Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Tracking COYOTE

Tracking COYOTE in the 2010 Pac Cup and return. Surface level pressure in color, wind vectors in blue, and 500 hPa height in white. Rough boat position shown with circle.

Data from NCEP 4x daily reanalysis.

Full screen is most highly recommended.



The good ship TAO seeks a leper colony.








20 years of trade wind goodness. Assume that your experience will be very unlike what is shown here. Note however the relative stability of the Pacific high moving into the summer, as well as the decrease in overall wind speed.