September 7-12, 2007 Forecast Results

The Weather Alternative long-range astro-forecast posted back in August made certain weather predictions based on Pluto's direct station. The first forecast read:

Sept 7-11
Pluto's station should bring a cold front over the Pacific NW, which may trigger storms.


The Accuweather map at the right is for Friday, Sept 7th showing the cold front entering the Pacific Northwest and the same system activating storms over Montana.


The second set of forecasts based on Pluto's change in direction called for a cold front to muscle its way southward from the High Plains to Texas. The forecast stated that the front would likely trigger storms along the way.


The weather map at left is from the Weather Channel on September 9th showing the cold front that has pushed from the High Plains into Texas. The Weather Channel reported:



Rain is possible again today from the Central Plains to the Great Lakes...highs will be unseasonably cool along and near the Kansas/Nebraska border... cooler temperatures will also spread southward over the next few days...

The long-range forecast also called for cold air to affect the Rockies and produce storms along the Front Range as well as to the north and south of it. The National Weathe Service on the 10th reported a new record low temperature of 18 degrees for Southwest Montana. Freeze and frost advisories were posted as well for Wyoming, Colorado, and Nevada. Heavy rainfall for eastern New Mexico was reported on the 10th and 11th.

The third Weather Alternative forecast called for a cold front to push into the eastern U.S. and prompt storms. The above weather map for the 9th shows a front pushing into the eastern U.S. triggering storms. Accuweather reported:

Tropical moisture flowing north from the the Gulf of Mexico will mingle with that left over from the former Pacific hurricane, Henriette, to continue spreading soaking rain over a swath between the South Central states and New England.

The last long-range forecast called for a storm system to hit the Pacific Northwest bringing gusty winds and cooler temps.

The Weather Channel map for the 11th at right shows a low-pressure system over the Pacific Northwest. Temperatures ran high, however, and no gusty winds were reported.

September 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

What lies behind us & what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Tropical Storm Gabrielle and the Mercury Ingress

Today Tropical Storm Gabrielle with winds near 50 mph has made landfall over the outer banks of North Carolina. The Accuweather map at right shows Gabrielle's track.





Astrometeorologists frequently use the planetary positions at the times of solar and planetary ingresses into the signs of the zodiac as a way of ascertaining the place, time, and quality of weather patterns.


The astro-locality map at left shows the recent ingress of Mercury into the sign Libra on September 5th. The white line is Mercury's position and the blue line next to it is the Moon's position. These two were in very close square to each other at the time of ingress.

Tropical Storm Gabrielle has "followed" this line. It achieved tropical storm status close to it and is being drawn northward along it as it hits North Carolina.

September 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul. - Douglas MacArthur

September 2-5, 2007 Forecast Results

The long-range weather forecast for September 2-5, 2007 was posted on The Weather Alternative on August 10th. The influence of the square between Mercury and Pluto coupled with the Sun-Jupiter square focused their energies over the State of Florida. The forecast called for possible tropical trouble off the coast of Miami as well as in the eastern Gulf through the Florida Panhandle.


The accompanying Accuweather map for September 2nd shows tropical moisture being pumped over Florida resulting in heavy rain potenial for northeast Florida and storms throughout the State.

The low pressure that brought those heavy rains has drifted eastward and is still being monitored for tropical development.

Meanwhile in the eastern Gulf, which was also pinpointed in this long-range forecast, Accuweather meteorologists issued the following map and statement on September 6th (one day past the long-range forecast dates of Sept 2-5):


Another ominous thing is that other cloud mass over the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center will be watching that closely as well for possible tropical development.


The Weather Alternative forecast also stated "Moisture will be pulled up from the Gulf and feed into a deepening low-pressure area over the Plains. The result: more than likely severe thunderstorms with perhaps some hail. And we mustn't forget one of Mercury's trademarks: damaging winds."

Accuweather issused the following map and statment on September 4th: "High pressure in the South will bring more Gulf moisture to the already saturated southern Plains. This moisture will make its way north to Missouri. However, the heaviest rainfall will drench South Texas, where localized flooding is a major concern after days of drenching downpours."

No hail and damaging winds were reported to my knowledge.

September 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it-- Buddha

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might--Ecclesiastes 9:10

Hurricane Henriette Fulfills Long-range Forecast!

The Weather Alternative posted the following forecast on August 10, 2007.

Sept 2-4

Different models show possible tropical activity over or near the Baja. The first one places a Sun/Jupiter crossing southwest of the Baja at 112W/22N. The second sets up a Uranus/Moon crossing at 117W/28N, and the third places a Mars/Uranus crossing at 114W/31N. A tropical system, or the remnants of one may hit the area. A second scenario is that moisture is pumped up over the Baja into the desert Southwest.

Today Hurricane Henritte will fulfill the initial forecast and will eventually the second scenario when moisture is pumped up over the U.S. Southwest.

Today The Weather Channel reports:

In the Eastern Pacific, Hurricane Henriette continues to make its way towards the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula. At 8 am Pacific time, the center of Henriette was about 60 miles southeast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Maximum sustained winds are near 85 mph, making Henriette a category 1 hurricane however further strengthening may occur today.
Henriette is moving to the north-northwest near 10 miles per hour. Minimum pressure was near 972 millibars. Henriette is expected to make a landfall this afternoon along the southern Baja California Coast.

After final landfall, the remnant moisture from Henriette will likely bring rain and thunderstorms to the Southwest United States.

September 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

Science can give us the "know-how," but it cannot give us the "know-why." We are dependent on revelation for many kinds of information, the absence of which leaves us with a quite incomplete picture.- Paul E. Little

August 26-30, 2007 Forecast Results

Following is The Weather Alternative long-range forecast
for August 26-30, 2007.

August 26-30:
Triggers to the Lunar Eclipse of March 2007 should bring a potent weather system over the Mid-Atlantic and through the Northeast. This may be tropical as was the last time the Sun triggered the eclipse in June. At that time the remnants of TS Barry visited the area. Ifnot an actual tropical system, at least strong storms assail the area.

