Borrowed From El Nino - Split Flow
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
"Ocean meets the Ocean" My granddaughter, Ocean Ann, walks along the beach Saturday afternoon as the sun sets at Ocean Shores, WA. High pressure and split flow has given us some pleasant February weather.
NOWCAST- What looked like a wetter and cooler week now looks like a much drier and not so cold week. No complaint here! Therefore, just a gradual snow melt in the mountains below 5-6,000 feet which is good news. Most energy from incoming storms will be heading to northern California a pattern we see quite often with El Nino instead of La Nina. So, chance of showers later Thursday and Friday and again by Sunday. Saturday may be rather nice with highs at 60 degrees. Otherwise, lows in 30's, highs in 50's.
OUTCAST - It appears we will end up the month below average if we don't get some good rains next week. Long range models do bring colder and wetter weather by months end. There is a good mass of arctic air forecast to move over the north pole into BC next week. Active weather with low freezing levels may return in early March. This is Canada's coldest winter since 1994 so far.
-- posted by Pat Timm @ 3:37 PM,
