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Re: Steering Currents
      Thu Sep 23 2004 02:44 PM

Here's another WV Loop.

Short answer: the brown thingy does not show the ridge per se, as you can't really "see" a ridge; it shows dry air which is indicative of a building (or receding) ridge.

The water vapor images display the earth in a manner that correlates to quantity of water vapor in the upper portions of the atmosphere (25,000 feet and higher in general). The actual numbers displayed on the water vapor images correspond to temperature but there is no direct relationship between these values and the temperatures of clouds (as is the case for infrared images) since this channel doesn't really "see" clouds but "sees" high-level water vapor instead. The most useful tidbit to be gained from the water vapor images is the locations of storm systems and the jet stream. Another useful tidbit is aided by the color scale used on the images. In general, regions displayed in shades of red are VERY dry in the upper atmosphere and MAY correlate to crisp blue skies from a ground perspective. On the contrary, regions displayed in shades of blue or green are indicative of lots of high-level moisture and may also indicate cloudiness. This cloudiness could simply be high-level cirrus types or serious storms. That determination cannot be gained from this image by itself but could easily be determined when used in conjunction with the other channels.

Here is an in-depth explanation of a "weather briefing", but there are multiple links which should prove useful in understanding the weather. Hope this helps.

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* Steering Currents MikeCAdministrator Thu Sep 23 2004 02:44 PM
. * * Sunday & Monday SkeetoBiteAdministrator   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:51 AM
. * * Re: Sunday & Monday COgal   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:21 PM
. * * Re: Sunday & Monday Redbird   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:23 PM
. * * Re: Sunday & Monday scottsvb   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:27 PM
. * * Re: Sunday & Monday Steve hirschb.   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:40 PM
. * * Re: Sunday & Monday scottsvb   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:42 PM
. * * Re: Sunday & Monday Redbird   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:02 PM
. * * Re: Sunday & Monday SkeetoBiteAdministrator   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:19 PM
. * * Who to blame? Kent   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:36 PM
. * * Re: Who to blame? danielwAdministrator   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:46 PM
. * * Re: Who to blame? AgentB   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:41 PM
. * * What AgentB said... LI Phil   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:45 PM
. * * Re: What AgentB said... Colleen A.   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:59 PM
. * * Re: What AgentB said... AgentB   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:13 PM
. * * Re: What AgentB said... Colleen A.   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:32 PM
. * * Re: What AgentB said... MO Stormspotter   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:57 PM
. * * Re: What AgentB said... Thunder   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:59 PM
. * * Re: What AgentB said... from Gainesville   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:02 PM
. * * Re: What AgentB said... Colleen A.   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:08 PM
. * * Re: What AgentB said... LI Phil   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:04 PM
. * * Ode to Hurricane Season 2004 by Kent Kent   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:22 PM
. * * Re: Ode to Hurricane Season 2004 by Kent Dawn   Thu Sep 23 2004 03:57 PM
. * * Re: Ode to Hurricane Season 2004 by Kent Liz C   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:57 PM
. * * Re: Ode to Hurricane Season 2004 by Kent Kimberley Clark   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:53 PM
. * * Re: Ode to Hurricane Season 2004 by Kent Florida Nurse   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:36 PM
. * * Re: Ode to Hurricane Season 2004 by Kent Colleen A.   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:35 PM
. * * Not Anxious Anymore about Storms Lake Toho - Kissimmee   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:58 PM
. * * Re: Ode to Hurricane Season 2004 by Kent sthorne   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:27 PM
. * * Re: Ode to Hurricane Season 2004 by Kent SOUTHFLAHAPPYGAL   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:26 PM
. * * Re: Ode to Hurricane Season 2004 by Kent Kent   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:28 PM
. * * Re: Ode to Hurricane Season 2004 by Kent sthorne   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:37 PM
. * * Ditch Witch Colleen A.   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:47 PM
. * * Re: Ditch Witch Redbird   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:49 PM
. * * Re: Ditch Witch Colleen A.   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:55 PM
. * * Re: Ditch Witch Redbird   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:08 PM
. * * Jeanne Justin in Miami   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:53 PM
. * * Re: Jeanne LI Phil   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:59 PM
. * * Re: Jeanne leetdan   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:05 PM
. * * Re: Jeanne Justin in Miami   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:03 PM
. * * Re: Jeanne MikeCAdministrator   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:07 PM
. * * Re: Jeanne jlauderdal   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:02 PM
. * * Re: Ode to Hurricane Season 2004 by Kent SOUTHFLAHAPPYGAL   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:33 PM
. * * Is Jeanne Growing? Colleen A.   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:15 PM
. * * Re: Is Jeanne Growing? Sadie   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:37 PM
. * * Re: Is Jeanne Growing? danielwAdministrator   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:26 PM
. * * Re: Is Jeanne Growing? AgentB   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:24 PM
. * * Re: Is Jeanne Growing? AdmittedHacker   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:50 PM
. * * Re: What AgentB said... Thunder   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:03 PM
. * * Re:Noon visible shots danielwAdministrator   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:07 PM
. * * Re: What AgentB said... AgentB   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:52 PM
. * * Re: Sunday & Monday Redbird   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:20 PM
. * * Re: Sunday & Monday LI Phil   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:14 PM
