Weather News
The South
China Sea: Tropical Storm "03W" is now located approximately
125 miles west of Manila, heading toward the north at 8 mph with
maximum sustained winds of 45 mph and gusts up to 55 mph.
"03W"
is expected to intensify quickly over the next 12 to 24 hours,
due to the lack of significant wind shearing at the mid and upper
levels of the atmosphere.
The storm
could strengthen into a Typhoon by Saturday night or Sunday morning.
New Zealand:
A storm continues to produce rainfall over both the North and
South Islands, and the low pressure system to the west of New
Zealand, will essentially sit and spin off shore for another 36
to 48 hours.
The bottom
line is that more rain is on the way and that it will be steady
and fairly heavy at time.
Daytime temperatures
will also average between 5 and 7 degrees cooler than normal.
All the rain will finally begin to leave the region by late Monday/early
Tuesday due to the arrival of a weak areas of high pressure.
Europe: It's
going to be a warm couple of days across much of Europe, due to
a warm northward air flow of a repositioning jet stream.
A sign that
the drier months are near, is the current and forecast location
of the upper level winds at between 32,000 and 37,000 feet. These
winds are the steering currents of incoming weather systems.
The jet stream
is expected to ridge, or "bow" across Central Europe,
and this will allow for a continuation of the warm readings with
average temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
The exception
to this rule will be across portions of Spain and Portugal where
there will be a better chance of clouds, showers and slightly
cooler readings.
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