The Weather Alternative: 2011

Friday, December 30, 2011

December 28-31, 2011 Forecast Results

The second forecast that will appear in The Mountain Astrologer February 2012 edition covers the period between December 28-31, 2011. These long-range forecasts were prepared during July 2011.

Forecast

December 28-31, 2011
The Sun's conjunction to Pluto over 75 west longitude at the same time as Venus' parallel to Pluto insures a cold air mass will take root over the Great Lakes area and move over U.S. Northeast with the potential for triggering a low pressure system.

Results
The Weather Channel map below is for December 27th when heavy rain and some snow hit the Northeast U.S. a day earlier than forecast.

The assault continued on the 28th as shown in the Accuweather map below as very windy conditions and a low pressure system affected the forecast area.

In keeping with the forecast more snow and rain is expected over the Great Lakes area tomorrow on the 31st. See below.

The forecast also spoke of Russia and China.

Forecast

December 28-31, 2011Pluto affects the 105th degree of east longitude through Russia and east central China promising and invasion of cold air through the region.

Results
The China Meteorological Administration reported the following on December 28th:

From Dec.28 to 29, the cold air will influence eastern China, eastern Inner Mongolia, Northeast China and eastern North China... The temperature of some parts of will drop by 8 degrees with 4 to 5 northerly wind forces. On Dec.28, the light snow will hit northern and eastern Northeast China.

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Friday, December 23, 2011

December 21-23, 2011 Forecast Results

This forecast is the first of those that will appear in the February 2012 edition of The Mountain Astrologer magazine. The first part of the forecast covers two areas of the States.

Forecast
December 21-23, 2011
The first day of winter will be ushered in over the eastern U.S. on gusty northwest winds due to the Sun-Uranus square. As temperatures fall, wintry precipitation may develop in areas that have enough moisture available. A western storm will also unleash its precipitation over the Pacific Northwest.

Results
The Weather Channel map below is for December 21st and shows the arrival of the storm system predicted over the eastern U.S.

This system spread locally heavy rain over the Mid-Atlantic and a mix of rain and snow from New York into Massachusetts. The gusty winds mentioned in the forecast are scheduled to appear across the Great Lakes and Northeast on the 24th and 25th as a vigorous upper-level disturbance races across the area. Much colder air will push into the region as well.

The second part of the forecast called for a storm system over the Pacific Northwest. The Accuweather map below shows the arrival of an onslaught of storms starting on the 23rd.

The magazine article also covers forecasts for Europe and China. Here's the first one.

Forecast
December 21-23, 2011
Winter weather will punch its way in over the European continent as a low pressure system affects the area in and around Switzerland. With Uranus affecting 97 east longitude through central China, strong cold winds will penetrate southward now.

Results
On the 21st, rain hit northern Germany with heavy snow in the south and into Poland and western Finland. Heavy snow also affected the Alps. China reported gusty, cold winds affecting central and eastern China lowering temperatures to between 4 and 8 degrees Celsius.

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Saturday, December 17, 2011

Winter 2011-12 The Rockies

Mercury will occupy the 106th degree of west longitude in the season's key chart, which takes effect on December 21, 2011. Mercury's role in weather forecasting shows areas where cooler temperatures and high pressure will prevail and where windy conditions may center when other planets make disruptive aspects to Mercury.

A few dates when Mercury will "come under attack" by negative aspects from the rest of the heavenly host are the following:

February 18, 2012
In and around this date, an influx of cold air over the Rockies
should result in windy conditions.

February 27, 2012
Similar conditions should generate cold and windy conditions around this time as well.

March 17, 2012
Mars now gets involved and is usually quite energetic in its weather influence. Expect whipping winds throughout the Rockies in and around this
date.

Winter 2011-12 West Coast

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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Winter 2011-12 West Coast

As each new season begins, conventional meteorologists spend a few minutes mentioning the exact date and time that the new season in question officially gets underway. As we get close to the beginning of winter , you will probably hear that the astronomical winter season will commence on December 21, 2011 at 11:30 p.m. CST (for those living in the Central Time Zone).

Unbeknownst to them, that piece of information could lead to a more detailed understanding of the season's weather that's about to unfold--for if an astro-locality map is set up for that very moment, one can observe where planetary energies will be concentrated during the season.

