On Oct 9, 4:27 am, "Michael" wrote:
"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message

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On Oct 8, 10:04 am, "Michael" wrote:
"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message

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Oct 3 10:06.
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips...se2001gmt.html

Apart from the British weather enjoying the first real summery spell
of the year, this pattern seems to be a repeat of last weeks spell.
Even down to a super cyclone in the Asian Pacific.

Next weeks spell should be a classic anticyclone with the time of the
phase at 05:01 on Oct 11th.

Unfortunately, if there is another super cyclone, the weather will be
wet.

(If it is a super-cyclone involved, the chances are that the time of
the phase the harmonic knocks back to will be 1 o'clock. But then
again the present cyclone has not knocked the harmonic back 4 hours.
10:06 should read 04:06. But wait.... that's another one of those
tricky harmonies.)

Good 'ere innit!

God dammit, summer started here in April and still hasn't ended.
Tomorrow's
high temperature is expected to reach 95 degrees (just 24 degrees above
average.) The month of August was the hottest ever recorded, a full 8.9
degrees above normal, the month of September was 6.8 degrees above the
mean
temperature. We hit 105 degress with a heat index of 115+ on four
seperate
occasions in August, making it the hottest month in over 150 years of
record
keeping. You want some summer weather, come sleep stay on my sun deck
for a
few days, I'll ever provide a TV (although no cable for you and certainly
no
internet access as the pollution in this group has became neck-deep.) I
will provide you with sound reading material though and give meteorology
classes for two hours, every day. After all, living in the UK can't give
one a real taste of what weather is all about. I will also provide you
with
an autobiography of George Bush's life which you will be forced to read
at
least 50 pages a day, out loud. You want a free summer vacation? It's a
small price and it will keep your fingers quiet for a spell.

Call me and I'll book a passage for you,

A passage where exactly?

To Louisville Kentucky my man, it would do you a power of good to see real
weather events, tornados, heat storms, severe thunderstorms (derechos) and
even snow and ice storms during the winter. I know the UK sees a variety of
weather, but I've been there many times, I've never been impressed or
learned anything new or interesting about weather patterns when I've been
there. I was there for nine days one time and the the temperature never
varied more than eight degrees and there was constant drizzle. It's a
pretty boring and predictable place in the scheme of things. However, don't
get me wrong, that can be a good thing too. For instance, you wouldn't have
to deal with severe thunderstorms and the damage they cause. On 13, July,
2004, a derecho developed just north of the Ohio River and swept through
here leaving a path of destruction in it's wake. Half the people in this
city (300,000) lost power. Winds were clocked as high as 100MPH (non
tornadic) and many people were without power for weeks. Then there was the
freak snow storms of 1994 and 1998, both dumped over 16 inches of snow and
the former brought with it a cold Canadian high, which caused temperatures
to dip to -36 (F) in some places. The 1998 storm dumped two feet of snow
whilst closing roads and stopping travel for many dies, several deaths
resulted. You can read about the super tornado outbreak, April of 1974 I
believe, many F-5 tornados, one which drove right through this city, killing
dozens and injuring hundreds; although the worst tornado developed over a
small town in Ohio, do some reading. It should be noted that this was the
single biggest outbreak in history and affected many states. Now THIS is
weather, Mr. Weatherlawyer! Read and enjoy, you may even become aroused.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Outbreak



The United Kingdom is the centre of the world at the moment. There
isn't a place under the sun that is finer for studying all earth's
sciences and as far as hot weather goes, wherever you are, you can
keep it.

Thanks, I will and see above for some weather trivia. As for the other
aspects of the UK, I was quite pleased with the country as a whole. Sure
beats the hell out of France and Italy (two places that I will never visit
again.)



How hot does it get at night where you live and why?

Do you mean how hot does it stay at night? Typically, daytime is the when
it gets "hot." That all depends on the time of year, average low
temperatures range from around 23 in January, to 70 in July. However, this
can vary significantly, depending on weather patterns, precipitation and
other obvious factors. Being in a relatively small city, the urban heat
island is not a big factor although we live in an area that was built on a
swamp, the entire city. This is why we had such a massive TB problem in the
earlier part of the 20th century, look up the Waverly Hills Sanatorium some
time, but not before bed. Taking that into consideration, and the fact that
we are near the Ohio River, it stays quite humid throughout the entire
summer. It's not unusual to see temperatures of 80-85 degrees at 2am with a
modestly high heat index. Your question was really not specific enough to
answer with any detail, I need more details! Attention to detail should be
the key to anyone's life, counsellor.



How much does the air between you and the sun get heated during the
day and how?

That question is foolish, there are too many factors involved, and if you
like to ponder such rubbish, be my guest. The continuous fusion of hydrogen
into helium keeps the sun warm enough for me to grow flowers and plant my
vegetables, that's all that matters. Fortunately, light travels at 186,000
miles per second so it doesn't take the morning rays all that long to arrive
although when it's overcast, that can present some problems.



The Gulf Stream sweeps away millions of cubic miles of seas surface
water every hour, day and night. The warmer end of the solar spectrum
can reach down as much as 100 feet in clear water and the blue end can
go 200 in similar circumstances (if I remember correctly.) So how does
the Gulf Stream work exactly and why does the water under that surface
remain so cold so long?

Now that's a more reasonable question and something I'm willing to take a
shot at. Since I'm in the medical field, I don't spend much time (anymore)
thinking about such things but it is an interesting topic and I'll try to
answer it off hand. By the way, you have no sense of humor what-so-ever.
When I made the statement that I would give you lessons regarding
meteorology, it was a joke. It's clear that you have a lot of time on your
hands and are very knowledgeable, if I had the time to post 30 times per
day, doubtless I too would play a weatherman on the internet. That being
said, if you are indeed a lawyer, you're in the wrong field. I'm sure the
UK would love to have someone with your splendid qualifications and
seemingly endless knowledge about not only weather, but astronomy and
geology as well.

Now, back to your question. Off hand, I would say that because the Earth
moves counter-clockwise, the combination of the viscous fluids, air and
water, produces a pumping action that moves the water of the south Atlantic
westward. Surface water in the north Atlantic is chillded by winds from the
Arctic. It becomes more dense, which probably causes it to sink to the
ocean floor (ya think?) To replace to the cold water, the Gulf Stream moves
warm water from the Gulf of Mexico to the North Atlantic. In short, it is
driven by surface wind patterns and differences in water density. I read
this, probably about four or five years ago, so don't take pot shots if I'm
a bit off here. I work 50-60 hours a week and don't have 100 hours a week
to ponder such things. Hope I answered your question and in turn, taught
the teacher a lesson or two. heh Thanks for the interesting questions
though, it's been a pleasure.



And now I must go and look out the window for it is Tuesday. I await
the gathering storm with eager trepidation.

Yes, is there a rain shower off in the distance that is threatening your
golf game? I understand London is supposed to pick up an inch (or less) of
rain, is that what you consider a storm? A year ago, we received 11 inches
in one night and I lost half my basement due to flooding. As I said, it
would do you a power of good to spend some time in a climate with some
variety. Even the highlands of Scottland would probably be better for
meteorlogical studies than the UK, which has very little in the way of
interesting topography. It's far too close to the ocean (and too far north)
to make for an interesting place to study weather first hand. You need to
find a mountain or be four or five hundred miles away from the coast!

You really need to get a grip on your paragraph spacings if you intend
to be widely read.

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