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Eastern U.S. to See Early Start to Cold; Fuel Demand May Soar

By Brian K. Sullivan

Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. may get an early start to the chill of
winter next week, possibly foreshadowing a colder- than-normal season and
higher demand for heating fuel.

Starting Nov. 17, temperatures in the U.S. along a line from Chicago to
Dallas and then east to New York will be about 6.5 to 16 degrees cooler than
normal and will get colder as the week goes on, forecasts predict.

``We are going to get off to a fast hard start to winter,'' said Joe
*******i, a meteorologist at AccuWeather.com in State College, Pennsylvania.
``Next weekend will be like December in New York City.''

High temperatures from the Great Lakes to the Northeast will be 20 degrees
to 30 degrees Fahrenheit (-6 to -1 Celsius), with lows below 10 in some
areas, said Jim Rouiller, a senior energy meteorologist with Planalytics
Inc. in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

The mid-Atlantic states will be slightly warmer, with highs in the 30s to
40s and lows in the 20s and 30s.

``The upcoming cold surge will bring temperature anomalies down to 8-16
degrees below normal and will translate into the strongest upward surge of
heating demand for the season so far,'' Rouiller wrote in his newsletter
today.

Natural gas for December delivery climbed 47.8 cents, or 7.1 percent, to
$7.234 per million British thermal units at 9:15 a.m. on the New York
Mercantile Exchange. The gain was the biggest since Sept. 17, when gas
soared 8.7 percent.

Crude oil for December delivery rose $3.69, or 6.1 percent, to $64.73 a
barrel.

Among Decade's Coldest

*******i said the upcoming winter season in the eastern and central U.S.,
which starts Dec. 21, may be one of the coldest of the decade so far. He
said he expects it to match the winter of 2005-06 and possibly the winter of
2000-01.

*******i said the 2008 hurricane season, which ends on Nov. 30, had a lot of
storms centered in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico and to him that means a
colder-than-normal winter.

``A lot of people call it voodoo,'' *******i said. ``It fits the patterns of
1950, 1985, 1995; when you have Gulf-centric hurricane seasons, look out in
December.''

Rouiller said a mass of frigid Canadian air will sweep into the U.S. and may
persist until the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 27.

``The next month to two months is going to be colder than normal and Santa
Claus is coming to town -- well, not Santa Claus but an air mass from Santa
Claus,'' *******i said. ``And next week he is going to wake a lot of people
up.''

To contact the reporter on this story: Brian K. Sullivan in Boston at
.

Last Updated: November 10, 2008 12:39 EST

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Eastern U.S. to See Early Start to Cold; Fuel Demand May Soar

By Brian K. Sullivan

Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. may get an early start to the chill of
winter next week, possibly foreshadowing a colder- than-normal season and
higher demand for heating fuel.

Starting Nov. 17, temperatures in the U.S. along a line from Chicago to
Dallas and then east to New York will be about 6.5 to 16 degrees cooler
than normal and will get colder as the week goes on, forecasts predict.

``We are going to get off to a fast hard start to winter,'' said Joe
*******i, a meteorologist at AccuWeather.com in State College,
Pennsylvania. ``Next weekend will be like December in New York City.''

High temperatures from the Great Lakes to the Northeast will be 20 degrees
to 30 degrees Fahrenheit (-6 to -1 Celsius), with lows below 10 in some
areas, said Jim Rouiller, a senior energy meteorologist with Planalytics
Inc. in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

The mid-Atlantic states will be slightly warmer, with highs in the 30s to
40s and lows in the 20s and 30s.

``The upcoming cold surge will bring temperature anomalies down to 8-16
degrees below normal and will translate into the strongest upward surge of
heating demand for the season so far,'' Rouiller wrote in his newsletter
today.

Natural gas for December delivery climbed 47.8 cents, or 7.1 percent, to
$7.234 per million British thermal units at 9:15 a.m. on the New York
Mercantile Exchange. The gain was the biggest since Sept. 17, when gas
soared 8.7 percent.

Crude oil for December delivery rose $3.69, or 6.1 percent, to $64.73 a
barrel.

Among Decade's Coldest

*******i said the upcoming winter season in the eastern and central U.S.,
which starts Dec. 21, may be one of the coldest of the decade so far. He
said he expects it to match the winter of 2005-06 and possibly the winter
of 2000-01.

*******i said the 2008 hurricane season, which ends on Nov. 30, had a lot
of storms centered in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico and to him that
means a colder-than-normal winter.

``A lot of people call it voodoo,'' *******i said. ``It fits the patterns
of 1950, 1985, 1995; when you have Gulf-centric hurricane seasons, look
out in December.''

Rouiller said a mass of frigid Canadian air will sweep into the U.S. and
may persist until the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 27.

``The next month to two months is going to be colder than normal and Santa
Claus is coming to town -- well, not Santa Claus but an air mass from
Santa Claus,'' *******i said. ``And next week he is going to wake a lot of
people up.''

To contact the reporter on this story: Brian K. Sullivan in Boston at
.

Last Updated: November 10, 2008 12:39 EST


"Hiccough" Ok, I think I've stopped laughing now.

Santa Claus,
Voodoo
Winter temperature based on number of hurricanes.
And coldest since 2000-01, God that was ages ago.

No, maybe I haven't stopped yet.

On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:29:03 -0000, DeadFrog wrote:

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Eastern U.S. to See Early Start to Cold; Fuel Demand May Soar

By Brian K. Sullivan

Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. may get an early start to the chill of
winter next week, possibly foreshadowing a colder- than-normal season and
higher demand for heating fuel.

Starting Nov. 17, temperatures in the U.S. along a line from Chicago to
Dallas and then east to New York will be about 6.5 to 16 degrees cooler
than normal and will get colder as the week goes on, forecasts predict.