The above astro-locality map is for the beginning of the Winter 2011-12 season. Along the West Coast we see a black line cutting through California and a yellow line running vertically through the Pacific Northwest and California. The black line represents the planet Neptune, which will be setting along the West Coast, and the yellow line represents the Moon, which will be exactly on the "underside" or opposite side of the earth.

These key positions reveal that both heavenly bodies will affect weather conditions there throughout the season. Neptune has been observed to bring increased precipitation, sometimes to the extreme of flooding, as well as foggy conditions, and mild temperatures in winter leading to thaws. The Moon is another harbinger of moisture so we appear to be looking at a wet winter season along the West Coast.

January 10-13, 2012 is one such time where heavy precipitation could affect the West Coast as Venus conjoins Neptune.

February 13-15, 2012 At this time Mercury will conjoin Neptune around the time of the Last Quarter Moon bringing a strong front or low pressure system over the West Coast. There are indications that the pattern may continue through February 19th.

The above map shows that the Neptune and Moon lines cross off the northern coast of the Baja Peninsula. Perhaps this represents the source of moisture that fuels these storms.

Hurricane Season 2011 Forecast Results

Thursday, December 01, 2011

Hurricane Season 2011 Forecast Results

Hurricane Season 2011 officially ended yesterday, November 30th. I had written an article outlining forecasts that was published in the August issue of Dell Horoscope. The forecasts presented the times and places of possible hurricane/tropical storm development as well as the times and places of what appeared to be weaker systems such as tropical waves, and even non-tropical severe weather patterns.

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Monday, November 21, 2011

Hurricane Kenneth and Dell Forecast

The map below for November 21st shows the position and extent of Hurricane Kenneth off the Mexican coast. My Dell Horoscope forecast published in August of this year expected a tropical system to form between Nov. 22-26 and affect the west coast of Mexico around 105 west longitude and 21 north latitude.

As seen in the satellite image above, some of Kenneth's outer rain bands were affecting the area pinpointed in my forecast. I would consider this forecast a type of near miss, since tropical activity did form around the time of the long-range forecast and somewhat affected the forecast area. Not too bad for not having at my disposal the personnel and equipment that conventional forecasters have at theirs.

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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Texas Summer 2012

The moisture principle in astrometeorology is governed to a large extent by the Moon, Venus, and Neptune. When these planets appear over geographical areas in key charts, the astrometeorologist may take this as an indication that those geographical areas will see an increase in moisture for that season or month depending on the time frame of the chart in question.

The winter season chart for 2011 places warm and dry Mars over Texas arguing that the state may not see much moisture during the winter season. The spring and summer season charts, however, both place Neptune over western Texas. Here we can take this as an indication that moisture will begin to return more in earnest starting with the spring season.

This pattern continues in the summer seasonal chart as well but apparently even more so. This is because the spring chart still shows the presence of Mars (equated with dryness) over Texas. The summer chart, however, adds the effect of Jupiter's square to Neptune.

The square between Jupiter and Neptune has been equated with above normal precipitation, low pressure systems, and southerly air flows. Hopefully this summer, Neptune will live up to its astrometeorological reputation as the most pluvial of all planets. These are preliminary observations presented here, which I hope to explore further in other posts by looking at more of the details as found in other charts.

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Sunday, October 30, 2011

October 2011 Forecast Results

Here's a recap of the long-range weather forecasts published in the August edition of Dell Horoscope.

Forecast
Oct 4-7
The Mercury-Saturn conjunction triggers the solar eclipse of July 11, 2010. Its influence zeros in on the area about 275 miles southwest of Cabo San Lucas on the Baja California. This, along with other indications, points toward the likelihood of a tropical system that will approach the Baja threatening the area with tropical storm or hurricane conditions.

Results
This was closely fulfilled by Hurricane Irwin as shown in a previous post.

Forecast
Oct 9-10
This period shows more threatening weather centering off the coast of the northern Baja Peninsula and may just be part of the storm system mentioned in the Oct 4-7 forecast.

Results
No threatening weather was reported.

