July 21st, 2009

July 22 Great Solar Eclipse PFS Bulletin No. 13

Published at 7:24. Filed under Precision Forecast Service; 1 Comment

I'm about to leave now so I write it short. Generally speaking no big changes on the models. The hope for totality area between Chengdu and Wuhan is now moderate, as on 500hPa and 700hPa there are ridges on the diagram. But after all you are highly advise to check high resolution satellite image started from now. Over Sichuan Basin there are likely to have some low and mid clouds as caused by terrain, meanwhile the hope for area over eastern Yangtze Valley remains weak, but I heard that Tongling City will fire rockets to get the clouds away. On the other hand, one of my friend rang Shanghai Meteorological Bureau and confirmed that Shanghai won't send rockets for clear.

This bulletin shall be the last one before the event, I hope everyone will have the best luck over the a few minutes.

Quanzhi @ Shangri-La