A QuickTime animation of GOES-11 visible channel images (above) revealed multiple plumes of glacial sediment blowing offshore along the coast of Alaska on 06 November 2006. Strong chinook winds in the glacial valleys were lofting dust and carrying it out over the adjacent Gulf of Alaska. This phenomenon had... Read More
Two interesting semi-linear cloud features were apparent in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands on 06 November: (1) a cloud line to the lee of the Big Island of Hawaii, due to easterly “trade winds” within the marine boundary layer converging after flowing around... Read More
What appeared to be a rather unusual example of a subtropical cyclone was evident over the northern East Pacific Ocean on 01 November (AWIPS surface analysis + buoys) — however, this compact cyclone was likely associated with a deep cold-core cutoff... Read More
The large (40,000 acre or 63 square mile)Â “Esperanza wildfire” started during the early morning hours on 26 October 2006 in a portion of the San Bernardino National Forest near Banning, California (west of Palm Springs);... Read More