Forecast
Oct 26-29
With the Moon at its closest approach to earth on the 26th, weather patterns often intensify. This coincides with the squares of Mercury and Venus to Mars. Astro-locality maps place these configurations over an area in and around the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and its southern neighbor, Belize. Chances are very strong now for a tropical system to form in the western Caribbean or be drawn to this area from further east endangering this portion of Mexico and Central America.

Further north along the Louisiana coast, a low pressure system which may be tropical in nature, is indicated at this time.

Results
This forecast was fulfilled by Hurricane Rina as mentioned in another post. No low pressure system developed over Louisiana.

Forecast
Oct 31- Nov 1
The area about 200 miles south of western Cuba in the Caribbean, roughly around 82 west longitude and 20 north latitude, will be the focal point for the double squares of Mercury and Venus to Neptune. The eight planet from the Sun, Neptune, is known in astro-meteorology for its pluvial influence. This set up fits the bill for possible heavy downpours in this area, so the development of a tropical system is likely.

Results

As shown in the Weather Channel map for Nov 1 below, that area of the western Caribbean experienced a low pressure system across western Cuba and the Yucatan but nothing severe enough to develop into a tropical system.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Hurricane Rina Fulfills Long-range Weather Forecast!

My long-range weather forecast published in the August edition of Dell Horoscope is being fulfilled by Hurricane Rina. This is the 8th tropical system forecast this year by astrometeorology. The other systems were Beatriz, Harvey, Irene, Lee, Nate, Hilary, and Irwin.

The forecast in Dell Horoscope read:

Oct 26-29
With the Moon at its closest approach to earth on the 26th, weather patterns often intensify. This coincides with the squares of Mercury and Venus to Mars. Astro-locality maps place these configurations over an area in and around the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and its southern neighbor, Belize. Chances are very strong now for a tropical system to form in the western Caribbean or be drawn to this area from further east endangering this portion of Mexico and Central America.

Hurricane Rina is headed to the exact area forecast--the Yucatan Peninsula and Belize. The forecast was prepared about 8 months ago in February of this year and then published in Dell.

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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Developing Caribbean System

An area of disturbed weather in the Caribbean may fulfill my long-range weather forecast published in the August edition of Dell Horoscope. The forecast was prepared in February of 2011.

Here's the original forecast:

Oct 26-29
With the Moon at its closest approach to earth on the 26th, weather patterns often intensify. This coincides with the squares of Mercury and Venus to Mars. Astro-locality maps place these configurations over an area in and around the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and its southern neighbor, Belize. Chances are very strong now for a tropical system to form in the western Caribbean or be drawn to this area from further east endangering this portion of Mexico and Central America.

As of today, the National Weather Service is giving this area of disturbed weather a 60 percent chance of developing into a tropical system.

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Friday, October 14, 2011

September 15-28, 2011 Forecast Results

Here are the remaining Dell Horoscope forecasts and results for the month of September 2011.

Forecast
Sept 15-17
There is a slight chance that the western Gulf of Mexico could come alive now as Cardinal Solar Ingress Venus is triggered again at longitude and latitude 95 west and 22 north.

Results
National Weather Service
Sept 15

A BROAD UPPER TROUGH COVERS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF GENERATING SCATTERED SHOWERS/ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WITHIN 75 NM ALONG THE COAST BETWEEN 91W-95W.

Forecast
Sept 16-19
The opposition of Venus and Uranus, and the square between Venus and Pluto may once again threaten the Baja California with severe weather that may be tropical in nature.

Results

As shown in the maps below for Sept 17th a small area of low pressure formed south of the Baja, which had a 20 percent chance of development.

Forecast

Sept 17-20
Things are not looking good for Hispaniola and the Bahamas as the chance for severe weather or a tropical system is high now.

Results

National Weather Service

Sept 17
A SECOND AREA OF VERY MOIST AIR IS ALONG A SURFACE TROUGH TO THE E ALONG 31N65W 27N72W ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO 21N77W. STRONG
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS ARE NEAR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE TROUGH AXIS
ACROSS THE BAHAMAS FROM 21N-27N BETWEEN 72W-78W...

Sept 18
UPPER LEVEL LOW IS DOMINATING THE ERN CARIBBEAN CENTERED OVER EASTERN
PUERTO RICO.

