Rod, love your work. New subscriber here. Live in Seattle. Why do all these lows this year get right near the coast and then curl northwestward and back out to sea making glancing blows, in general, rather than making landfall? There are a few that do, but this year it seems like they've just flirted with the interior rather than crossed into the area. Thank for all you do.
Great to know you live in Seattle, I will pay more attention. Yes, the constant similar tracks going back to the "bomb" cyclone are due to upper ridging that has not fully dissipated. The inland ridge pattern steers low center northward and the southerly flow of the upper trough offshore aids in turning the low centers north and to the northwest. Believe said pattern will break at some point.
Rod, love your work. New subscriber here. Live in Seattle. Why do all these lows this year get right near the coast and then curl northwestward and back out to sea making glancing blows, in general, rather than making landfall? There are a few that do, but this year it seems like they've just flirted with the interior rather than crossed into the area. Thank for all you do.
Great to know you live in Seattle, I will pay more attention. Yes, the constant similar tracks going back to the "bomb" cyclone are due to upper ridging that has not fully dissipated. The inland ridge pattern steers low center northward and the southerly flow of the upper trough offshore aids in turning the low centers north and to the northwest. Believe said pattern will break at some point.
Awesome. Wonderful explanation. Thank you!
I really need to spend a Christmas up at Mount hood.
Ho Ho Ho Mary Christmas
Going to be in the snow after christmas