Other areas that stand out for possible tropical activity or at the least some type of severe weather are the eastern Great Lakes, the Carolinas and the West* Coast of Florida.(* correction added Aug 26, 2007--after checking records, this should read East Coast of Florida)

On the 26th, Accuweather reported "A cold front that sparked severe Midwest storms on Saturday (25th) and strong thunderstorms across the Northeast on Sunday (26h)will move offshore today..." The above Accuweather map is for the 31st when another front pushed through the Northeast triggering storms.

The eastern Great Lakes also saw stormy conditions on the 29th after a couple of days of very severe weather over the western Great Lakes.

On the 27th, meteorologists expected severe storms over the Carolinas with high winds and flooding. On the 28th, welcome storms ignited over the Carolinas and a low-pressure system began to form off the Southeast coast between the Carolinas and Florida, which were areas pinpointed in the long-range forecast for possible tropical activity.

September 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

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August 20-25, 2007 Forecast Results

The Weather Alternative long-range forecast for August 20-25, in one scenario, called for either a tropical system or tropical moisutre off the Carolinas' coast to affect the area. No such system formed. As can be seen from the Accuweather map for August 23rd and 24th at the right, storms did ease the heat briefly.

Today's Accuweather map at left shows that "storms will reach the region later Saturday night (25th) with the possibility of some heavy thunderstorms in Georgia by Sunday morning (26th)."

The other scenario presented in the forecast called for strong thunderstorms, damaging winds, and heavy downpours over the Mid-Atlantic and New England.

On the 21st, Accuweather reported "Tropical moisture from what is left of Erin will spread into the Virginias, Maryland and southern Pennsylvania Tuesday producing a narrow band of drenching showers and thunderstorms. A few locations from southern Ohio and northern West Virginia to the Delmarva Peninsula and western Virginia could receive as much as 2-4 inches of rain." The above map, courtesy of the Weather Channel shows this weather pattern on the 21st.

Today Accuweather also reported "The heaviest storm threat will be from western New England to eastern Ohio. Flood threat will be the greatest with storms that fire over western to central New York to western Maine."

August 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

September 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

The great violinist Nicolo Paganini willed his marvelous violin to the city of Genoa, on condition that it must never again be played upon. Wood while used and handled wears but slightly. Discarded it begins to decay. The lovely toned violin has become worm-eaten and useless. It is only a reminder that a life withdrawn from service to others loses its meaning.

Timing Dean's Arrival Over Mexico

Hurricane Dean hit mainland Mexico today as a category 2 hurricane. In my last post, I pointed out how transit Mars would activate the sensitive degree that Jupiter held when it began its direct motion on August 6th. At the moment of its direct motion, Jupiter was overhead at 98 west longitude. Special attention was drawn to northeastern Mexico where Venus was descending at that time and crossing 98 west.

This second map shows the Jupiter-Venus crossing over Mexico. This line of longitude is very active today in and around the crossing--on the very day that transit Mars is in opposition to the degree held by Jupiter on Aug 6th.

August 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

September 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.-Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born American physicist

Jupiter and Hurricane Dean

The accompanying graphic from the National Weather Service gives their idea of Hurricane Dean's most likely course. It looks like the probability of landfall is high for northeastern Mexico or thereabouts. If I've got my charts in order, I think planetary indications back their conclusion. That's where Jupiter comes in.


Back on August 6th, Jupiter turned direct after about 4 months of apparent retrograde motion.
Astrometeorologists believe that when a planet turns either retrograde or direct in motion, it impresses its influence on our atmosphere. The degree of the zodiac where a planet stations becomes energized, so to speak, and is sensitive to the transits of planets that may reach that degree later on. This degree of the zodiac can be linked to locations on earth by setting a chart for the moment the planet begins either retrograde or direct motion.

The second map shows two planetary lines at the moment of Jupiter's direct station. I've removed all other planetary lines to make the figure less complicated. The blue line running along 98 West Longitude is the Jupiter Midheaven line. In other words, the degree of
the zodiac that Jupiter held was exactly overhead at that moment. The other black curved line represents Venus' zodiacal position at that moment also and crosses the Jupiter line over northeastern Mexico.At that time, the Moon and Mars (not shown) were in very close square to Venus. The square aspect disturbs
atmospheric conditions.

Why is this chart important? Well, if I have not overlooked a more important chart, on the 22nd of August Mars will oppose this sensitive degree activating this chart. By the 24th, Mercury will also square this degree and the Sun will conjoin the degree of Venus. The planetary crossings here show the same general area that the National Weather Service is concerned about and the dates those lines are triggered indicate the approximate time of landfall.

August 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

September 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

Something to think about

Zealotry requires a faith of its own, David Yount points out in a column for Scripps Howard News Service. "Atheists in any age embrace a lonely mission: debunking religion in an effort to persuade us that we would be wiser to rely on science and our own senses than on a God whose existence cannot be proven. What's awkward about that proposition is that atheism is itself a faith incapable of proof; it can't be proved that there is no God."

Atlantic Hurricane Season Gets Green Light

The Weather Alternative forecast posted on August
4th explained the possibility of the Atlantic Hurricane Season being switched on by Sun's transit over the sensitive Saturn-Neptune opposition in the seasonal planetary map between August 13th and 15th. It was pointed out that the sensitive area was over longitude 37 West in the central Atlantic.

Today, tropical depression 4 was upgraded to Tropical Storm Dean as it crossed this very longitude. Before hitting 37 West the National Weather Service reported "...LITTLE CHANGE IN DEPRESSION OVER FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC... AT 500 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 36.8 WEST...

After crossing 37 West, the next update read ...DEAN FORMS IN THE DEEP TROPICS...MIDWAY BETWEEN AFRICA AND THELESSER ANTILLES...AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DEAN WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 39.4 WEST...

