Hurricane Alex, the first hurricane in the 2010 Atlantic Basin season, is making landfall in northeastern Mexico. There is quite a bit of moisture associated with this system, as the following WTI image shows.
The summary statistics from the National Hurricane Center as of 9pm eastern time are as follows:
SUMMARY OF 800 PM CDT…0100 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…24.3N 97.5W
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Author: Michael Ferrari, PhD
VP, Applied Technology & Research
The drier pattern for the next 7 days will help the US corn & bean crops, after a few weeks of very wet weather. According to yesterday’s USDA crop update, 73% of US corn was rated either good or excellent, and 69% of soybeans received the same ratings. [...]
Author: Michael Ferrari, PhD
VP, Applied Technology & Research
Outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) anomalies, as part of the broader behavior associated with the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO). Recently, we are seeing positive OLR at 70E/80E, which may be connected to the brief respite in the Indian Monsoon.
source: NOAA/CPC
