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Seattle, WAJanuary 31, 2011
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Where is Seattle?
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Lots of terrain and orography
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Satellitehttp://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/loops/
Some high clouds in the area, but they are to the north. There appears to be a ridge in the area for now.
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Radarhttp://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=XSIhttp://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/radar/displayRad.php?icao=KATX&prod=bref1&bkgr=black&endDate=20110131&endTime=-1&duration=0
Not much on radar except for areas of heavy precip? Or is that something else? Hmm
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METARShttp://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/index.php?metarIds=KSEA&hoursStr=past+60+hours&std_trans=translated&num_metars=number&submit_metars=Retrieve
ZzZzZzZz Boring
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Models500 mb height and vorticity:http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/namer/nam/18/index_500_m_loop.shtml700 mb moisture:http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/namer/nam/18/index_700_m_loop.shtmlMSLP, Precip, and 850mb T:http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/namer/nam/18/index_pcp_m_loop.shtmlSFC T:http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/model/displayMod.php?var=gfs_sfc_temp&loop=1
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Long wave ridge patternStrong High pressure to the southStableSubsidenceTemperature gradient near the coast
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MOShttp://www.nws.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/mos/getall.pl?sta=KSEA
The MOS values are pretty similar to each other, so there is good agreement between models.
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High 44North winds will be lightClouds look to be lingeringLow 31Clouds hanging around overnightLight winds so more cooling
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Winds 7Winds might pick up if there is some clearing
Precip 0Longwave ridge patterHigh pressure
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Forecast ComparisonMe44 31 7 0NWS44 32 light 0
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