Accuweather reports "Tropical Storm Dean is forecast to become the year's first hurricane by the end of the week."

Forecasters are unsure of where Dean is headed, but if it curves northward along the US East Coast it may fulfill another Weather Alternative forecast (Aug 20-25) published at the end of June.

August 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook
September 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

Food For Thought
You all know the story of John Paul Jones. His bravery has become one of those hallmark tales. When things were at their worst, when he was badly injured and death and mayhem were all about him, he refused to quit in the face of the enemy. He didn't surrender.

Let Me ask you a question: When he yelled back at the enemy, "Hell, no! We haven't even begun to fight yet!" do you think that was because he had a secret weapon tucked away—another superior cannon maybe—which he knew would turn the tide of victory? Did he have some fancy maneuvers up his sleeve that he was just waiting for the right time to use? Did he have another battalion in a ship somewhere just waiting to ambush the enemy?

No, he simply decided to persevere. There were no other fancy weapons‚ no contingency plan. He just decided to fight on using whatever weaponry, strength, and manpower he had left. That decision to not give up was what won the battle and made history.

September 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

September 2007 boasts some important planetary
alignments that will affect our weather. Among these are Mars square Uranus, and Mars opposition Pluto. During September, Venus will oppose Neptune, and the Sun will square Jupiter, Pluto and Mars. Read on to see when and where severe weather outbreaks or tropical systems will affect the United States and Mexico.


Forecast
Sept 2-4
Different models show possible tropical activity over or near the Baja. The first one places a Sun/Jupiter crossing southwest of the Baja at 112W/22N. The second sets up a Uranus/Moon crossing at 117W/28N, and the third places a Mars/Uranus crossing at 114W/31N. A tropical system, or the remnants of one may hit the area. A second scenario is that moisture is pumped up over the Baja into the desert Southwest.

Forecast
Sept 2-5
Several planetary indicators point to possible tropical activity or severe weather over the State of Florida. Mercury's square to Pluto and the Sun's square to Jupiter focus their energies in the waters off of Miami and over the eastern Gulf through the Florida Panhandle. Independent weather systems may bring severe storms to both these areas unless some sort of tropical system hits the Miami area and then crosses into the eastern Gulf and affects the Florida Panhandle.
Further north, through the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeast, storms are indicated.

Forecast
Sept 3-5
Mercury, the swiftness of the planets, is an important trigger element in atmospheric changes. At this time Mercury will square Pluto, which has taken up residence during the summer season over the Plains States through 95 west longitude. Moisture will be pulled up from the Gulf and feed into a deepening low-pressure area over the Plains. The result: more than likely severe thunderstorms with perhaps some hail. And we mustn't forget one of Mercury's trademarks: damaging winds.

Forecast
Sept 7-11
Pluto's station should bring a cold front over the Pacific NW, which may trigger storms.

Forecast
Sept 7-11
During this period Pluto begins its direct movement. From my observations, Pluto primarily brings cold weather. The Solar Ingress places Pluto over the Plains affecting the 95th line of longitude through Dallas, Kansas City, and Sioux Falls. I think we can expect a cold front to muscle its way southward from the High Plains to Texas. As the front makes its way south, it will likely trigger storms along the way.
On the 9th, the Sun is opposition Uranus, another cold air breeding combination, and affects the Rockies. The cold air should be firmly in place by the 11th and interact with warm, moist air creating severe storms that will affect the Front Range of Colorado as well as areas to the north and south of it.

Forecast
Sept 7-10
Pluto's direct station now affects the eastern portion of the country. A cold front will push into the region prompting storms if enough moisture is available.


Forecast
Sept 9-11
The Sun's opposition to Uranus, and it's contraparallel to Mercury, as well as Venus' quincunx to Uranus as seen in the Last Quarter Moon chart, along with the transit Moon in the Solar Ingress will bring a storm system over the Pacific Northwest at this time. The Moon triggers certain planetary alignments in the Last Quarter chart as well. Sun-Uranus aspects coincide with sharp dips in temperatures and erratic gusty winds.

Forecast
Sept 12-14
The summer seasonal map sets up Mercury on the Midheaven over 80 West. Mercury's position on the Midheaven can indicate areas where strong sporadic winds occur. This position will be activated now producing windy conditions throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. This may take the form of a cold front that triggers storms producing damaging winds or a tropical system that originates south of Cuba and heads northward toward Florida.

Forecast
Sept 13-15
Combining the LE and Sun 0 Mercury charts and high pressure system will affect the West. Wind might be involved.

Forecast
Sept 14-17
The Sun's square to Mars, and Mercury's parallel to Uranus will disrupt atmospheric conditions over the eastern Rockies and western Plains. This storm system will likely produce strong to severe thunderstorms over the area.

Forecast
Sept 17-19
The Sun's squares to Mars and Pluto are focused over the country's midsection at 97 west longitude. While strong storms can be expected over the Plains, the greatest intensity is indicated off the east coast of Mexico around 97 west longitude and 22 north latitude. This roughly corresponds to the southern portion of the state of Tamaulipas and the northern portion of the state of Veracruz. There is a good chance that this will result in a tropical system there. The western Texas Gulf Coast is within range of this influence.

Forecast
Sept 21-22
Atmospheric turbulence is still indicated for the Plains at this time as the Mars-Pluto opposition affects the 95th meridian. Storms and tornadoes are possible. Once again, the strongest concentration is found in the waters of the west central Gulf. This may just be a continuation or strengthening of the severe weather mentioned in the Sept 17-19 forecast.

Forecast
Sept 21-26
Tropical trouble is brewing off the east coast of the US. A powerful Mars opposition Pluto should be instrumental in generating a storm system (most likely tropical) or attracting an existing one to the waters of the western Atlantic around 73 west longitude and 33 north latitude. At latitude 33 north, this is roughly 340 miles east of the South Carolina coast.
Severe storms are indicated through eastern New York and into New England at this time. One scenario is that the aforementioned tropical system heads north, hits the Long Island area, and then continues through New England and Nova Scotia.

