Weather wires are buzzing this morning with talk of Hurricane Earl, as they should be – this is a big system with a lot of energy. But don’t lose sight of what is following behind Earl. While Fiona looks to take a track farther to the east, the system in the central Atlantic has organized [...]
Looking at the last month, OLR anomalies indicating a couple of notable features: (1) less prcp in northeastern India, per the Weather Trends forecast, with implications for the Monsoon, and (2) more convection off of West Africa moving westward into the Central Atlantic, per the Weather Trends forecast, highlighting the potential for more tropical activity [...]
Even though the extreme heat seen over the last 1-2 weeks will subside, the pattern is still generally warm and cooling demand will remain strong. Last Thursday’s EIA release showed natural gas stocks (Bcf) -3.1% vs. same time last year, while the weekly build (+28 Bcf) was smaller than most market analyst expectations. [...]
Natural Gas stocks (Bcf) -3.1% vs. this time last year; weekly build (+28 Bcf) was smaller than market expectations. Last week’s topical activity did curtail production (gas & oil) but not significantly. Keeping an eye on tropical waves off of West Africa for next weather trigger.
