See the eddy keeping the marine surge going.

windfind · Joined: 18 Mar 1997 Posts: 1901

Gang,

Marine surges are only suppose to last 2 possibly 2.5 days. This one is on its 4th day. Part of the answer is in the blog link below. But today marine surge winds at Sherman Island are being sustained in part by an eddy well west of the Golden Gate. Take a look satellite video from this morning and note the counter-clockwise spinning winds that are sending southerly flow to Sherman Island.

Note the NW winds on the west side of the eddy. Those are the winds that will try to reach the Peninsula late this afternoon as the eddy dies.

Check out the blog for the details.

http://blog.weatherflow.com/?p=14065

Mike Godsey

ctuna · Joined: 27 Jun 1995 Posts: 1125 Location: Santa Cruz Ca

When can we expect it to recycle
Another good day at San Luis yesterday

windfind · Joined: 18 Mar 1997 Posts: 1901

nw30 · Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 1:53 pm Post subject:

I just want to see it go away, we got pretty spoiled with what many of us are calling the best May in about 10 years, in my area anyway (A.L.).

victor · Joined: 03 Aug 1998 Posts: 581

>the best May in about 10 years,

for the coast and so. bay maybe. what about the rest of us?

2bluehawaiins · Joined: 07 Mar 2002 Posts: 194

How about next week, will the marine surge continue. I finally have time to go out to sherman for a few days maybe the week?

any thoughts? Cool

windfind · Joined: 18 Mar 1997 Posts: 1901

Hey 2bluehawaiiins

The isobar map below is one of the things I am looking at for predawn Sunday. Note how the Central Valley thermal low in green has bulged out into the pacific north of the Golden Gate. You know what this means.

The air will be unstable due to a Cut-Off Low to the south so the marine layer will not be as compacted as it is today in the video image you see at the bottom. So the winds may be somewhat up and down.

Mike Godsey