Forecast
Sept 28-30
There is a chance of some severe weather developing over the arrowhead of Minnesota at this time. Look for a low-pressure system.


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August 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook
Switching On the Atlantic Hurricane Season with Solar Power

Sometimes the Lord calms the storm; sometimes He lets the storm rage and calms His child.

Switching On the Atlantic Hurricane Season with Solar Power

In April of 2005 we found ourselves in beautiful Guadalajara, Mexico where we stayed until about August. Our hosts had been living there for a number of years. I remember them commenting that the rains they normally
experienced at that time of year had not arrived yet. I made a mental note that in the spring seasonal chart Pluto ran along the Midheaven through Guadalaraja. It wasn't until June--the very day that the Sun transited in opposition to Pluto--that the rains began to arrive daily. It was like the Sun's opposition to Pluto had swithced on the spring rains.

I've been thinking about this hurricane season, and I've read various comments by meteorologists who are waiting for the season to get in gear. As I looked at the planetary map for the summer season, I noticed that a Saturn-Neptune opposition runs along 37 west longitude in the central Atlantic. The opposition between Saturn and Neptune is considered by
astrometeorologists to indicate low barometric pressure, abnormally damp weather, and prolonged heavy rains.

August 13-15, 2007
Between the 13th and 15th of August, the transit Sun will conjoin and oppose this sensitve degree. Perhaps this will switch on the Atlantic hurricane season. If so, we should be hearing of more tropical activity in the central Atlantic after these dates.

Coming soon--September 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

August 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook
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From a friend...

A couple who we are friends with had been trying to have a child, without success. About a year ago, the wife asked us to pray for her. Two weeks later she was pregnant, and a few weeks after that she found out she was going to have twins! Word got around, and other childless couples started asking us to pray for them. So far, four more couples are expecting babies-including a second set of twins! -D.G., Thailand

July 28-Aug 1 and Other Forecast Results

During a Mars square Saturn period there is bound to be outstanding weather. This duo represents a clashing of contrary air masses and was the basis for a number of long-range weather forecasts posted on The Weather
Alternative back in April of this year.

The forecast read as folows:

July 28-Aug 1, 2007
A low pressure system that may be tropical in nature forms off the Carolina coasts and heads towards the Long Island/Connecticut area. The area from New York City through New England shows the potential for storms of a severe nature and high velocity winds. A tropical system cannot be ruled out at this time.


The Plains will be dealing with its own severe weather as high heat unleashes dangerous storms over Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. A similar scenario develops over Alabama, Georgia, and surrounding areas.

The above Accuweather map shows the low off the Carolinas and the storms over the Alabama-Georgia and surrounding areas. On the 30th, Goose Creek, S.C., was slammed by 3.90 inches of rain in only 1 hour. Flood waters in downtown Charleston, S.C., were as high as 3 feet over roadways. Florida and Georgia had very heavy rain as well. Tallahassee, Fla., received 3.24 inches in only 1 hour during the afternoon, while the Isle Of Hope, Georgia, had 2.5 inches in 1.5 hours.

Accuweather reported on the 31st that "an area of disturbed weather lies off the Southeast coast. A low pressure is developing in this region and will move off to the northeast tonight and tomorrow."

Another low did form further east and become Tropical Storm Chantal. Chantal headed north-northeast toward Newfoundland.

As far as the severe weather that did hit the Northeast and New England, on the 28th, heavy thunderstorms brought 3.50 inches of rain to Westfield, Mass. Other storms brought gusty winds. On the 29th, Falmouth, Mass.: 2.61 inches Lancaster, Pa.: 2.09 inches.

Accuweather warned that some of the storms would be heavy, locally severe, bringing heavy downpours, gusty winds and localized flooding.

The Weather Alternative long-range forcast also called for dangerous storms over Nebraska,Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri.

On the 29th, Accuweather reported "Meanwhile, the Midwest Regional News discusses both the chance for more heavy thunderstorms in Nebraska and Kansas and the arrival of blazing summer heat across the northern Plains and the Midwest by Monday and Tuesday."

On the 30th, "Some areas of Nebraska and Kansas over the weekend received nearly 8 inches of rain. Aurora, Neb., was inundated by 7.12 inches, while Grand Island, Neb., reported 5.07 inches of rain in 24 hours ending Sunday morning.

The 4.23 inches that fell in Grand Island between midnight and 11 a.m. CDT on Sunday shattered the daily record of 2.48 inches set in 1968 and ranks as the second highest July daily rainfall on record, behind the 4.65 inches received on July 8, 1950."

In a forecast posted on July 20th, The Weather Alternative forecast the following due to Venus' retrograde station:

July 27-31, 2007
During this period, the potential for tropical storm formation is high in the waters just east of the Lesser Antilles (around 59W/12N) and continuing eastward from there to the waters north of French Guiana (around 52W/10N). Another area that bears watching in this regard is in the western Atlantic around 52 West, 28 North.

Of the areas mentioned, the ones just east of the Lesser Antilles and north of French Guiana are seeing tropical activity that may yet develop into a tropical system. Accuweather reported the following on the 31st:

The other area of interest is about 700 miles east of the Windward Islands. This tropical wave has with it a mass of showers and thunderstorms and what appears to be some cyclonic turning, which would indicate that there may be an associated surface low pressure... At the very least, this system will bring widespread showers and thunderstorms along with some gusty winds and rough surf over the Lesser Antilles.

Coming soon--September Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook.

August 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

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July 24-27, 2007 Forecast Results

Three months ago The Weather Alternative posted a long-range weather forecast for July 24-27, 2007. The forecast, based on the pluvial influence of Neptune and Mars' square to it on the 24th, called for severe weather to affect the Southeast, East Central, and Great Lakes area with tropical moisture either from a tropical system or some other weather mechanism that would pull up moisture over those areas and the into the Northeast.

