July 23-31, 2010 Forecast Results

The Weather Alternative post of June 22, 2010 concerned a forecast for the West Coast for July 23-31, 2010. The forecast called for an anomalous weather pattern to bring a low pressure area or strong cold front over the Pacific Northwest and possibly California.

By the end of the forecast period a windy system was to develop off shore and progress eastward over the West Coast states.

The main events from the 23rd onward related to hotter than average temperatures over the Pacific Northwest sometimes threatening record high temperatures, and many days of Fire Weather Warnings by the National Weather Service due to dry storms generating lightning that could spark wildfires.

As we approach the end of the forecast period, the gusty winds expected are beginning to materialize as well as a low pressure system off the Oregon coast. Here's what the NWS issued yesterday.

...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS FRIDAY (30th) AND SATURDAY (31st)...

.LOW PRESSURE NEARING THE OREGON COAST WILL BRING INCREASING
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH POOR
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY THROUGH SATURDAY.

Jul. 30, 2010

... RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA...

For tomorrow, the 31st, The Weather Channel reports An upper level trough moving through the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies and High Plains will bring a chance for some severe storms in Idaho and Montana. The Accuweather map above shows the area to be affected.


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Experimental Forecasts July & August 2010

Hurricane Season 2010--Caribbean, Mexico, Central America

West Coast Weather Concerns July 23-31, 2010

Hurricane Season 2010--Forecast for July

Hurricane Season 2010--Forecasts for August

Hurricane Season 2010--Forecast for September

Hurricane Season 2010--Central America Part 2

Introduction to the Weather Alternative

How Long-Range Forecasts Are Made

An Italian Man Gets One Wish

An Italian man walking along a California beach was deep in prayer. All of a sudden he said out loud, "Lord, grant me one wish."

Suddenly the sky clouded above his head and in a booming voice the Lord said, "Because you have had the faith to ask, I will grant you one wish." The man said, "Build a bridge to Hawaii, so I can drive over anytime I want to."

The Lord said, "Your request is very materialistic. Think of the logistics of that kind of undertaking. The supports required to reach the bottom of the Pacific! The concrete and steel it would take! I can do it, but it is hard for me to justify your desire for worldly things. Take a little more time and think of another wish, a wish you think would honor and glorify me."

The Italian man thought about it for a long time. Finally he said, "Lord, I have been married and divorced four times. All of my wives said that I am uncaring and insensitive. I wish that I could understand women. I want to know how they feel inside, what they are thinking when they give me the silent treatment, why they cry, what they mean when they say "nothing" and how I can make a woman truly happy?"

After a few minutes God said, "You want two lanes or four on that bridge?"