Short blog: Catalina Eddy fast spin up.

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Hi Gang,

One of the many things that makes Southern California forecasting difficult is the unpredictability of the Catalina Eddy.

If there is an eddy then the Southern California coast marine layer takes longer to dissipate, the pressure gradient is weaker and less of the NW wind west of the Channel Islands curves in to the beaches.

Last night and this morning most models predicted an eddy to spin up by dawn between San Diego and Long Beach. But a my 7AM forecast there was not a trace of an Catalina Eddy. I made note of that but also mentioned that one could still spin up.

Well I just made a special update to the Southern California forecasts as the satellite imagery and the sensors detected a poorly defined Catalina Eddy in the expected zone.

Here is an animation of the satellite imagery + Sensor reading this morning:

http://blog.weatherflow.com/no-catalina-eddy-for-southern-california-this-morning/

Mike Godsey
iwindsurf.com/ikitesurf.com
Weatheflow.com