The Accuweather map at the left, posted on Monday, July 23rd, shows what would transpire over the next few days. They referred to the low pressure area over the Great Lakes as a "stubborn storm system spinning in the vicinity of Lake Erie."

Accuweather July 26:

Meanwhile, the upper-level disturbance over the eastern Great Lakes will trigger more showers and thunderstorms over the upper Ohio Valley on Thursday and Friday. Some of these storms could result in locally heavy rainfall.

The Weather Channel reported on July 27th:

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be on the increase across the Mid-Atlantic and New England States today, as an upper-level disturbance remains over the area, and a cold front approaches from the west...Heavy downpours will be possible, and localized flash flooding cannot be ruled out, especially into the weekend as rainfall persists.

The next map (Accuweather July 25) shows drenching downpours over the Southeast.

The Weather Channel reported:

The Southeastern States will continue to be influenced by an upper disturbance over the Ohio Valley, allowing for scattered showers and thunderstorms, especially during the afternoon and evening hours.
This includes areas from Jacksonville, through Atlanta and Birmingham, where some locally heavy downpours will be possible.

July 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

August 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

Venus Retrograde, South America, and the western Atlantic

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July 21-24, 2007 Forecast Results

Here are the results of a Weather Alternative forecast posted 3 months ago. The Weather Alternative bases its long-range forecasts on planetary cycles.

The forecast for July 21-24, 2007 called for a low pressure system (possibly a tropical storm or hurricane but not necessarily) to be drawn northward off the North Carolina coast up to the Long Island/Connecticut area. The storm system would affect the Northeast and New England with heavy rain.

The Weather Channel maps for July 22nd and 23rd
at the right show the low's formation off of North Carolina and it's northward movement.

The New Jersey office of the National Weather Service on July 22 warned that RAIN ON MONDAY (23rd) WILL BECOME HEAVY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH POSSIBLY ONE TO TWO INCHES FALLING. THIS WILL PRODUCESOME STREET AND POSSIBLY SMALL STREAM FLOODING.

Fellow weather-watcher, Gary, from New Jersey writes " The prediction for heavy rains in the northeast was spot on--torrential rain on July 23 with very chilly temps (only in the 60s today)." Some counties in New York State picked up one to two inches of rain.

The long-range forecast also stated Monsoonal moisture comes to life over the Rockies resulting in showers and thunderstorms. Some of these may be possible flash-flood producers.

Accuweather reported the following on July 22nd:
With more moisture in the atmosphere, the thunderstorms over the Four Corners region will have the greatest chance of dropping significant rainfall. While these storms will be good in terms of preventing the start of wildfires, heavy bursts of rain in a short period of time could lead to rockslides and flash flooding, especially in low-lying and urban areas.
Late Saturday night, 1.61 inches of rain deluged Queen Creek, Ariz., which is southeast of Phoenix, in only one hour. The heavy rain quickly flooded roads, resulting in officials performing water rescues.

The last part of the forecast called for strong storms to affect Missouri and surrounding States.

The Accuweather map for July 23rd above shows strong storms affecting Iowa, northwest Missouri, and eastern portions of Nebraska and Kansas. Their article follows:

Strong Storms Impact PlainsUpdated: Monday, July 23, 2007 7:27 AM Strong storms will impact parts of the Plains and the Midwest during the day today. A fast-moving disturbance will help to spark these storms across Iowa, eastern Nebraska and eastern Kansas. The storms will be capable of producing small hail and damaging wind gusts in excess of 50 mph. The storms will last into the evening and overnight hours across eastern Nebraska and Kansas...

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July 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

August 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

Venus Retrograde, South America, and the western Atlantic

Even when we look up and the sky looks gray, the sun is still shining above the clouds. That's a fact. The clouds might keep us from seeing it, but it's there, just as round and bright as on any other day. When darkness closes in around us, the sunshine of God's love is still there, as constant as ever, waiting for just the right moment to dissipate the clouds and warm our souls once again.
So the next time the forecast says "severe weather alert," Try my little remedies for the bad-weather blues: Put on a bright sweater, have a cup of good coffee, thank God for your blessings, and pray for someone in need. Then your day can be sunny and bright, no matter what the weather is like outside. --Victoria Olivetta

Venus Retrograde, South America, and the western Atlantic

Venus will begin its apparent retrograde motion on July 27th. As brought out in a previous post about Mercury retrograde, a chart set for the time a planet begins its retrograde or direct motion is instrumental in pinpointing where on earth that planet will manifest its effect on the weather. (See also How Long-range Forecasts are Made)



Venus is associated with warmer temperatures, humid air, and a lower barometer. The Venus Rx Midheaven highlights longitude 52 West. This runs through the center of Brazil and, along the northeast coast of South America, through French Guiana. Besides looking to these places for an increase in temperatures and mositure leading to precipitation, Venus also affects the western Atlantic.

July 27-31, 2007

During this period, the potential for tropical storm formation is high in the waters just east of the Lesser Antilles (around 59W/12N) and continuing eastward from there to the waters north of French Guiana (around 52W/10N). Another area that bears watching in this regard is in the western Atlantic around 52 West, 28 North.

July 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

August 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

THE NUMBER ONE COMPLIMENT!
Is there one compliment a woman appreciates above all others? I was conducting a seminar for women, & at the end I asked them to give me some input on the appreciation a woman most appreciates. When the returns were in, I had from them the number one compliment. By a whopping majority this led all the rest: "You just go on getting better all the time."
Now why would a woman like to be told that above all the other nice things she could be told?
Since I'm not a woman, I decided to ask some women who always level with me. My wife says, "A woman's world is filled with input on keeping youthful. You know, `Don't let yourself get seedy.' These gnawing little worries go into your subconscious till you fear that you might be losing ground. So it gives you a lift when someone assures you that isn't true."
Here's the word of my secretary: "I find what pleases my husband now is different than it was when we were first married. People change. I guess that's why if he tells me I'm getting better, it gives me confidence for the future. Anyway, I sure like it."
So there it is, the "compliment of compliments". Once more, loud & clear: "You just go on getting better all the time!"