. * * Re: Sunday & Monday SOUTHFLAHAPPYGAL   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:16 PM
. * * Re: Sunday & Monday Steve hirschb.   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:21 PM
. * * Re: Sunday & Monday SOUTHFLAHAPPYGAL   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:23 PM
. * * Ivan SoonerShawn   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:27 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Colleen A.   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:32 AM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Liz L.   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:46 AM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Steve   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:52 AM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Kal   Thu Sep 23 2004 01:59 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents AgentB   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:07 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents AdmittedHacker   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:20 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents cocoa Beach   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:12 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Lake Toho - Kissimmee   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:17 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents LI Phil   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:22 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents schmoo   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:32 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents LI Phil   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:44 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Wanna-Be-Storm-Chaser   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:54 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents AdmittedHacker   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:52 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Vladimirr   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:42 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents schmoo   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:50 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents LI Phil   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:58 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents jlauderdal   Thu Sep 23 2004 03:19 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents AdmittedHacker   Thu Sep 23 2004 03:52 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents lawgator   Thu Sep 23 2004 03:59 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Kdubs   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:40 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Rasvar   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:25 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents flbeachbumz   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:27 PM
. * * Weak attempt at Ivan Humor Bloodstar   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:31 PM
. * * Re: Weak attempt at Ivan Humor Kimberley Clark   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:42 PM
. * * Re: Weak attempt at Ivan Humor flbeachbumz   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:37 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Kal   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:30 PM
. * * 2 Landfalls in Florida? Colleen A.   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:03 PM
. * * Re: 2 Landfalls in Florida? Kal   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:11 PM
. * * Link Ed in Va   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:12 PM
. * * Jeanne Forecast scottsvb   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:41 PM
. * * Re: Jeanne Forecast WXMAN RICHIE   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:23 PM
. * * Re: Jeanne Forecast LONNY307   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:40 PM
. * * Vortex Data Recon Kdubs   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:30 PM
. * * Re: Vortex Data Recon leetdan   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:41 PM
. * * Re: Vortex Data Recon davet   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:39 PM
. * * Re: Vortex Data Recon Vladimirr   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:38 PM
. * * Re: Vortex Data Recon SoonerShawn   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:34 PM
. * * SSD still hasLisa and 93L Bloodstar   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:39 PM
. * * Re: Vortex Data Recon Lake Toho - Kissimmee   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:37 PM
. * * Re: Jeanne Forecast Fletch   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:49 PM
. * * Re: Link palmetto   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:23 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents clyde w.   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:01 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents CarolinaGurl   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:53 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Ormond Suzie   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:20 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents clyde w.   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:24 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Ormond Suzie   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:30 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Wanna-Be-Storm-Chaser   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:16 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents LI Phil   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:06 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Frank P   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:23 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Colleen A.   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:50 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents andy1tom   Thu Sep 23 2004 03:28 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents LanceW   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:52 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Colleen A.   