{"id":351833,"date":"2024-11-21T08:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T07:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=351833"},"modified":"2024-11-21T08:07:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T07:07:05","slug":"now-thats-the-bomb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=351833","title":{"rendered":"Now, That\u2019s the Bomb!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

News Brief by Kip Hansen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Very briefly, mostly in one video and one image.\u00a0 This is what a Bomb Cyclone looks like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I would not want to be at sea, in any sized vessel, off the Washington coast in this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The shipping news service, gCaptain <\/em>says<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA powerful weather system is set to explode off the U.S. West Coast, bringing with it hurricane-force winds and massive wave heights.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe rapidly intensifying low-pressure system is expected to create treacherous conditions for shipping and coastal communities alike.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe National Weather Service has issued a Hurricane Force Wind Warning, indicating the severity of the impending storm. \u201cA very strong area of low pressure will be intensifying to the W of the outer waters later Tue and Tue night and pass along or just W of the waters as it moves N of the waters later Tue night into Wed.\u201d forecasters warn.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKey developments in the storm\u2019s progression include:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Initial Formation: The low-pressure system, currently at 1013 MB, is moving eastward at 40 knots and rapidly intensifying.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Rapid Intensification: Within 24 hours, the system is forecast to deepen to 980 MB, with winds reaching 50 to 65 knots in some quadrants.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Peak Intensity: By the 36-hour mark, the low is expected to reach a staggering 942 MB, with winds of 55 to 75 knots (63-86 mph) within 180 NM of its southern semicircle.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Massive Waves: Sea conditions are predicted to deteriorate rapidly, with waves building to an staggering 24 to 34 feet in height.<\/em>\u201c<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cThe impact on shipping will be significant. Vessels in the affected area should expect extremely hazardous conditions. \u201cWinds 55 to 75 KT. Seas 24 to 34 FT,\u201d the forecast warns for the most severe part of the storm.<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cThis \u201cbomb cyclone\u201d \u2013 a term used when a storm\u2019s central pressure drops at least 24 millibars in 24 hours \u2013 poses a serious threat to maritime operations. Ship captains and crew members are advised to take all necessary precautions and consider altering routes to avoid the most dangerous areas of the storm.<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Copy that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    # # # # #<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Author\u2019s Comment:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When I first took to sailing Caribbean waters, the only weather charts I could get were the National Weather Service Wind and Waves.  Via SSB radio modem to my printer.  And then, only sometimes.  Thankfully, we never got anything that looked like the one in the essay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Hang tight up there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    # # # # #<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    A powerful weather system is set to explode off the U.S. West Coast, bringing with it hurricane-force winds and massive wave heights.<\/p>\n

    The rapidly intensifying low-pressure system is expected to create treacherous conditions for shipping and coastal communities alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":351839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691818514,691821619,691831592],"class_list":{"0":"post-351833","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-extreme-weather","9":"tag-national-weather-service","10":"tag-u-s-west-coast","12":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/00P_48hrsfc-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C764&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1twJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":251397,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=251397","url_meta":{"origin":351833,"position":0},"title":"Record March Cold Over the Western U.S. and Northern Plains","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"05\/04\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"This past March brought record cold to a vast swath of the U.S., including the West Coast and the northern Plains.\u00a0","rel":"","context":"In \"Record cold\"","block_context":{"text":"Record cold","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=record-cold"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00EVVXMMGXWVPVRPQHEASHSRJLAA.webp?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00EVVXMMGXWVPVRPQHEASHSRJLAA.webp?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00EVVXMMGXWVPVRPQHEASHSRJLAA.webp?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00EVVXMMGXWVPVRPQHEASHSRJLAA.webp?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00EVVXMMGXWVPVRPQHEASHSRJLAA.webp?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":221268,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=221268","url_meta":{"origin":351833,"position":1},"title":"European Models Provide Far Better Forecasts than U.S. Models for Hurricane Ian","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"29\/09\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"European weather prediction models provided to be substantially superior to U.S weather prediction systems predicting the track of Hurricane Ian.","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-1393.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-1393.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-1393.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-1393.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":237837,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=237837","url_meta":{"origin":351833,"position":2},"title":"\u201cBomb Cyclone\u201d Winter Storm to Clobber California","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"05\/01\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"A major winter storm, with winds gusting up to near hurricane strength is moving towards northern California. Dubbed a \u201cbomb cyclone\u201d due to rapid central pressure drop, it more than qualifies for the 24 millibars (mb) in 24 hours\u00a0\u201cbomb\u201d cyclone designation.","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-150.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-150.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-150.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-150.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":240805,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=240805","url_meta":{"origin":351833,"position":3},"title":"When will wet weather return to the west?","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"21\/01\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"It\u2019s been said that if you don\u2019t like the weather, just wait a bit. 2023 has started off wet and windy in the west, and warm in the east\u2026 but that\u2019s all about to change.","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-920.png?fit=1200%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-920.png?fit=1200%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-920.png?fit=1200%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-920.png?fit=1200%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-920.png?fit=1200%2C600&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":200121,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=200121","url_meta":{"origin":351833,"position":4},"title":"La Nina is Not Going Away. What Does This Mean for This Summer\u2019s Weather?","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"16\/05\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"From the Cliff Mass Weather Blog Cliff Mass It is now clear that La Nina is not going away and may hang around into next winter.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cold water is entrenched over the central and eastern tropical Pacific (the definition of La Nina) and the latest forecast model runs suggest a\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0078809969_twitter-post.webp?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0078809969_twitter-post.webp?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0078809969_twitter-post.webp?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0078809969_twitter-post.webp?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":260561,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=260561","url_meta":{"origin":351833,"position":5},"title":"Flawed Alarmism: Coastal Cliff Erosion in California and the Inaccuracies of Climate Change Projections","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"04\/06\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Anthony pointed out how the article is misleading, primarily relying on\u00a0projections of computer models\u00a0for sea level rise.","rel":"","context":"In \"California\"","block_context":{"text":"California","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=california"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0bigs-cliff-erosion-warning-sign-at-san-diego-california-beach-E1-Large.webp?fit=1200%2C777&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0bigs-cliff-erosion-warning-sign-at-san-diego-california-beach-E1-Large.webp?fit=1200%2C777&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0bigs-cliff-erosion-warning-sign-at-san-diego-california-beach-E1-Large.webp?fit=1200%2C777&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0bigs-cliff-erosion-warning-sign-at-san-diego-california-beach-E1-Large.webp?fit=1200%2C777&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0bigs-cliff-erosion-warning-sign-at-san-diego-california-beach-E1-Large.webp?fit=1200%2C777&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/121246920"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=351833"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":351841,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351833\/revisions\/351841"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/351839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=351833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=351833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=351833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}