Comments on: Your 4th of July forecast http://pugetsoundblogs.com/forecasting-kitsap/2012/06/29/your-4th-of-july-forecast/ Aspiring weatherman Matthew Leach talks about the complex and intricate weather patterns over Kitsap. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:01:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Matthew Leach http://pugetsoundblogs.com/forecasting-kitsap/2012/06/29/your-4th-of-july-forecast/comment-page-1/#comment-44146 Matthew Leach Sat, 30 Jun 2012 03:11:24 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/forecasting-kitsap/?p=3123#comment-44146 Thanks for the comment. It’s true the Pacific hasn’t warmed yet. We are currently in what is called the -PDO cycle, PDO standing for Pacific Decadal Oscillation. That can largely determine the type of weather we get. Since 2008 we’ve been in a -PDO phase, which can sometimes last anywhere from 10-30 years.

And I am aware of Cliff Mass’s opinions about TV weathercasters. TV meteorologists and meteorologists are essentially the same thing, only TV weathermen are generally known for simplifying complicated information for the public audience, which is something we all need.

]]> By: P D Dinkles http://pugetsoundblogs.com/forecasting-kitsap/2012/06/29/your-4th-of-july-forecast/comment-page-1/#comment-44140 P D Dinkles Sat, 30 Jun 2012 01:24:56 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/forecasting-kitsap/?p=3123#comment-44140 I was listening to Cliff Mass this afternoon. I had always predicted July 5th as the beginning of Summer. He said it is July 12.

He also had some comments in regards to the lack of climatic impact on the Pacific Northwest. Dr Mass of the UW Atmospheric Department said it is because the NE Pacific Ocean off our coast has not warmed yet. In a decade or so the northern Pacific will also warm and we will loose our atmospheric immunity.

TV Weather has a tendency to hype weather both good and bad. You can watch predicted sunny weekends disappear.

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