Sea Breeze Started Early

#1 Postby **KFDM Meteorologist** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:51 pm

One indication the water temps are above normal we had our first seabreeze showers and thunderstorms back in the first week of May. About a month ahead of schedule.

#2 Postby **Portastorm** » Wed May 17, 2006 2:50 pm

KFDM Meteorologist wrote:One indication the water temps are above normal we had our first seabreeze showers and thunderstorms back in the first week of May. About a month ahead of schedule.

Interesting point and something for us to watch more closely.

Hey, KFDM Met, good to have you on board!!

#3 Postby **KFDM Meteorologist** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:10 pm

Thank you. We've never seen the seabreeze that early..Going to be an interesting Summer.... :lightning:

#4 Postby **KFDM Meteorologist** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:23 pm

12Z Models indicate a weakness at 700 and 500 this weekend over the Texas coast and offshore so with an increase in moisture by that time could see a few seabreeze showers again..

HurricaneHunter914 · #5 Postby **HurricaneHunter914** » Wed May 17, 2006 4:49 pm

Good to have a professional here!

#6 Postby **Stephanie** » Wed May 17, 2006 6:52 pm

Welcome aboard!

I just hope that the warmer Gulf waters do not equate to another explosive hurricane season for you down there! :eek:

#7 Postby **KFDM Meteorologist** » Wed May 17, 2006 7:46 pm

Well the fuel for the fire is there. With water temperatures this warm this early is very scary.

#8 Postby **jasons2k** » Thu May 18, 2006 4:49 pm

Hello Texan!! Welcome to the board!!

OK, I do have a question on this topic. Isn't the seabreeze more a function of hot land temperatures rather than warmer water temps?

Here is my understanding: the seabreeze is caused by the differential temperature between the land and the sea; the land heats up faster than the water, causing the pressue to fall slightly on land as the air heats and rises, the cooler sea breeze rushes inland to fill the pressure void. Then the opposite occurs at night with the land breeze.

Unless I have a fundamental misunderstanding of this process, I don't see how warmer SSTs would contribute to an early-season seabreeze. I think it had to do more with the fact we had early-season heat (over land) in the 90's, and light winds at the surface, allowing a seabreeze front to form. But as an amateur I could be wrong....??

#9 Postby **Portastorm** » Thu May 18, 2006 5:54 pm

I found a real nice article from NWS on this topic.

Check out the link:

http://www.srh.weather.gov/srh/jetstrea ... reezes.htm

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