A SURFACE TROUGH CONTINUES TO SIT OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...

Sept 19
AN UPPER LEVEL WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN TROUGH PASSES THROUGH
32N70W...ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO 23N76W...ACROSS CENTRAL
CUBA..

Sept 20
CONTINUED UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING OVER THE SW NORTH ATLC
EXTENDS SOUTHWARD INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN AND IS PROVIDING FOR THE
ADVECTION OF TROPICAL MOISTURE NORTHWARD ACROSS HISPANIOLA...
PUERTO RICO...AND THE LEEWARD ISLAND.

Forecast

Sept 17-20
Further north, a severe weather system threatens the U.S. Northeast through New England. It is possible that any tropical system forming or passing through the Bahamas is drawn northward. toward Long Island and New England. Northeast and New England Showers and thunderstorms are ongoing or developing region wide.

Results
Sept 19-20

The Weather Channel
A few 1-inch-or-greater downpours are possible, especially across the Mid-Atlantic Appalachian Mountains.

Forecast

Sept 20-22
A possible tropical system is shown off the west coast of the Baja. This may be part of the system seen in the Sept 16-19 forecast.

Results

No tropical system reported.

Forecast

Sept 21-23

An area of disturbed weather about 325 miles south of Puerto Rico around 66 west longitude and 15 north latitude may show signs of organization now.

Results

Sept 22nd

As seen in the graphic below, a weak low was centered over Puerto Rico near 18 north/66 west. Close to the forecast coordinates.

Forecast

Sept 25-28
The Sun and Mercury oppose Uranus and square Pluto. These aspects center over the Baja California and may be indicative of severe weather or a tropical system that is drawn up over the area.

Results

Sept 27

The map below shows Hurricane Hilary approaching the Baja California.

Forecast
Sept 25-28
During this same period, the above aspects set up a broad sensitive area from Jamaica through Cuba and the Bahamas all the way up through the North Carolina coast. This could very well be a tropical system that menaces the Caribbean as it turns and heads up the U.S. coast through the Carolinas.

Results
Sept 25
The Accuweather post for this date says "Worst Weekend Weather in Store for Eastern North Carolina."

Steady bands of rain will continue to move from south to north across the same areas over the next several days in eastern North Carolina. Many cities have already picked up nearly 2 inches of rain, and another 2-4 inches are likely from Emerald Isle to Elizabeth city and points eastward through Tuesday. Isolated amounts of over 6 inches are not out of the question.

Sept 25-26
National Weasther Service reported that an upper level low centered south of the Cayman Islands was generating showers and thunderstorms across Jamaica to the Yucatan and Cuba. On the 26th they reported some heavy showers and thunderstorms across the entire Florida Peninsula into Cuba.

Monday, October 10, 2011

September 1-15, 2011 Dell Forecast Results

Here are the results of the Dell Horoscope long-range weather forecasts for the first half of September 2011. These forecasts were prepared in February of this year and published in the August edition of Dell Horoscope.

Forecast
Sept 1-3
This forecast expected tropical storm development to take place about 480 miles south of Guadalajara, Mexico or around 103 west longitude and 14 north latitude.

Results
Tropical Depression 8-E formed on the 31st of August and by the 1st of September was at 102 west/18 north.

Here's the report from the National Weather Service.

Tropical Depression 8E

THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT-E CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO.
RE-DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...IF ANY...IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO
OCCUR AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 10 MPH. THIS SYSTEM
HAS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...HEAVY RAINS
COULD CONTINUE OVER EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT DAY
OR SO.

Forecast
Sept 7-10
This forecast warned of possible tropical system over the southern Baja Peninsula and a flare up of tropical activity in the western Gulf of Mexico.

Results
There was no system reported over the Baja at this time but Tropical Storm Nate fulfilled the Gulf forecast as covered in the post Tropical Storm Nate Fulfills Long-range Weather Forecast!

Forecast

Sept 9-11

More severe weather was mentioned for the western coast of Mexico around the state of Jalisco.

Results
No system developed here.

Forecast

Sept 11-15

A tropical wave or depression was forecast for the area west of Jamaica in the Caribbean around 80 west longitude and 18 north latitude.

