Very Benign & Uninteresting Weather Pattern (NWS), High Tides Next Two Days

 I had to chuckle reading the NWS discussion where the forecaster says "we're in a very benign & uninteresting weather pattern".  It reminds me of one of my Drill instructors in Marine Boot Camp who said, "we have a small war right now (Vietnam), but it's better than no war at all".  At the time, I thought what a stupid statement.  But I missed his point.  We were trained to kill people & break things.  If we have no war, we are training for nothing.  The NWS forecaster was trained to predict the weather.  But when there are no weather changes...  Just like the drill instructor who wanted war, the forecaster wants action/storms.  Right now, we just have some winds causing high times and minor flooding.

There is a large surface high up over New England and we're on the outer circulation where the winds are strongest.  That should persist 2 more days before we see less wind for this weekend.  But with the storm track staying over the northern states, we'll see little change on our weather except for a gradual warming. The upper flow is looking more summer-like as the jet stream retreats to the north.

No cold fronts are expected for the next 7-10 days.

All of the country is above freezing with a warm bubble forming over much of the eastern 2/3rd of our nation.

Rain chances will remain near zero (except along the coasts) for the next 7-10 days.  "Benign & Uninteresting Weather?  "  Yes!  I found something to talk about coming off of Africa.

There is quite a dust plume moving into the Atlantic.  I'd love to see that last into August & September.  Finally...

While I was in Kentucky last weekend for Ethan's 7th birthday, we took him to fish.  He really learned to cast very well, but alas, no fish as it was very windy.  Today my son (Justin) took him back to the same lake and buda boom, Ethan's first fish!  If he's like his Pops, he's hooked for a lifetime!  Stay tuned!

Where Are Hurricane Outlooks? Quiet Week Gradual Warming, Breezy

I don't go to the National Hurricane Conference now that I'm retired, but for the many years I did go, the biggest news was the late Dr. Bill Gray's Hurricane Predictions.  Well, the conference was last week and I've been doing Google searches for hurricane outlooks and the only two I've found are from AccuWeather and WeatherBell Analytics.  Weather Bell is calling for below normal/average number of storms while AccuWeather is near normal.  We begin with Weather Bell's outlook.

They base that off the predicted strong El Nino (red colors) that will develop during the heart of the season in August.  The 30 year average is 14 named storms with 7 hurricanes, 3 becoming major.  As you can see, their 11, 4 & 1 are way lower than that.  here's AccuWeather's numbers

Their numbers are more in line with the 30 year average.  On first glance, you would be relieved to see the lower numbers.  My take recalls 1992 when less than 10 named storms developed, but the first one (Andrew) was a Category 5 and changed the landscape of south Florida for decades.  It did force their government to pass the strongest building codes in the nation.  Hey, we know the 2026 Hurricane season is coming.  I like the lower numbers, but we still have to be ready for that Andrew type storm.  More to come.  locally this week, it's all about wind.

NWS has issued a coastal flood advisory that is likely to be expanded as strong easterly winds will pile waters up into Louisiana and coastal Mississippi.  But why?

A large surface high is centered up to our north with an old frontal boundary down over the Gulf.  The pressure gradient between them will create strong easterly winds, resulting in higher tides for most of this week.  In addition, another weak upper disturbance is moving over the southern Plains.

That will give us filtered sunshine for the next two days.  I don't see any rain this week, although local weathercasters are CYAs by saying 10-20% rain chances.

I don't see any cold air returning this week, and with such low dew points, rain chances should be near zero except along the coasts.

We are in that good time of the year where any cold fronts are just bringing drier air, and the threat of any freezes are long gone.  We're going to try and have a new podcast of my fishing with my grandson in Kentucky this past weekend sometime this week.  Remember, to see my podcast, you have to sign up at bobbreck.com.  The cost is $2/month, and it will allow you to hear and see me during this approaching hurricane season.  If you're satisfied with your favorite local weathercaster repeating what the National Hurricane Center puts out, then do nothing.  If you liked to know "what does Nash think (Now Bob)" then sign up, as I'm not afraid to go against computer models.  Repeating what you can easily get online is not me.  I tell you what I think and why.  For the cost of one Powerball ticket/month, you can access that information.  It's why Ch. 8 keeps me on as their Hurricane Consultant. Go sign up & stay tuned!