Another Wet Week For Us
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Another Wet Week For Us
Tonight will bring rain, as it already is doing so, however at time tonight, it may be windy and heavy rains may fall. Santa Cruz and anyone west of that whole range (Skiline Rd rides that ridge) will have lots of rain.
-Monday: Rain
-Tuesday: Off and On Showers... Sunny and 70F. 10 mins later, it's 60F and pouring with thunder....
-Wednesday: Some rain possible.
Meet out look:
UCKK: May actually be wet. However, my guess it cloudy, breezy maybe, but bring yer rain gear....
INnOUT: You guys will proabaly luck out with dry conditions, and some cloudiness.
I don't know about ROTW yet, it's a little bit too early to make a good call.
Be Safe out there!
-Gagan
-Monday: Rain
-Tuesday: Off and On Showers... Sunny and 70F. 10 mins later, it's 60F and pouring with thunder....
-Wednesday: Some rain possible.
Meet out look:
UCKK: May actually be wet. However, my guess it cloudy, breezy maybe, but bring yer rain gear....
INnOUT: You guys will proabaly luck out with dry conditions, and some cloudiness.
I don't know about ROTW yet, it's a little bit too early to make a good call.
Be Safe out there!
-Gagan
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Riiiiiiiight....
UCKK- Tuesdays
MVKK (when it actually happens)- Thursday
Thursday looks like it's going to be wet, at least in the evening. Frida-Sunday will again be wet.
Yes, this is weird weather. However, typical i believe when we begin to approach heavy duty El Nino cycle. I think that's DEC-FEB 2005-2006
But i love it. I don't want it hot until i'm out school. 3 more weeks.
-Gagan
UCKK- Tuesdays
MVKK (when it actually happens)- Thursday
Thursday looks like it's going to be wet, at least in the evening. Frida-Sunday will again be wet.
Yes, this is weird weather. However, typical i believe when we begin to approach heavy duty El Nino cycle. I think that's DEC-FEB 2005-2006
But i love it. I don't want it hot until i'm out school. 3 more weeks.
-Gagan
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Originally posted by joltdudeuc
But i love it. I don't want it hot until i'm out school. 3 more weeks.
-Gagan
But i love it. I don't want it hot until i'm out school. 3 more weeks.
-Gagan
btw, can we get a refresher as to what exactly an el nino cycle is for all those ignorant to "THE NINO"?
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What is El Nino?
The term El Nino means ‘Christ Child’ and was first used by Peruvian fishermen in the late 1800’s to describe the warm current appearing off the western coast of Peru around Christmas time. Today El Nino describes the warm phase of a naturally ccurring sea surface temperature oscillation in the tropical Pacific Ocean. This oscillation is associated with the atmosphere, and thus the term ENSO – which incorporates the southern oscillation phenomenon - is commonly used.
What is Southern Oscillation?
Southern oscillation refers to a seesaw shift in surface air pressure at Darwin, Australia and the South Pacific Island of Tahiti. When the pressure is high at Darwin it is low at Tahiti and vice versa. El Nino, and its sister event – La Nina – are the extreme phases of the southern oscillation, with El Nino referring to a warming of the eastern tropical Pacific, and La Nina a cooling.
So how can you determine if an El Nino event is occurring today? Certain changes typically occur to both the atmosphere and ocean during periods of El Nino and La Nina, and thus if factors such as wind velocities, sea surface temperatures, surface air pressure and sea level are monitored these changes can be detected. Here are some things you can focus on in order to determine whether an El Nino is currently occurring.
Sea Surface Temperatures
During non-El Nino and non-La Nina conditions sea surface temperatures are approximately 6-8 degrees Celsius warmer in the western tropical Pacific than in the eastern tropical Pacific. These temperature disparities typically occur because the easterly trade winds that blow across the tropical Pacific move the warm surface water with them from east to west. Thus, you could look at SST data to determine whether an El Nino event is occurring at present, or not.
The term El Nino means ‘Christ Child’ and was first used by Peruvian fishermen in the late 1800’s to describe the warm current appearing off the western coast of Peru around Christmas time. Today El Nino describes the warm phase of a naturally ccurring sea surface temperature oscillation in the tropical Pacific Ocean. This oscillation is associated with the atmosphere, and thus the term ENSO – which incorporates the southern oscillation phenomenon - is commonly used.
What is Southern Oscillation?
Southern oscillation refers to a seesaw shift in surface air pressure at Darwin, Australia and the South Pacific Island of Tahiti. When the pressure is high at Darwin it is low at Tahiti and vice versa. El Nino, and its sister event – La Nina – are the extreme phases of the southern oscillation, with El Nino referring to a warming of the eastern tropical Pacific, and La Nina a cooling.
So how can you determine if an El Nino event is occurring today? Certain changes typically occur to both the atmosphere and ocean during periods of El Nino and La Nina, and thus if factors such as wind velocities, sea surface temperatures, surface air pressure and sea level are monitored these changes can be detected. Here are some things you can focus on in order to determine whether an El Nino is currently occurring.
Sea Surface Temperatures
During non-El Nino and non-La Nina conditions sea surface temperatures are approximately 6-8 degrees Celsius warmer in the western tropical Pacific than in the eastern tropical Pacific. These temperature disparities typically occur because the easterly trade winds that blow across the tropical Pacific move the warm surface water with them from east to west. Thus, you could look at SST data to determine whether an El Nino event is occurring at present, or not.
Basically, every 7-9 years the pacific ocean just off the west coast gets warmer than usual. This makes for a more wet winter, and soon to follow a more drier, and hotter summer.
I was expecting a very hot summer this year, but so far, it's seems super mild. We'll see how things are once May turns to June.
-Gagan
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