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azsnowman · #1 Postby **azsnowman** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:05 pm

It's been a LOOOOONG time since I've seen this map these colors!

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/fgz/

#2 Postby **brunota2003** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:08 pm

I think I will go with what is orange for $500 Alex...You got today's daily double!!! :lol:

Here in NC we have quite a few of the oranges floating around...

#3 Postby **Stephanie** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:10 pm

I don't remember past monsoon seasons being THIS active for AZ Dennis. I know you've received rain from tropical systems, but I don't remember you ever talking about such high dew points, severe weather and flooding to such a degree.

azsnowman · #4 Postby **azsnowman** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:38 am

Stephanie wrote:I don't remember past monsoon seasons being THIS active for AZ Dennis. I know you've received rain from tropical systems, but I don't remember you ever talking about such high dew points, severe weather and flooding to such a degree.

You're Stephanie, Phoenix and most of Arizona for that matter has never seen dewpoints as high as they are now :eek:

Phoenix broke a record with a DP of 79° a few days ago........

Right now, I'm at 61° with a DP of 63° and RH at 95% :eek:

Would you like a slice of air with your coffee this morning :lol:

The marine layer needless to say is back and the air is SO thick it's almost suffocating for me, I'm not used to DP and RH this high

#5 Postby **Aslkahuna** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:08 pm

Actually, the dewpoint in PHX hit 81F for a period of time the other day. Actually, I DO remember monsoons being this active-especially considering the fact that the monsoon hasn't been all that active here in Cochise County until the past 4 days (which in itself is not that unusual simce my records show that the period of 21-31 July is the wettest part of the month and the period of 24-31 July is especially active on average). Last year during the last 72 hours of July we had a monsoon surge that dumped close to 3 inches of rain here at the house and upwards of 5 inches or more in the more rain prone areas to our southeast and followed that up with an active August. In 1988, we got heavy rains in July and August that almost equalled our average annual ranfall and when we added in September and early October (since the monsoon didn't end that year until then) we had close to 20 inches of rain for those 4 months.
I've been videotaping our weather here since 1991 and I have some impressive events (not all of them monsoon related since our heaviest 24 hour rainfall at the house occurred in November 1994) on tape.

Steve

Jim Cantore · #6 Postby **Jim Cantore** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:34 pm

We have alot of pink and mooron on our map :eek:

#7 Postby **Stephanie** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:01 am

azsnowman wrote:
Stephanie wrote:I don't remember past monsoon seasons being THIS active for AZ Dennis. I know you've received rain from tropical systems, but I don't remember you ever talking about such high dew points, severe weather and flooding to such a degree.

You're Stephanie, Phoenix and most of Arizona for that matter has never seen dewpoints as high as they are now Phoenix broke a record with a DP of 79° a few days ago........

Right now, I'm at 61° with a DP of 63° and RH at 95% Would you like a slice of air with your coffee this morning The marine layer needless to say is back and the air is SO thick it's almost suffocating for me, I'm not used to DP and RH this high

Welcome to the East/Gulf Coasts! :lol:

You have videos from 1991 Steve? I'll bet you have recorded alot of good weather events over the years.

#8 Postby **brunota2003** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 4:11 pm

I agree with Stephanie...we are now under a Heat Advisory and Excessive Heat Watch here in Eastern NC:

Excessive Heat Watch

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
419 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006

...DANGEROUS HEAT AND HUMIDITY EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA FOR MOST OF THIS WEEK...

.A STRONG UPPER RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF
THE EASTERN UNITED STATES THIS WEEK. THE HIGH WILL PRODUCE HOT AND
HUMID WEATHER WHICH WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS HEAT CONDITIONS. THE
HEAT WILL PEAK ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES
NEAR 100 DEGREES POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH STIFLING HUMIDITIES. HEAT
INDICES OF 110 DEGREES OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. THE HEAT WAVE WILL LIKELY LINGER INTO THURSDAY.

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-310900-
/O.NEW.KMHX.HT.Y.0002.060731T1200Z-060731T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KMHX.EH.A.0001.060801T1200Z-060803T2200Z/
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE...
GREENVILLE...PLYMOUTH...COLUMBIA...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON...
WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...WALLACE...WARSAW...ROSE HILL...
KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...MAGNOLIA...KINSTON...MAYSVILLE...
POLLOCKSVILLE...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...
BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH...VANDEMERE...STONEWALL...
MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...JACKSONVILLE
419 PM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY. AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS EXCESSIVE HEAT
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

A STRONG UPPER HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
UNITED STATES THIS WEEK AND PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUS HEAT AND HUMIDITY ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THE
HEAT WILL PEAK ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 DEGREES...ALONG WITH STIFLING HUMIDITIES.
THIS WILL PRODUCE EXTREME HEAT INDICES OF 110 DEGREES OR GREATER.
THE HOT WEATHER PATTERN WILL LIKELY LINGER INTO THURSDAY.

ON MONDAY THE HEAT WAVE WILL BEGIN WITH HIGHS RISING INTO THE
LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S INLAND...AND THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 80S NEAR THE
BEACHES DUE TO THE COOLING SEA BREEZE. HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 100
TO 105 DEGREES INLAND AND 95 TO 100 DEGREES ALONG THE BEACHES AND
OUTER BANKS.

ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NOT EVEN THE NORMALLY COOLER BEACHES AND
OUTER BANKS REGIONS WILL BE SPARED FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND
HUMIDITY. HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 90 AT THE BEACHES TO AROUND
100 DEGREES INLAND WITH THE HIGH HUMIDITY PRODUCING DANGEROUS HEAT
INDEX VALUES OF AROUND 110 DEGREES.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT
ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-
CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES
AND NEIGHBORS.

THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE
ELDERLY...CHILDREN AND THOSE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTDOORS.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT
TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND
HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT
ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-
CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES
AND NEIGHBORS. ANIMALS CAN SUFFER FROM THE HIGH HEAT AS
WELL. MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF WATER...SUFFICIENT
VENTILATION...AND SHADE.

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