The MIMIC Total Precipitable Water product (above) showed the westward movement of a surge of dry trade winds toward Hawai’i during the 28 June – 01 July 2016 period. This push of dry air was being driven by a large area of high pressure centered about 1200 miles northeast of the island chain. A very sharp gradient... Read More
The 2016 Atlantic Tropical Season’s third named storm has formed in the Gulf of Mexico just north of the Yucatan Peninsula; Colin became the earliest named “C” storm on record for that basin. MIMIC Total Precipitable Water values for the 72 hours ending at 2300 UTC on 5 June 2016, above, show the storm embedded within a deep band of tropical moisture... Read More
H/T to Brian McNoldy for sending this out on Twitter: #Miami‘s morning sounding observed 2.18″ of precipitable water, breaking the previous 17May 12Z record of 1.97″ pic.twitter.com/7Kh4Yokovc — Brian McNoldy (@BMcNoldy) May 17, 2016 Hourly images of the MIMIC Total Precipitable Water (TPW) product (below) revealed the northward transport of deep tropical moisture from the... Read More
A plot of the Advanced Dvorak Technique (ADT) hurricane intensity estimate (above) revealed that Indian Ocean Cyclone Fantala (19S) exhibited a period of rapid intensification on 15 April 2016, reaching Category 4 intensity with maximum sustained winds of 135 knots at 14 UTC.EUMETSAT Meteosat-7 Infrared Window (11.5 µm) images (below) showed the... Read More
