra Nevada Mountains tabulated record amounts of snowfall. However, as we have transitioned into the summer months of 2017, fires have been initiated in the southern and southwestern parts … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
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Onset of southwest monsoon as depicted by the CIRA advected LPW product
Between the first and second week of July, moisture associated with the southwest monsoon surged into the Mojave dessert. Prior to the arrival of this airmass, very hot temperatures and low dewpoint temperatures existed throughout the southwest. After the arrival … Continue reading
Posted in Monsoon
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