US Drought Monitor
April 10, 2012
Noted the continued 'regrouping' of upper tropospheric turbulence is over droughted areas. The initial turbulence as it was injected with a strong heat system and formed the hammer shape (which is not an unusual shape by the way, it just happened on Friday the 13th. It is however, unusual to be over a continent. It often happens over ocean.) air mass was basically near droughted areas. It is moved east and the new system of turbulence is finding its voricity over droughted areas. I believe this is the case because it secures a heat pattern that allows the consolidation of a heat system with water vapor. I would not be surprised this pattern continues.
If one recalls, last year, when Irene carried a huge water vapor component into the lower troposphere we then saw subsequent storms form with the lingering water vapor and evaporating water from the hurricane rains. This seems to be having a bit of the same pattern. The initial injection from the trops provided yesterdays turbulence and with that still lingering in the lower troposphere a new system has sparked.
April 14, 2012
1830:00z
UNISYS Infrared Satellite of USA,
Southern Canada and Northern Mexico (click title for 12 hour loop - thank you)
April 14, 2012
1830:00z
UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite of the US, southern Canada and northern Mexico (click here for 12 hour loop)
In the 12 hour loop it is easy to discern the 'transition' of the water vapor component from the eastern system to the western system.
The 'transition' occurs at 1430:00z, but, isn't visibly discernable until an hour later.
April 14, 2012
1530:00z
UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite of Central North America
In this satellite photo the transition of 'water vapor' is noted to be dissipating in the east air mass and beginning to be accumulated in the western air mass.
1830:00z
UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite of the US, southern Canada and northern Mexico (click here for 12 hour loop)
In the 12 hour loop it is easy to discern the 'transition' of the water vapor component from the eastern system to the western system.
The 'transition' occurs at 1430:00z, but, isn't visibly discernable until an hour later.
1530:00z
UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite of Central North America
In this satellite photo the transition of 'water vapor' is noted to be dissipating in the east air mass and beginning to be accumulated in the western air mass.