Results

On the 11th a tropical wave west of Jamaica was reported by the National Weather Service over 83 west between 15 and 20 north. Over the next days the wave brought heavy rainfall to Yucatan, Belize, Honduras, and Guatemala. Here's a clip from the National Weather Service on the 13th.

Sept 13

ABUNDANCE OF
TROPICAL MOISTURE COVERS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN AND S GULF OF
MEXICO INCLUDING THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AS DEPICTED ON THE TOTAL
PRECIPITABLE WATER IMAGERY. CLUSTERS OF SCATTERED MODERATE TO
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION ARE S OF 19N W OF 83W TO INLAND OVER
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.

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Friday, October 07, 2011

Hurricane Irwin Fulfills Long-range Weather Forecast!

The National Weather Service reports today that Hurricane Irwin is located near 13.7 north latitude and 119.8 west longitude off the coast of Mexico. This fulfills the long-range weather forecast prepared in February of this year and published in the August edition of Dell Horoscope.

The forecast for October 4-7 stated that the Mercury-Saturn conjunction of October 6th would trigger the Solar Eclipse of July 11, 2010 resulting in the likelihood of a tropical system forming about 275 miles southwest of Cabo San Lucas on the tip of the Baja California. Hurricane Irwin will pass near these coordinates in the next few days.

The Dell forecast indicated that the system would approach the Baja with tropical storm or hurricane conditions.

The above map from the National Weather Service shows that there is a chance that tropical storm force winds will affect the tip of the Baja Peninsula.

As stated above, this forecast was prepared in February of this year, or 8 months beforehand, based on the principles of astrometeorology. See the links below for 5 other tropical systems (Nate, Lee, Irene, Harvey, and Beatriz) predicted this year through this method.

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Thursday, October 06, 2011

Winter 2011-12

Accuweather has published its overview of winter 2011-12. The map below shows the weather highlights for the season.

On January 24th of this year, I posted an overview of the winters of 2011-14 based on astrometeorology. It's interesting to see that the comments I made regarding the eastern United States for the next winter and the two beyond match up with the cold and stormy conditions Accuweather is showing for that same area of the country.

Accuweathe expects the Midwest and Great Lakes to be dealt the worst of winter this year. If you refer to the map for the winter season in my Winters of 2011-14 post, you'll see the Uranus/Pluto lines passing through 83 west longitude. Geographically, this passes through Michigan, Ohio, and the central and eastern Great Lakes.

Specific forecasts for the winter of 2011-12 for the United States, Europe, and China will be published in an article I have written for The Mountain Astrologer. The article will appear in their February 2012 edition, which will be available in January of next year.

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

August Results for Dell Horoscope Long-range Weather Forecasts

We've already seen some of the results of the Dell Horoscope forecasts for August 2011 here on The Weather Alternative. Tropical systems such as Tropical Storm Harvey and Hurricane Irene were fulfillments of these long-range weather forecasts. Here are a few of the remaining forecasts and their results.

Forecast

Aug 17-19, 2011
This forecast mentioned the possibility of a tropical system passing about 450 miles north of Puerto Rico and of severe weather hitting the New England area at this time.

Results

Except for showers and thunderstorms, no major tropical system formed or passed north of Puerto Rico between these dates. Tropical Storm Gert did pass near this area but a few days before on the 15th. No major severe weather hit the New England area at this time either although heavy rains were affecting the area on the 14th through the 16th but these forecasts were not direct hits.

Forecast

Aug 20-25, 2011

This forecast called for an area of disturbed weather to form off of the Mexican state of Jalisco and to approach the Baja Peninsula. The National Weather Service map below is from the 23rd and shows the fulfillment of the forecast affecting both the areas mentioned.

They reported the following:
A LARGE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER EXTENDS FROM JUST WEST OF PUERTO
VALLARTA MEXICO SOUTHWARD FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES. SOME
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE BEFORE IT MOVES WESTWARD
OVER COOL WATERS IN A DAY OR SO.

Another forecast for this same period was for the central Caribbean where tropical storm formation was forecast between 75-77 west longitude around 12 north latitude. Although no independent system developed, it's interesting to see that Hurricane Irene, which was affecting the Bahamas at the time, was having an effect on the central Caribbean.