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:55 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Redbird   Thu Sep 23 2004 03:29 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents LanceW   Thu Sep 23 2004 03:35 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Katie   Thu Sep 23 2004 03:52 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Redbird   Thu Sep 23 2004 03:55 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Lake Toho - Kissimmee   Thu Sep 23 2004 03:56 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Redbird   Thu Sep 23 2004 03:58 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Lake Toho - Kissimmee   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:00 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Rasvar   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:14 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Redbird   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:02 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Lake Toho - Kissimmee   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:03 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Redbird   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:05 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents rhendryx   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:10 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents SOUTHFLAHAPPYGAL   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:13 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents rhendryx   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:34 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Rabbit   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:38 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Kdubs   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:41 PM
. * * New fly in the ointment??? WXMAN RICHIE   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:46 PM
. * * where is discussion lois   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:53 PM
. * * Re: where is discussion leetdan   Thu Sep 23 2004 05:03 PM
. * * Re: where is discussion Heather   Thu Sep 23 2004 05:07 PM
. * * Re: where is discussion Lake Toho - Kissimmee   Thu Sep 23 2004 05:10 PM
. * * Ivan Allison   Thu Sep 23 2004 06:10 PM
. * * Re: where is discussion WXMAN RICHIE   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:57 PM
. * * Re: where is discussion leetdan   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:55 PM
. * * Re: where is discussion Staggy   Thu Sep 23 2004 05:03 PM
. * * Re: where is discussion Rabbit   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:58 PM
. * * Re: where is discussion Redbird   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:59 PM
. * * Nothing but wonderful news WXMAN RICHIE   Thu Sep 23 2004 05:10 PM
. * * 5 Jeanne Ed in Va   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:59 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents FireAng   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:14 PM
. * * Floater Images lawgator   Thu Sep 23 2004 03:51 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents scottsvb   Thu Sep 23 2004 03:42 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Redbird   Thu Sep 23 2004 03:45 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents scottsvb   Thu Sep 23 2004 03:46 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Redbird   Thu Sep 23 2004 03:48 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Redbird   Thu Sep 23 2004 03:37 PM
. * * Crow Munching Forecast...for Jeanne LI Phil   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:03 PM
. * * Re: Crow Munching Forecast...for Jeanne gailmm   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:10 PM
. * * Re: Crow Munching Forecast...for Jeanne StormKrone   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:22 PM
. * * Re: Crow Munching Forecast...for Jeanne Redbird   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:12 PM
. * * Re: Crow Munching Forecast...for Jeanne SOUTHFLAHAPPYGAL   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:09 PM
. * * Ivan SoonerShawn   Thu Sep 23 2004 03:48 PM
. * * Re: Ivan Rasvar   Thu Sep 23 2004 04:02 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Fletch   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:55 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents tartan   Thu Sep 23 2004 03:42 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents ABWATCHER   Thu Sep 23 2004 03:43 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents clyde w.   Thu Sep 23 2004 02:09 PM
. * * JB LI Phil   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:55 AM
. * * Re: JB Steve   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:58 AM
. * * Re: JB FlaRebel   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:19 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents cmdebbie   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:38 AM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Colleen A.   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:57 AM
. * * Re: Steering Currents leo   Thu Sep 23 2004 09:18 PM
. * * Climatology Says.... WXMAN RICHIE   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:45 AM
. * * Re: Climatology Says.... Rasvar   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:26 PM
. * * Re: Climatology Out the window this year LoisCane   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:49 AM
. * * Re: Climatology Out the window this year Wanna-Be-Storm-Chaser   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:02 PM
. * * well if the high builds in to the nnw of her some lois   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:09 PM
. * * Re: well if the high builds in to the nnw of her some Colleen A.   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:46 PM
. * * Re: well if the high builds in to the nnw of her some SoonerShawn   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:50 PM
. * * Re: well if the high builds in to the nnw of her some scottsvb   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:16 PM
. * * ps lois   Thu Sep 23 2004 12:11 PM
. * * Re: Steering Currents LI Phil   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:44 AM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Kdubs   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:50 AM
. * * Re: Steering Currents leetdan   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:37 AM
. * * Re: Steering Currents Colleen A.   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:50 AM
. * * when does next nogaps come out, does anyone know n/t lois   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:25 AM
. * * Ugh LI Phil   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:37 AM
. * * Re: Ugh jth   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:51 AM
. * * Re: Ugh leo   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:49 AM
. * * Re: Ugh Kdubs   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:51 AM
. * * hard time with Jeanne Frank P   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:47 AM
. * * Re: when does next nogaps come out, does anyone know n/t Tally   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:36 AM
. * * Re: when does next nogaps come out, does anyone know n/t AdmittedHacker   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:32 AM
. * * Re: when does next nogaps come out, does anyone know n/t Wxwatcher2   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:31 AM
. * * Re: when does next nogaps come out, does anyone know n/t leetdan   Thu Sep 23 2004 11:35 AM

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