You may have heard of a Stick Net, or possibly even seen one prior to a landfalling hurricane, or on television during the Vortex2 Project.
This is a picture submitted by a member of the Texas Tech University Wind Science and Engineering Department. This Stick Net was deployed during Tropical Storm Ida along the coast from Dauphin Island, AL eastward through Orange Beach, FL.
A Stick Net is a portable, rapidly-deployable, surface observation system. These have multiple sensors capable of measuring temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind speed and direction, rainfall and hailfall.
These instruments can be deployed in as little as one minute during research of thunderstorms. or, up to 3 minutes when they are deployed for hurricane landfalls. They are self contained, and have power supplies that can last up to 7 days in the field.
The data is collected within the housing. It can then be retrieved when they are collected and connected to the data retrieval system.
To learn more about Stick Net's go to the Texas Tech University Hurricane Research Team .
This winter will be colder, stormier, and with more precipitation. But, depending on where you live.
NOAA released the weekly ENSO update on Monday. They expect for this El Nino to continue strengthening through the 2009 - 2010 Winter.
This will bring an above average chance of precipitation across Florida, Texas, and California Also, a better chance of below normal temperatures extending from the Chesapeake Bay to Southern Texas.
We will also see, above average temperatures for the Great Basin. and a average precipitation except in Montana where rainfall will be below average.
To learn more about ENSO and El Nino go to the Climate Prediction Center: ENSO Diagnostic Page .
What will this do for our weather in North Florida you may ask.
We will have cooler temperatures and above average precipitation.
We have already been experiencing these conditions already. But as Winter takes hold, there will be a better chance of frozen precipitation. Thanks to El Nino.
North Florida and Jacksonville Forecast:
Wednesday: Areas of fog before 9 am. Then, partly sunny, with a high around 78. Light wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Areas of fog after 12 am. Then, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light north wind.
Thursday: Areas of fog before 9 am. Then turning, partly sunny, with a high around 77. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind between 5 - 7 mph.
The weekend we will see a better chance of rain by as much as 40% as of this update.
The Global Forecast System (GFS) develops a surface low pressure off the Texas/Louisiana Coast and tracks it east then east-northeast across our area late Saturday and Sunday. This will enhance our rain chances for the weekend.
Stay tuned for more information and this Weekend Weather Forecast.
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