By Charlie Shedd

The Astrology of Man-Yi

Typhoon Man-Yi lashed southern Japan with high winds and heavy rain on Saturday, killing a boy, injuring dozens and forcing thousands of people to evacuate homes.


Man-yi struck the southernmost main island of Kyushu after storming through the islands of Okinawa on Friday, moving northeast at 35 km per hour (22 mph), the Meteorological Agency said. (Reuters)


On July 9th Mercury turned direct after having been retrograde for about 3 weeks. The "stations" of the planets i.e. when they start retrograde or direct movement are important in astrometeorology. Mercury has long been equated with cold fronts and increased wind velocities.

As explained in another post, the planetary positions at key moments afford the long-range forecaster an indication as to where certain weather patterns will develop.

The astro map at the left shows Mercury's position exactly overhead at 131 East Longitude at the moment it started its direct motion. When this is compared with Typhoon Man-Yi's track as seen in the tracking map above, it can be seen how the typhoon pretty much hugged the Mercury line between the time it developed on the 8th and made landfall on the 14th.

July 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook
August 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

There is no room for God in him who is full of himself.

Why Tropical Depression 4-E?

Tropical Depression 4-E formed on July
9th around 119 west longitude and 16.8 north latitude in the eastern Pacific. Today the National Weather Service issued its last advisory on TD 4-E with its approximate position around 123 west longitude and 18 north latitude.

According to astrometeorolgy, weather systems are attracted to points on earth where planets were either exactly rising, setting, overhead, or underneath the earth at key moments. Theses key moments may be the times of new or full moons, eclipses etc.

The last quarter moon of July 7th (see chart above), placed Venus exactly rising and square the Midheaven over the latitude and longitude where TD 4-E now is. Venus was also parallel Mars at this time meaning both planets were, in this case, 12 degrees north of the equator. TD 4-E's short life span may have to do with the fact that Venus was also trine Pluto. The trine aspect is more of a fair weather influence.

July 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

August 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook


God visits us, but often we are not at home.

Mercury Goes Direct

Mercury will end its retrograde motion and turn direct on Monday the 9th. The Solar Ingress chart for the summer season places Mercury over 89 West Longitude, which roughly corresponds to the Mississippi Valley. Mercury's influence has to do with cooler temperatures usually brought on by cold fronts.

Today's Accuweather forecast for the Midwest is entitiled Heat Comes, Then Goes--a confirmation of Mercury's cool influence. In their own words, "The baking heat will not grip the northern Plains and Midwest long. A cold front will quickly sweep the hot air away from the northern Plains by Sunday, then out of most of the Great Lakes before Monday. The air will not be as hot across the Ohio Valley Tuesday, which will also mark the day when a fresh shot of comfortable air will be pushing into the northern Plains."

The above National Weather Service map shows the projected front pushing down the Central U.S. by Thursday the 12th. Of course, as is to be expected, if enough moisture is in place, the cold front can trigger storms.

July 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

August 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

A kind and compassionate act is often its own reward. --William J. Bennett.

June 30 - July 3, 2007 Forecast Results

For conventional meteorology it's unthinkable
to pinpoint storms 90 days in advance. Johannes Kepler's method based on planetary cycles gives us a much better chance to do so. The Weather Alternative issused a forecast back in April for the period of June 30th through July 3rd. Here's what the forecast called for:

June 30-July 3, 2007:

Venus now triggers the Saturn-Neptune opposition drawing moisutre up over South Carolina and the Southeast.
Expect an influx of mositure from the south over the Baja California into the Desert Southwest.


The Accuweather map of July 1st to the right tells part of the story. Here are some more clips from their weather reports over the last few days. (Bold is mine)

Stormy Southeast Updated: Saturday, June 30, 2007 7:37 AM

As a slow-moving cold front continues to push southward, thunderstorms are expected to develop ahead of the front. Moist, humid air is in place ahead of the front due to a southerly flow ahead of the cold front across the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. As the cold front pushes into this warm, moist air it will act as a trigger to develop thunderstorms. The best chance of strong-to-severe storms will be across eastern North Carolina and northern South Carolina.

Lingering Gulf Storms 7/1/2007 6:37 AM
Some storms Saturday became severe in South Carolina and Tennessee with storms across the South producing moderate rainfall amounts, strong winds and hail.

July 2nd Accuweather

On Sunday, showers and thunderstorms produced significant rain that put a dent in the drought across the South. According to the Weather Summaries page, Macon, Ga., received nearly three inches of rain late Sunday, which is more than the monthly rainfall totals recorded in February, March, April and May.

The forecast also called for moisture to be drawn up over the Baja California and Desert Southwest.

The map at the right from the Mexican Weather Service shows moisture heading over the Baja today. The National Weather Service explains:

NWS July 3, 2007

A CUT-OFF UPPER LOW IS DRIFTING WWD AWAY FROM BAJA CALIFORNIA NEAR 24N118W AS IT MEANDERS WITHIN THE MEAN RIDGE AXIS TO ITS N. THE UPPER LOW IS ACTING TO DRAW HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE NWD FROM THE TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 120W TOWARDS SRN BAJA...

The Desert Southwest did not experience any influx of moisture during the time period but rather a dramatic increase in temperatures.

July 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

August 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

Thoughts for July 4th

Despite what we are taught in our government controlled schools, democracy is not liberty. Democracy is majority rule, and majority rule is mob rule. Liberty is the protection of the individual's rights to his life, freedom, and property. Richard Maybury

June 27-29 Forecast Results

The Weather Alternative issued the following forecast back in April:

June 27-29, 2007:The eastern Gulf and Gulf Coast are still under the gun as the Sun conjoins Mercury. These two coincide with increased wind velocity and, in season, hurricane formation. The central panhandle of Florida and northward through Atlanta are places in the line of fire now.

