danielwAdministrator
(Moderator)
Wed Jul 16 2008 04:12 AM
Re: GOM...Close to Home

Tampa Bay Vertical Wind Profiler is beginning to indicate Anticyclonic flow around 35000ft. Wind speeds are currently near 21kts, but have gained 10kts in the last hour.

While the near surface winds at 1000ft have backed from the SSW to SSE over the last hour. This is normally associated with Cyclonic Flow.

Diagram below shows Cyclonic (Counter-clockwise) flow from 1000ft to 25000ft. With Anti-Cyclonic (clockwise) flow above 30000ft.



Image courtesy of the Plymouth State Weather Center~danielw


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