9/5/2013 Daily Update: Dry and Breezy Thursday, Gabrielle Forms in the Atlantic

Good morning everyone!

Today should be a dry day with plenty of sunshine. Fairly breezy conditions expected. Could see frost tomorrow morning after a cold night!

TODAY: Partly to mostly sunny skies, cooler but refreshing with highs in the lower 70s. A little windy with NW winds between 5 to 15 mph, with potential gusts up to 25 mph.

TONIGHT: Radiational cooling in force meaning clear skies with lows into the 30s and 40s. A frost is possible. Mainly calm winds.

TOMORROW: Sunny, with highs in the upper 60s (yes, 60s...) to lower 70s in hotter spots. Winds from the N at 5 mph.

ATLANTIC TROPICS

• Well, the NHC has decided to upgrade the invest into Gabrielle, the 7th storm of the season. Gabrille is weak but will pose flooding issue as she slowly moves NW between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. It is not likely to impact the United States at this time though can't completely rule it out if it spends more time than expected over the Caribbean and gets steered a developing ridge westward. Pattern, however, favors it out to sea with Bermuda the only area in her way.
• EDIT (10:47 AM): Gabrielle is dropped to a tropical depression and appears to be weakening. Might not survive longer.
• Tropical wave in the Bay of Campeche may try to repeat a Fernand but it is not likely.

Water vapor of newly-formed Gabrielle

NATIONAL WEATHER

• Mostly dry for the Northeast with sun, cooler air arriving for tonight with frost in areas
• Scattered showers and storms for the Gulf Coast and Southeast
• Hot in the Midwest with an isolated storm possible in the Dakotas and Nebraska
• Severe weather possible for inland Northwest (eastern WA, eastern OR, ID, MT)

WORLD WEATHER

• Tropical Depression Twelve-e has formed along the coast of SW Mexico and should be named as it head toward Baja California.
• Isolated showers for Northeast Europe and cloudy
• Showers for Tasmania, high over inland Australia

EARTHQUAKES

• A M6.0 earthquake shook the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge which is an odd area for an earthquake: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000ji6r#summary
• A M6.0 earthquake shook the coast of Costa Rica this morning: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000jigi#summary

SPACE WEATHER

• Quiet sun with the Earth-facing sunspot rotating out of view on the western limb.
• M-class flare chances today: 5%