There has been no tropical activity along the Florida panhandle. The only tropical influence to speak of has been the tropical wave across South Florida. A bit far removed from the Panhandle to count. (See map above)

The main activity over the Panhandle and Georgia has been a cold front approaching the area along with moist Gulf air filitering into the Southeast. This has acted as fuel to develop thunderstorms along the front.

Click the links for more long-range forecasts.

Hurricane Season 2007

July 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

August 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

An old story:

Dr. Lambie, medical missionary, formerly of Abyssinia, has forded many swift and bridgeless streams in Africa. The danger in crossing such a stream lies in being swept off one's feet and carried down the stream to greater depths or hurled to death against the hidden rocks. Dr. Lambie learned from the natives the best way to make such a hazardous crossing. The man about to cross finds a large stone, the heavier the better, lifts it to his shoulder, and carries it across the stream as "ballast." The extra weight of the stone keeps his feet solid on the bed of the stream and he can cross safely without being swept away.

Dr. Lambie drew this application: While crossing the dangerous stream of life, the Enemy constantly seeks to overthrow us and rush us down to ruin. We need the ballast of burden-bearing, a load of affliction, to keep us from being swept off our feet.

June 24-27, 2007 Forecast Results

On April 2nd, The Weather Alternative issued a
long-range weather forecast for June 24-27. The forecast, based on the Saturn-Neptune opposition of June 24th, called for excessive humidity, prolonged heavy rains, and flood threats.

The forecast read as follows: The central to eastern Gulf Coast is in jeapordy now as
tropical moisture is shunted northward over the region pushing into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South.

Other areas worth watching for severe weather are western Canada around 117 West/51 North, and Ireland.

Prolonged heavy rains have been pounding the western Gulf Coast region of Texas as a plume of tropical moisture has surged northward from the Gulf of Mexico resulting in flood threasts. The central and eastern Gulf Coast region has been plagued by excessive humidity as tropical moisture has poured into the area producing very hot temperatures. As of today, Florida is also getting in on the tropical moisture as a tropical wave crossing the Bahamas will send ample moisture across the Florida Peninsula.

The area of western Canada around 117 West/51 North was also pinpointed for severe weather. Here is a report from the Meteorological Service of Canada:

WarningsNorth Okanagan - including Vernon 2.57 AM PDT Monday 25 June 2007
Rainfall Total rainfall amounts of 20 to 30 mm expected through this morning.
This is a warning that significant rainfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.

An upper level low over the eastern Washington is spreading rain heavier than expected to the Okanagan and Shuswap regions overnight. Already rainfall amounts of 10 to 15 mm have been reported over these areas. Additional amounts of 10 to 15 mm are forecast this morning. Local heavy showers are also possible this afternoon due to thundershowers.

The last area mentioned in the forecast was Ireland.

The Meteorological Service of Ireland reported the following on June 24th:
Today
Showers will be widespread across the country this afternoon and evening, and frequent in many areas - with scattered thunderstorms and localised intense downpours. Parts of east Ulster and north Leinster will see some longer spells of rain also. Tonight there will be further heavy showers in places...

The real action, however, was happening a tad further to the east over England and Wales (see photo above left) as shown in the following news report:

Country battered by heavy rains Press Association Monday June 25, 2007 6:43 PM
Large areas of the country have been deluged by rain as a storm band swept across much of England and Wales.
In Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, many were evacuated from their homes as the storms hit central and northern areas of the East Midlands, causing flash flooding.
There are now fears this will be followed by so-called fluvial flooding from the overflow of local rivers.

God hath not promised Skies always blue, Flower-strewn pathways, All our lives thru'; God hath not promised Sun without rain, Joy without sorrow, Peace without pain.

But God hath promised Strength for the day, Rest for the labor, Light for the way, Grace for the trials, Help from above, Unfailing sympathy, Undying love. --Annie Johnson Flint.

August 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

Planetary alignments at the end of August promise a
period of active weather. Some of these weather
patterns carry the potential to be tropical in nature.

These forecast are based on the alignments of the
planets of our solar system. The role of the sun in
driving earth's weather patterns is understood by
conventional meteorologists, as well as the moon's
affect on the ocean's tides. Now it would stand to
reason that the other heavenly bodies of our solar
system have some practical function as well. Many
brilliant minds throughout history have equated
terrestrial weather patterns with celestial phenomena.

Six alignments involving the sun and seven planets will disturb atmospheric conditions from August 21st through the 28th. Here are some ideas of how they will most likely affect our weather.

August 20-25:

The Sun's conjunction to Saturn indicates the possibility of a tropical system or at least tropical moisture off the Carolinas in the western Atlantic that affects the Southeast (Carolinas). Since other planetary indicators involve the Northeast and New England, one scenario could be that a tropical system that hits the Carolinas and then creeps up the coast to New England.

Another possibility would involve a severe weather system, not tropical in nature, over the Mid-Atlantic States and New England characterized by strong thunderstorms, damaging winds, and heavy downpours.

August 26-30:

Triggers to the Lunar Eclipse of March 2007 should bring a potent weather system over the Mid-Atlantic and through the Northeast. This may be tropical as was the last time the Sun triggered the eclipse in June. At that time the remnants of TS Barry visited the area. If
not an actual tropical system, at least strong storms assail the area.

Other areas that stand out for possible tropical activity or at the least some type of severe weather are the eastern Great Lakes, the Carolinas and the West* Coast of Florida.
(* correction added Aug 26, 2007--after checking records, this should read East Coast of Florida)

Click here for more long-range forecasts Hurricane Season 2007 and July 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

Interesting quote:

Dr. von Braun, well known for his part in pioneering the U.S. space program, said that he had “essentially scientific” reasons for believing in life after death. He explained: “Science has found that nothing can disappear without a trace. Nature does not know extinction. All it knows is transformation. If God applies the fundamental principle to the most minute
and insignificant parts of the universe, doesn't it make sense to assume that He applies it to the masterpiece of His creation -- the human soul? I think it does.”

