Pleased to report I will be seeing HEAT (1995) in 35mm on Friday
Isaac Schluesche
@slushywx.bsky.social
M.S. student at Colorado State University studying tropical cyclones + airborne radar. B.S. CS + Atmospheric/Oceanic Sciences from UW-Madison. Also enjoys diving + photography + storm chasing + television + Wisconsin Sports + F1
Supertyphoon Ragasa now fixed at a mind-blowing 922 hPa/140kts and displaying structure indicative of this extreme strength. IR is making me think of that famous "skull" image from Matthew
Textbook rapid intensification ongoing with Typhoon Ragasa in the WPAC. Meteorological perfection.
Got to check Devil's Throat in Cozumel off the bucket list yesterday - incredible dive.
Virtual memory was a mistake Safari should not be permitted to use more memory than I have RAM on my machine
Group server is down so my plan to write my entire thesis tonight is looking shaky
Sneaky chance for a tornado along the warm front in Southern Wisconsin this afternoon. Many convective allowing models have been advertising some UH tracks through the area. This seems like a fair notion, as gravity waves breaking down into TCU on satellite indicate instability and MKX VWP has
Some radar trickery in Manhattan this morning - tall buildings in Midtown are blacked out on lowest TWDR tilt, but looking up a tilt reveals moderate to heavy rain.
Cool to watch the 0 isodop shift from a SW-NE orientation to more N-S as the forward flank of supercell approaches KLBB.
Just a phenomenal example of a textbook tornado supercell in western Texas ongoing right now. Classic hook echo, gargantuan mesocyclone, and an extraordinarily impressive ZDR signature likely indicative of giant hail.
Sad to report the Ballmer Peak does not translate to mathematical skill from my experimentation
Optimistic for chances of auroral activity across CONUS over next 48 hours. M8 flare produced impressive CME beginning at about 01:00 UTC in below loop. It's classified as a "full halo" given its expanse entirely around the sun, meaning at least some of the ejecta is heading directly toward Earth.
Extended range modeling is starting to show the first hints of activity in the tropical Atlantic this season. Weak MJO pulse likely impetus for this signal, but dynamical modeling is inconsistent with its evolution - something to watch, but chances of development are pretty low in my estimation.
24 (2001-2010) season 2 has some of my favorite writing in a TV action serial out there. So great
I don't think I have much to add to the forecast thoughts today that hasn't already been said, but I do like to write things out. From a synoptics perspective, it's hard to get more textbook than this. Beautiful upper wave ejecting from the Four Corners region over sharp dryline + deep surface low.
Arrived to Greensburg, Kansas ahead of an impressive looking severe weather setup. Stay weather aware today in the central Plains!!
Forecast thoughts from Guymon, Oklahoma this morning. At the surface, pocket of Tds > 65 across N TX advecting north/northwestward. Cirrus associated with 300 hPa wave will hopefully clear the area by early afternoon, allowing for a couple hours of insolation.