Snowicane (Frankenstorm) Sandy Headed for NY -- Daily Intel

[Jonathan Lighter]

After Frankenstorm, Dracucane.

JL

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 9:52 PM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> Perfect Snowicane + Hurricarnage from the NY Magazine.
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> http://goo.gl/z4VkZ
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> Frankenstorm from the National Weather Service.
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> http://goo.gl/9qlge
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> Why Frankenstorm? Halloween and New Moon!
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> > DESPITE A MODEST CLUSTER OF OUTLYING DETERMINISTIC SOLUTIONS AND
> > ENSEMBLE MEMBERS FROM THE VARIOUS MODELING CENTERS, THE LION'S SHARE
> > OF GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT THE CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE
> > SANDY WILL PASS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE AMPLIFYING POLAR TROUGH OVER THE
> > EASTERN UNITED STATES TO BECOME INCORPORATED INTO A HYBRID VORTEX OVER
> > THE MID ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST NEXT TUESDAY. THE HIGH DEGREE OF
> > BLOCKING FROM EASTERN NORTH AMERICA ACROSS THE ENTIRE ATLANTIC BASIN
> > IS EXPECTED TO ALLOW THIS UNUSUAL MERGER TO TAKE PLACE, AND ONCE THE
> > COMBINED GYRE MATERIALIZES, IT SHOULD SETTLE BACK TOWARD THE INTERIOR
> > NORTHEAST THROUGH HALLOWEEN, INVITING PERHAPS A GHOULISH NICKNAME FOR
> > THE CYCLONE ALONG THE LINES OF "FRANKENSTORM", AN ALLUSION TO MARY
> > SHELLEY'S GOTHIC CREATURE OF SYNTHESIZED ELEMENTS.
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>      VS-)
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