[PHX-Skywarn] Monsoon 2008

[DON I BRAZIE]

Hey there Allen.
Just wanted to let you know, I recieved the same email 9 times.  Is there a glitch in the email server or did you send it out a number of times.
Don I. Brazie, CEM
KD7GYA> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 05:46:24 -0700> From: ajsklar at w7as.com> To: phx-skywarn at mailman.qth.net> CC: wx7phx at mailman.qth.net> Subject: [PHX-Skywarn] Monsoon 2008> > This e-mail via the NWS Skywarn program in Phoenix.> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++> Hello All> > I suggest you use the link.....> http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/117815> This story has some great graphics with it....> I got one wrong on the quiz ????> > > Allen Sklar, W7AS> MAA 224> Tempe AZ USA> **************************************************************> > Monsoon expected to pack more punch this year> Mike Branom, Tribune> The coming monsoon will pack stronger, more frequent thunderstorms in> the state, according to the forecast of a University of Arizona climate> expert.> > INTERACTIVE: See how monsoons work> > Also, the pre-monsoon weather is expected to be warmer than normal with> more lightning strikes than usual, Chris Castro said Wednesday.> > This "dry lightning" is a concern because these storms produce gusty> winds that help spread lightning-sparked flames.> > It is not yet known when the moisture will arrive, said Castro, an> assistant professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences. Also> undetermined is which areas will receive the most rain.> > The monsoon is the summer phenomenon of humid air flowing northward into> the Southwest. When the monsoon is in full force, muggy days can lead to> stormy afternoons.> > Those storms, in an average year, drop about 2 3/4 inches of rain in> Phoenix. That's about a third of the annual total.> > But if Castro's predictions hold true, the 2008 monsoon's rainfall will> surpass the average - and it will do so sooner rather than later.> > Castro explained that weather across the globe currently is being> affected by a La Niña pattern, in which the waters of the tropical> Pacific Ocean are colder than usual. Arizona, during a La Niña,> typically has a dry winter, and that pattern has held up. But the La> Niña also brings about an active monsoon, especially in late June into> July, Castro said.> > June 15 through Sept. 30 has been designated statewide as "Arizona> Monsoon Season." The National Weather Service has eliminated the strict> determination of the monsoon's beginning, as marked by three straight> days with dew points of at least 55 degrees.> > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++> This Post Via The Phoenix NWS Skywarn Mail Server> NWS Phoenix Home Page http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/psr/> NWS Phoenix Spotter Info Web Page > http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/psr/general/skywarn/index.php?wfo=psr> For Skywarn, NWS And Weather service information Contact> Steve Sipple at mailto:steve.sipple at noaa.gov> For Questions about the Mail List Operation Contact> Allen Sklar,W7AS ajsklar at w7as.com mailto:ajsklar at w7as.com> To change or modify your subscription, visit> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/PHX-Skywarn> NWS IWIN AZ Warning Page http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/az/az.html> NWS, ARRL SkyWarn Recognition Day Webpage http://hamradio.noaa.gov/> SkyWarn Recognition Day, Dec/??/08> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++> PHX-Skywarn mailing list> PHX-Skywarn at mailman.qth.net> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/phx-skywarn