Here are the NWS comments from the 25th.

BROAD OUTFLOW FROM HURRICANE IRENE REMAINS OVER THE E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN DRAWING TROPICAL MOISTURE N ACROSS THE S CARIBBEAN AND GENERATING SCATTERED SHOWERS/ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS S OF 15N TO INLAND OVER COLOMBIA BETWEEN 71W-76W AND S OF 13N TO OVER VENEZUELA BETWEEN
62W-66W.

Forecast

Aug 27-28, 2011
This last forecast mentioned a possible tropical system in the making just west of the Lesser Antilles that probably would not see conditions favorable for development.

Results

On the 27th, the NWS reported:
A SURFACE TROUGH IS IN THE W TROPICAL ATLC ALONG 55W FROM 12N-16N MOVING
TOWARD THE LESSER ANTILLES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS
W OF THE TROUGH TO OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES.

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Monday, September 26, 2011

Baja Hurricane Results

The Weather Alternative's May 14th 2011 post offered five forecasts for Mexico's Baja Peninsula. I've been posting the results of these long-range weather forecasts as they come up. Here are the last two.

Forecast

August 20-25, 2011
Conditions are now conducive for a low pressure system to form over the area as Venus triggers Mars and Neptune.

Results

The above National Weather Service map for August 23rd shows a large area of disturbed weather that extended west of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The system had about a 20 percent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone but remained non-tropical.

Forecast

September 7-10, 2011
Mercury once again enters the equation and brings the possibility of a low pressure area or tropical system over the Baja.

Results

This next map is for September 6th when a large area of disturbed weather developed about 275 miles south-southeast of Manzanillo, Mexico. No further development took place.

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Results For "What About Rain for Texas" Forecast

The August 22nd post "What About Rain For Texas" carried three basic long-range weather predictions for September. The first forecast was for a tropical system to be born in the Gulf of Mexico between September 2-4. This was fulfilled in Tropical Storm Lee. Click here to read.

The second forecast called for another tropical system to form in the Gulf of Mexico between September 7-9. This was fulfilled in Tropical Storm Nate, which you can read about here.

The third forecast for September 15-17 called for a good chance for Texas to receive the benefits of a southerly air flow and for eastern Oklahoma and Arkansas to experience severe weather.

Here are the results of this last forecast. On September 15th, Accuweather reported, "Clouds and much-needed rain will contribute to keeping temperatures even lower in some locations while providing relief to drought-sicken areas from southern Kansas to northern Texas."

On the 17th, in an Accuweather post entitled "Strong Storms Target Portions of Texas, Oklahoma," meteorologist Meghan Evans said these storms were due to an area of low pressure sitting over southeastern Colorado that was acting as a trigger for some violent thunderstorms. The clashing of dry air coming from the Desert Southwest and humid air surging out of the Gulf of Mexico was aiding in the development of these storms.

Notice that humid air was surging out of the Gulf as stated in the long-range forecast. The Accuweather map below shows the area in and around Texas, Oklahoma, and a bit of Arkansas that was still under a severe threat on the 18th.

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Introduction to the Weather Alternative

How Long-Range Forecasts Are Made

Excerpts from Tidal Dynamics by Fergus J. Wood

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Saturday, September 17, 2011

September 16-18, 2011 Forecast Results

The Weather Alternative post of Sept 8 entitled "Will Tropical Storm Maria Affect the Northeast U.S.?" expressed the possibility of Tropical Storm Maria striking the area roughly from the Delmarva Peninsula eastward through New Jersey and Long Island between Sept 16-18. It also presented the possibility of another type severe weather pattern affecting the area.

Fortunately for the Northeast and New England, Maria steered clear of the area and affected Newfoundland. The second forecast scenario mentioned played itself out over the U.S. Northeast instead. The main weather activity arrived on the 15th and 16th.

According to the National Weather Service, on the 15th a strong cold front approached from the west sweeping across the Northeast and New England with gusty northwest winds ushering in the coolest airmass of the season. Precipitable water values approached 1.50 inches with locally heavy rainfall possible. Freeze watches and warnings were issued throughout the area on the 15th and 16th.

