Stagnation around American Samoa
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MIMIC Total Precipitable Water (TPW) fields, above, from 0000 UTC on 14 April through 1200 UTC on 17 April show a stagnation in flow in/around the Samoan Islands, starting around 0600 UTC on 16 April. This occurs as a storm develops northwest of New Zealand and a strong push of dryer air moves Equatorward to... Read More