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Oh, well there you have it...

#1 Postby hurricanetrack » Thu Oct 07, 2004 1:09 am

The MJO is heading for our neck of the woods...green means "go", right?

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/g ... thly_1.gif


Well, here we go again...
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#2 Postby southerngale » Thu Oct 07, 2004 1:15 am

Could you elaborate a little for us less than weather weenies? ;)
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#3 Postby weatherlover427 » Thu Oct 07, 2004 2:04 am

Do you really want to know? ;)
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#4 Postby yoda » Thu Oct 07, 2004 2:22 am

Joshua21Young wrote:Do you really want to know? ;)


Um... yes... :D
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#5 Postby southerngale » Thu Oct 07, 2004 2:26 am

Yes, that's why I asked. lol :)
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#6 Postby weatherlover427 » Thu Oct 07, 2004 2:36 am

Think about it.

The Atlantic tropics have been "off" the past few weeks since Jeanne hit Haiti and Central Florida.

Mark said green means "go", right? And that

hurricanetrack wrote:Well here we go again...


So if you take green to mean "go", then that means...

come on...

that things may possibly heat up again in the Atlantic. :eek:

Unless I am misinterpreting his post then this is what he is getting at.
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#7 Postby southerngale » Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:11 am

I gathered that much Josh. I meant more about the MJO. ;)
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#8 Postby yoda » Thu Oct 07, 2004 4:04 am

southerngale wrote:I gathered that much Josh. I meant more about the MJO. ;)


Yes, I have lost my mojo. Do you have it Southerngale? Oh, oops, MJO... :oops: :lol:
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#9 Postby OklahomaWeather » Thu Oct 07, 2004 4:05 am

Here is a VERY good Comet Case (basically a tutorial) all about the MJO. Enjoy!

http://meted.ucar.edu/climate/mjo/index.htm
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#10 Postby yoda » Thu Oct 07, 2004 4:06 am

OklahomaWeather wrote:Here is a VERY good Comet Case (basically a tutorial) all about the MJO. Enjoy!

http://meted.ucar.edu/climate/mjo/index.htm


Thanks! :D
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#11 Postby weatherwindow » Thu Oct 07, 2004 4:44 am

MJO is the madden-julian oscillation which is a perturbation in the tropics, sort of a mid-level trough which circles the globe in the tropics on a period of roughly 30-50 days. it has been proposed that its appearance in the atlantic basin tends to coincide with a spike in TC formation. it was last in our basin in late aug/early sept.....wish i could find the tutuorial link....rich
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#12 Postby weatherwindow » Thu Oct 07, 2004 5:04 am

thanks okla, what a great tutorial
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