Moisture on the Way?

Today the Weather Channel reported that (Bold is mine) An area of showers and thunderstorms has moved northwest from South America, and will bring some rainfall to Honduras today. While this is not associated with any area of low pressure, in time, the tropical moisture will surge north across eastern Mexico, and into the Gulf of Mexico. It is possible that by early next week, this tropical moisture will make it into some parts of the Southern United States.

In the above weather map you can see the circled area of low pressure over Central America. This is the tropical moisture that may eventually make its way up to the Southern United States. This may be an early sign of the fulfillment of the next Weather Alternative long-range forecast. That forecast was posted on April 2nd and stated:

June 24-27, 2007: The central to eastern Gulf Coast is in jeapordy now as tropical moisture is shunted northward over the region pushing into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South.

Click here for more long-range forecasts Hurricane Season 2007 and July 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

The Weather Alternative forecasts are based on planetary cycles.

Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? (Job 38:31).

Bahamas, Carolinas Forecast Results

Conventional meteorological forecasts have a range of about 3 or 4 days. Beyond that time frame, forecasts are impossible. The Weather Alternative bases its forecasts on planetary cycles, a method dating back to antiquity. Since planetary cycles can be calculated years in advance, so can their effects on the weather.

On Apirl 2nd, 2007, The Weather Alternative issued a forecast for June 15-17, 2007, in other words, 74 days in advance. The forecast called for the following:

June 15-17, 2007: Seventy-seven West Longitude, running through Cuba, the Bahamas, and North Carolina is the focal point for increased wind velocities as Mercury makes its retrograde station. The Moon also adds to the mix by being at its closest approach to Earth and at maximum north declination as it conjoins Mercury. If not an actual tropical system, a cold front dropping through the Northeast pushes southward toward the Carolinas triggering windy conditions.

The possible cold front pushing southward toward the Carolinas is shown above in the Accuweather map showing cooler conditions over that area on the 15th.

The windy conditions called for in the forecast are seen in the Accuweather map to the left calling for storms producing damaging winds on the 16th.

As for Cuba and the Bahamas, which were mentioned in the forecast, the Weather Channel reported on the 16th:

An area of thunderstorms is persisting from the northern Caribbean, across the Bahamas, associated with a broad, elongated trough of low pressure. This is bringing heavy rains to parts of Cuba and the Bahamas, which should continue through the weekend.

Click here for more forecasts Hurricane Season 2007 and July 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

Don't forget to visit Astrology News to find out what astrologers are talking about today.

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.
-Based on a composition originally by Kent Keith; this version is credited to Mother Teresa.

Southeast Storms

Accuweather reports that For much of the spring, the Southeast was void of afternoon thunderstorms, as dry air dominated the region. However, the return of a more humid air mass will allow thunderstorms to form, and today will comprise an afternoon when thunderstorms douse parts of the Southeast with rain.

In a previous Weather Alternative post (Why Southeast Drought?), it was mentioned how in the seasonal chart used for long-range weather forecasting, the planet Mars, associated with heat and dryness, was transiting over the eastern U.S. at the time of the drought. It was also mentioned how Mercury would now be moving over the eastern U.S.

The map at right shows Mercury's current position in the seasonal planetary map. Moisture is now returning to the Southeast area.

In just a few days, on the 15th, Mercury will turn retrograde. This means that from our viewpoint here on earth, Mercury will look like it's traveling backwards in the sky. Of course, no planet actually travels backwards, but it looks that way. It's similar to the illusion created when the passengers in a car traveling the same direction as a train but faster, pass the train making it seem to the car passengers that the train is moving backwards.

This Earth-Mercury phenomenon usually coincides with increased wind velocities, and was the basis for the next Weather Alternative Forecast, which can be found by clicking here-- Hurricane Season 2007

Click here for July 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

"This most beautiful system of sun, planets and comets could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful being."

Sir Isaac Newton

Barry and the Lunar Eclipse of March 3, 2007

On April 2nd of this year the Weather Alternative issued

a long-range weather forecast for the U.S. East Coast saying that on June 5-8, 2007

The opposition between the Sun and Jupiter will trigger the lunar eclipse of March 3, 2007, affecting the coastal areas of North and South Carolina between 77 and 79 West Longitude and 33 North Latitude. Its influence extends northward through New Jersey. The warm influence, characteristic of Sun-Jupiter alignments, and high velocity winds, indicated by aspects between Jupiter and Uranus (also present at this time), carry the potential for severe weather over this area, which may be tropical in nature.

On June 3rd and 4th, the remnants of former Tropical Storm Barry hit the area I had slated for possible tropical activity starting on June 5th. In some respects to be off a couple of days when issuing a forecast from as far back as April is not bad. But from an astro-meteorological stand point, what caused the discrepancy between the time I used and Barry's actual arrival?

When dealing with the effects of Solar Eclipses on the weather, I have very successfully used a timing device for ascertaining when the Solar Eclipse will be activated, which is as follows:

Approximately 3 months after the Solar Eclipse, the sun will reach the 90 degree mark in relation to the degree of the eclipse. The exact times can be ascertained from an ephemeris or computer program. For example, if the zodiacal degree of the eclipse were, say, 5 degrees Aries, three months later, when the sun reaches 5 degrees Cancer, the eclipse would be activated.

I've been faithful to apply this to Solar Eclipses, but when judging the Lunar Eclipse and the possible tropical activity it indicated along the East Coast, I did not apply this rule. I was considering the Sun-Jupiter opposition to be the trigger. Had I done so, I would have used June 3rd as the starting date since that is when the sun reached the 90 degree mark of the March 3rd Lunar Eclipse. I am now older and wiser.

To follow along with the next long-range forecasts, click on the links below.

Click here for Hurricane Season 2007

Click here for July 2007 Hurricane and Severe Weather Outlook

Click here for the Introduction to the Weather Alternative