``We are going to get off to a fast hard start to winter,'' said Joe
*******i, a meteorologist at AccuWeather.com in State College,
Pennsylvania. ``Next weekend will be like December in New York City.''

High temperatures from the Great Lakes to the Northeast will be 20 degrees
to 30 degrees Fahrenheit (-6 to -1 Celsius), with lows below 10 in some
areas, said Jim Rouiller, a senior energy meteorologist with Planalytics
Inc. in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

The mid-Atlantic states will be slightly warmer, with highs in the 30s to
40s and lows in the 20s and 30s.

``The upcoming cold surge will bring temperature anomalies down to 8-16
degrees below normal and will translate into the strongest upward surge of
heating demand for the season so far,'' Rouiller wrote in his newsletter
today.

Natural gas for December delivery climbed 47.8 cents, or 7.1 percent, to
$7.234 per million British thermal units at 9:15 a.m. on the New York
Mercantile Exchange. The gain was the biggest since Sept. 17, when gas
soared 8.7 percent.

Crude oil for December delivery rose $3.69, or 6.1 percent, to $64.73 a
barrel.

Among Decade's Coldest

*******i said the upcoming winter season in the eastern and central U.S.,
which starts Dec. 21, may be one of the coldest of the decade so far. He
said he expects it to match the winter of 2005-06 and possibly the winter
of 2000-01.

*******i said the 2008 hurricane season, which ends on Nov. 30, had a lot
of storms centered in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico and to him that
means a colder-than-normal winter.

``A lot of people call it voodoo,'' *******i said. ``It fits the patterns
of 1950, 1985, 1995; when you have Gulf-centric hurricane seasons, look
out in December.''

Rouiller said a mass of frigid Canadian air will sweep into the U.S. and
may persist until the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 27.

``The next month to two months is going to be colder than normal and Santa
Claus is coming to town -- well, not Santa Claus but an air mass from
Santa Claus,'' *******i said. ``And next week he is going to wake a lot of
people up.''

To contact the reporter on this story: Brian K. Sullivan in Boston at
.

Last Updated: November 10, 2008 12:39 EST


"Hiccough" Ok, I think I've stopped laughing now.

Santa Claus,
Voodoo
Winter temperature based on number of hurricanes.
And coldest since 2000-01, God that was ages ago.

No, maybe I haven't stopped yet.

dead frog is also brain dead? 2000-01 is not ages ago. 1900 is ages ago.
2000-01 is not even a drop in the bucket compared to the pre-little ice age
only a few centuries ago.

"Michael Dobony" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:29:03 -0000, DeadFrog wrote:

"kiloVolts" wrote in message
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Eastern U.S. to See Early Start to Cold; Fuel Demand May Soar

By Brian K. Sullivan

Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. may get an early start to the chill of
winter next week, possibly foreshadowing a colder- than-normal season
and
higher demand for heating fuel.

Starting Nov. 17, temperatures in the U.S. along a line from Chicago to
Dallas and then east to New York will be about 6.5 to 16 degrees cooler
than normal and will get colder as the week goes on, forecasts predict.

``We are going to get off to a fast hard start to winter,'' said Joe
*******i, a meteorologist at AccuWeather.com in State College,
Pennsylvania. ``Next weekend will be like December in New York City.''

High temperatures from the Great Lakes to the Northeast will be 20
degrees
to 30 degrees Fahrenheit (-6 to -1 Celsius), with lows below 10 in some
areas, said Jim Rouiller, a senior energy meteorologist with Planalytics
Inc. in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

The mid-Atlantic states will be slightly warmer, with highs in the 30s
to
40s and lows in the 20s and 30s.

``The upcoming cold surge will bring temperature anomalies down to 8-16
degrees below normal and will translate into the strongest upward surge
of
heating demand for the season so far,'' Rouiller wrote in his newsletter
today.

Natural gas for December delivery climbed 47.8 cents, or 7.1 percent, to
$7.234 per million British thermal units at 9:15 a.m. on the New York
Mercantile Exchange. The gain was the biggest since Sept. 17, when gas
soared 8.7 percent.

Crude oil for December delivery rose $3.69, or 6.1 percent, to $64.73 a
barrel.

Among Decade's Coldest

*******i said the upcoming winter season in the eastern and central
U.S.,
which starts Dec. 21, may be one of the coldest of the decade so far. He
said he expects it to match the winter of 2005-06 and possibly the
winter
of 2000-01.

*******i said the 2008 hurricane season, which ends on Nov. 30, had a
lot
of storms centered in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico and to him that
means a colder-than-normal winter.

``A lot of people call it voodoo,'' *******i said. ``It fits the
patterns
of 1950, 1985, 1995; when you have Gulf-centric hurricane seasons, look
out in December.''

Rouiller said a mass of frigid Canadian air will sweep into the U.S. and
may persist until the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 27.

``The next month to two months is going to be colder than normal and
Santa
Claus is coming to town -- well, not Santa Claus but an air mass from
Santa Claus,'' *******i said. ``And next week he is going to wake a lot
of
people up.''

To contact the reporter on this story: Brian K. Sullivan in Boston at
.

Last Updated: November 10, 2008 12:39 EST


"Hiccough" Ok, I think I've stopped laughing now.

Santa Claus,
Voodoo
Winter temperature based on number of hurricanes.
And coldest since 2000-01, God that was ages ago.

No, maybe I haven't stopped yet.

dead frog is also brain dead? 2000-01 is not ages ago. 1900 is ages ago.
2000-01 is not even a drop in the bucket compared to the pre-little ice
age
only a few centuries ago.

Sarcasm detector failure?