Tropical Storm Nate Fulfills Long-range Weather Forecast!

Tropical Storm Lee Fulfills Long-range Weather Forecast

Hurricane Irene Closely Fulfills Long-range Forecast

New Weather Alternative Website

What About Rain For Texas?

Tropical Storm Harvey Fulfills Long-range Weather Prediction!

Hurricane Season 2011 Baja, Mexico

Hurricane Risk-Management

Hurricane Season 2011 Predictions

Overview of UK Winter 2012-13

The Winters of 2011-14

Fulfilled Long-range Forecasts for Hurricane Season 2010

Introduction to the Weather Alternative

How Long-Range Forecasts Are Made

Excerpts from Tidal Dynamics by Fergus J. Wood

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Tropical Storm Nate Fulfills Long-range Weather Forecast!

Tropical Storm Nate formed in the Gulf of Mexico on September 7, 2011. It's center was located near 92 west longitude and 20 north latitude effectively fulfilling my long-range forecast that was prepared in February of 2011 and published in the August Dell Horoscope magazine edition. The forecast was also posted here on this blog on August 22nd.

The forecast called for a tropical system to form around 95 west longitude and 22 north latitude between September 7-10. My hope was for the tropical system to provide rain for drought-stricken Texas, which neither Tropical Storm Lee (another tropical system that fulfills a prediction in the same August 22nd post) nor Tropical Storm Nate have done. In the post, I discussed the possibility that these systems could affect Mexico instead. Lee hit Louisiana and Nate will make landfall in Mexico.

Despite some of the imperfections of each forecast, the fact that the areas and dates of origin of both these tropical systems have been forecast days (in the case of Lee) and months (in the case of Nate) in advance by no other guidance than planetary cycles, is a strong indication that there is a connection between earthly weather systems and planetary alignments that should be investigated further. More examples are provided in the links below.

Will Tropical Storm Maria Affect the Northeast U.S.?

Tropical Storm Lee Fulfills Long-range Weather Forecast

Hurricane Irene Closely Fulfills Long-range Forecast

New Weather Alternative Website

What About Rain For Texas?

Tropical Storm Harvey Fulfills Long-range Weather Prediction!

Hurricane Season 2011 Baja, Mexico

Hurricane Risk-Management

Hurricane Season 2011 Predictions

Overview of UK Winter 2012-13

The Winters of 2011-14

Fulfilled Long-range Forecasts for Hurricane Season 2010

Introduction to the Weather Alternative

How Long-Range Forecasts Are Made

Excerpts from Tidal Dynamics by Fergus J. Wood

Thursday, September 08, 2011

Will Tropical Storm Maria Affect the Northeast U.S.?

This is an important question since the Northeast is dealing with major flooding in part due to the two latest tropical systems: Irene and Lee. Tropical Storm Maria is presently located at latitude 13 north and longitude 52 west and is expected to track farther west than Hurricane Katia did. Conventional meteorologists at our point in time state that it's too soon to tell what Maria will do. We may, however, be able to glean some information from Johannes Kepler's long-range weather forecast method based on planetary cycles.

According to this forecast system, the storm-breeding influence of the planets Uranus and Pluto affect the Northeast U.S. for the summer season. Both these planets will be spurred into action between the 16th and 18th of September.

Therefore, if Maria remains a tropical storm or strengthens to hurricane status, these planetary indications over the Northeast suggest that Maria could strike the area roughly from the Delmarva Peninsula eastward through New Jersey and Long Island.

There is always a chance that these planetary indicators suggest some other type of severe weather. For example, one of the last times they were activated, (August 9th)
storms ripped through parts of Delaware, southeastern Pennsylvania, and southern New Jersey causing power outages to an estimated 19,000 people in New Castle County, Delaware, traffic snarls, and possible tornado.

Kepler's method allows astrometeorologists to venture long-range weather forecasts months or years in advance. The forecast being shared here was formulated in February of this year and published in the August edition of Dell Horoscope magazine. By clicking on the links below, you can see other tropical systems from this year and last year's hurricane season that were predicted by this method.

