The Saturday Shuffle

Greetings, Dear Readers! Only two more weeks until the first day of Spring! This particular post will be a grab bag of various topics--nothing really interesting or important to discuss this morning.

Tomorrow's Sunday School will be the same lesson planned last week. We want to do a review session for you. We will be winding down this blog very soon and we want to make sure that you are properly prepared in all of the tips and tricks for using the links at left to improvise your own weather prognostications. This blog will be going into hibernation on the Vernal Equinox--afterall, the blog is about WINTER--not SPRING!

While reviewing all of our links at left, I was intrigued by the massive area of warm surface temps in the midwest and east. Gee, wasn't it barely a week ago that they were shivering and getting pounded? Also, the QPF back there is pretty substantial. Things are pretty quiet on the Western Front. The far Pac NW is getting some action and perhaps the Idaho Panhandle, too. Otherwise, it's pretty bland.

The CPC people say that California will have above normal precip during the next 30 days. I'd reckon that's a reasonable guess judging from the persistent Pacific patterns prevailing out yonder.

Spaceweather is quite interesting today--check it out. There's an awesome photo of Saturn. Saturn is at perigee this weekend and also at opposition to the Sun. That's kind of a big deal in the astro circles. Actually, it might even be a big deal in the world financial circles, too, but that's another story beyond the scope of this blog. Whatever the case, be sure to check out the pretty pictures of Saturn on the Spaceweather website.

I roamed 'round the SNOTEL site looking at the percent-average of various California rivers. They sure look like they are in good shape, all things considered. Meanwhile, Arizona rivers and reservoirs are in REALLY good shape. Roosevelt Lake is 100% full and there's over 2000 cfs coming into the lake. That means it's spilling at least 2,000 cfs! Over in New Mexico most of the state is under a red flag warning. Oddly, the red flag warning ends at the Arizona line. I wonder how that works? Maybe the wind knows when it enters New Mexico that it's supposed to pick up the pace.

The Upper Snake River is in good shape and Jackson Lake should fill and spill this year. Tater Nation will be happy about that.

Well, that's about all there is to report weatherwise today. Tomorrow's discussion will be very generic in scope--just a review of how to use the tools we have assembled on this website. It's been a lot of fun writing this Winter 0809 blog. Maybe next year we will go it again. Who knows? Have a great day and GO PLAY!