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Old 08-31-2011, 01:43 AM
 
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Old 08-31-2011, 05:25 AM
 
Location: NW side
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Heh, hard to believe Id be longing for some nice, chily lower 90s! 3rd summer in San Antonio...
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Old 08-31-2011, 07:19 AM
 
Location: TX
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So right! For my area, the rain chances appeared like a mirage on a hot highway and now all rain chances have been removed from the forecast!

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I have learned after many years of observing forecasts
to never trust a forecast so far in advance.
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Old 08-31-2011, 08:54 AM
 
Location: Stone Oak
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Hey Anthony, why does the San Antonio area have such a high humidity in the mornings, 82% this morning, given that there is generally a lack of moisture in the area? Inquiring minds want to know.
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Old 08-31-2011, 09:01 AM
 
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Because the prevailing winds come off the Gulf from a NW direction. The closer to the coast you live, the more humid it is. This is why I found living in the Valley so miserable.

So, why don't the coastal cities in California (San Diego, L.A., etc) get humid like it does here in Texas? Because the winds are coming from the East and blowing out into the ocean. HUGE DIFFERENCE.

Correct me if I'm wrong, Anthony.
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Old 08-31-2011, 09:42 AM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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Hey Anthony, why does the San Antonio area have such a high humidity in the mornings, 82% this morning, given that there is generally a lack of moisture in the area? Inquiring minds want to know.
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Nick's pretty much got it right:
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Because the prevailing winds come off the Gulf from a NW direction. The closer to the coast you live, the more humid it is. This is why I found living in the Valley so miserable.
Somewhat true on this, just a slight correction below:
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So, why don't the coastal cities in California (San Diego, L.A., etc) get humid like it does here in Texas? Because the winds are coming from the East and blowing out into the ocean. HUGE DIFFERENCE.
While Cali does have varying onshore and offshore flow, the temperature of the Pacific vs the Gulf has a lot to do with how much moisture is available in the atmosphere. The Gulf of Mexico usually gets near 90º just about every summer, where as water temps in the Pacific near Cali are much colder and struggle to reach 70º (at best). That's far from tropical.

When we get deep tropical moisture from the Pacific, it usually comes from the warmer waters that are located near or south of Baja California.
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Old 08-31-2011, 09:44 AM
 
Location: Stone Oak
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Because the prevailing winds come off the Gulf from a NW direction. The closer to the coast you live, the more humid it is. This is why I found living in the Valley so miserable.

So, why don't the coastal cities in California (San Diego, L.A., etc) get humid like it does here in Texas? Because the winds are coming from the East and blowing out into the ocean. HUGE DIFFERENCE.

Correct me if I'm wrong, Anthony.

Ah, so this sounds like the same clockwise ocean currents that breed hurricanes in the warm tropics and deliver them to our south and eastern coasts might also be the constant purveyors of warm humid air. The western coast gets cooler water and dry air from up north. My dear daughter found this out the hard way when she jumped in the water at a beach near San Francisco.


Ocean Currents - YouTube


I'm sure Maestro Anthony can confirm.
Thanks TexasNick.
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Old 08-31-2011, 09:50 AM
 
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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Errrr.....the law of randomness?! Plus, remember Summer 2007? Come on, guys. There's no reason that we won't go back to that one day all of a sudden. The world is a mysterious place.
???? What happened in Summer 2007??? I don't remember...
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Old 08-31-2011, 10:18 AM
 
Location: San Antonio
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Unusually wet summer if I remember correctly. Of course, any wet summer around here is unusual.
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Old 08-31-2011, 01:29 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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Ah, so this sounds like the same clockwise ocean currents that breed hurricanes in the warm tropics and deliver them to our south and eastern coasts might also be the constant purveyors of warm humid air. The western coast gets cooler water and dry air from up north. My dear daughter found this out the hard way when she jumped in the water at a beach near San Francisco.


Ocean Currents - YouTube


I'm sure Maestro Anthony can confirm.
Thanks TexasNick.
Very much correct.
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