Monday, September 05, 2011

August 2011 Forecast Results

The July 28th post entitled General Weather Indications for August 2011 made a number of long-range weather predictions based on planetary cycles also known as astrometeorology. Here is a summary of the weather experienced in order to see how accurate the forecasts were.

Forecast
August 1-4
The gist of this forecast was for heat to affect the Plains and Mississippi Valley along with the chance of some precipitation. Hopefully, Texas would receive some rain.

Results
Record high temperatures were set the first few days of August in Joplin, Mo; Fort Smith, Ar and Salina, Ks to mention a few. Storms, unfortunately, bypassed Texas as shown in the Accuweather map below.

But they did hit throughout the Plains as shown by the following weather headlines:

Aug 1
More Powerful Storms Target Dakotas to Wisconsin

Aug 3
A cold front sparks scattered thunderstorms from the Ohio Valley to western Kansas today.

Forecast

August 9-13, and throughout the rest of August

Low pressure systems and rain was forecast for the 9th through the 13th as well as the remainder of the month. The Accuweather map below shows damaging storms that hit the Northeast on the 9th.

Other weather headlines for the month are shown next:

Aug 13
Heavy Rains In Store From D.C to Boston

Aug 20
Philadelphia Close to All-Time Record Rainfall

Aug 21
Gusty Storms Take Aim at Northeast, mid-Atlantic

Aug 27 - On the last day of the New Moon period Hurricane Irene arrives.

Forecast

August - West Coast

A number of charts showed cooler conditions over the West Coast states during the month of August.

Results

Aug 8

Accuweather posted an article entitled " Tired of the Heat? Head West!" Heat began to return to the area around the 21st.

Forecast

August 16, 21

The forecast stated that around the 16th the Pacific Northwest and northern California could see a strong cold front pushing inland, and around the 21st monsoonal moisture might trigger storms in the desert Southwest.

Results

The Weather Channel reported on the 15th that a cold front triggered scattered thunderstorms in eastern Idaho, Montana, northern Utah and northern and western Wyoming.

On the 21st, as shown in the Accuweather map below, storms were possible over the Four Corners region.

Forecast
August 9-11
This forecast warned of a possilbe low pressure system or front approaching off the West Coast.

Results
On the 10th, the Weather Channel reported "A trough of low pressure moves through the Northwest kicking up some late afternoon thunderstorms in eastern Idaho and western Montana."

Forecast
August 20-21
Increasing temperatures and storm systems were indicated for the Dakotas, eastern Montana, and eastern Wyoming.

Results
Here's what conventional forecasters reported:

Aug 21
Showers and thunderstorms possible for much of the Rockies and High Plains today and tonight

Aug 22
South of a vigorous storm crossing western and central Canada, the day will be quite windy across Montana with gusts as high as 40 to 55 mph. Gusty winds will be on the increase across western North Dakota.

Forecast
August 16
The triple conjunction of the Sun, Mercury, and Venus was to affect the Plains with heat leading to thunderstorms and rain also possible over extreme southern Texas.

Results
As seen from the Accuweather map below for August 16th, strong storms affected the Plains as they also did on the 17th. Extreme southern Texas, however, saw no rainfall.

Forecast

August 21-22

Good rain was supposed to fall on these dates over the Arklatex region.

Results

On the evening of the 20th, strong storms were possible over northern Oklahoma and Arkansas. Then on the 22nd, a few thunderstorms developed from eastern Oklahoma to the lower Mississippi Valley.

Forecast

August 27-28

The forecast indicated a stormy time over the eastern Great Lakes.

Results

A cold front affected the area but the main show was Hurricane Irene a bit further east.

Tropical Storm Lee Fulfills Long-range Weather Forecast

Hurricane Irene Closely Fulfills Long-range Forecast

New Weather Alternative Website

What About Rain For Texas?

Tropical Storm Harvey Fulfills Long-range Weather Prediction!

Hurricane Season 2011 Baja, Mexico

Hurricane Risk-Management

Hurricane Season 2011 Predictions

Overview of UK Winter 2012-13

The Winters of 2011-14

Fulfilled Long-range Forecasts for Hurricane Season 2010

Introduction to the Weather Alternative

How Long-Range Forecasts Are Made

Excerpts from Tidal Dynamics by Fergus J. Wood