August 27th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
8:09 AM
Tropical Storm Danny continues to strengthen this morning with convection developing around the new low level center of circulation. This is a VERY important development in the formation of Danny and future track of Danny. Tropical Storm Danny has reformed further to the north and is moving northwest at 10 mph.
For one, I think [...]
August 26th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
8:15 AM
The events that unfold today to the north of the Caribbean Islands will be key to the forecast going forward. This morning the tropical disturbance clearly has a developed circulation at the mid levels and may have finally established a circulation at the surface. Consider the development of this disturbance like a drill digging [...]
August 26th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
4:45 AM
All eyes are on a tropical disturbance that continues to become better organized this morning. The latest air craft observations and local observations still suggest that a low level circulation has yet to form. However, there is clearly a mid level circulation that is of warm core origin.
The presence of a mid level circulation [...]
February 24th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
6:52 AM
Winter is not going to go out without a fight, which may mean March comes in like a Lion. Before discussing the potential of the storm, let’s look at how the cold air gets into the forecast area first.
There is very strong agreement that a strong cold front will drive towards the East coast [...]
December 30th, 2008 by Steven DiMartino
7:55 AM
Going into this period, I was hoping that model guidance would improve in sheilding some light on the events that will play out on Friday. To some extent, the guidance has given me a better idea of what to expect here. The general consencious is that the clipper to drive towards the Great Lakes [...]
December 16th, 2008 by Steven DiMartino
11:16 PM
There are some trends that I want to discuss before heading off to bed with the model guidance in general.
So far with the 00Z guidance tonight, we continue to see some interesting trends for the forecast area. One feature I want to key on is the development and sustained presence of strong high [...]
November 29th, 2008 by Steven DiMartino
There is a lot to go over this morning in regards to this period and the medium range period. Let’s dive into what should be a roller coaster of temperatures!
The first feature I want to detail is the stronger than forecasted CAD over the forecast area. The CAD, which overall is still weak, extends [...]