|
|
Enron Mail |
=09=09[IMAGE] =09 Yo-Yo Weather Patterns One unique feature of the United States is t= hat it is the perfect distance across to have two extremes of weather in th= e wintertime. Advertisement Click to learn more... The United State= s is roughly 3000 miles from coast to coast and by coincidence, the jet str= eam has an average wavelength of about 3000 miles as well. (Wavelength is t= he distance between the ridges and the troughs of a wave and the jet stream= is really just a series of waves in the flow of air around the earth.) Thi= s means that many times during the year, the west coast will have a trough,= or cold pattern and the east coast will have a ridge, or warm pattern or v= isa versa. This winter has been no exception. In December, the jet strea= m pattern had a large trough in the west. This spread cold air and heavy sn= ows to the areas west of the Mississippi. Many ski areas are enjoying great= ski conditions and the Olympic venues in Utah are extremely happy. Back ea= st, it was a different story. Many ski slopes in the Appalachians did not o= pen before Christmas and did not see any snow or even make snow. In fact, s= ome of the major cities in the east had the latest first freeze ever record= ed. As you read this, big shifts have occurred. Over the week of Christmas= the jet stream amplitude reversed and the east had the trough and the ridg= e shifted west. This finally brought a real shot of winter to the east and = happiness to the ski slope operators. Shifts like this are common and most = winters have at least one such major shift in the jet stream each year. Thi= s year was no exception. What is in our future? It is likely we will see an= other shift or two to keep the temperatures across the country acting like = a yo-yo. The new WeatherBug 3.0 offers some great ways to follow the chang= ing Jet Stream. Upgrade to version 3.0 so you can enjoy the all-new WinterN= et, which includes worldwide ski reports, winter travel and wind chill maps= . You can follow the "yo-yo" weather from your closest WeatherBug weather s= tation as well as checking Wild Weather in the Cool Links/Resources section= of your WeatherBug. Make sure you have the newest WeatherBug content by up= dating your Bug to version 3.0. Click here to upgrade! Mark Hoekzema Wea= therBug Meteorologist The WeatherNet Camera Captures Weather Imagery = in Real-Time! As pictured below, the WeatherNet Camera located at Fre= dda Nottingham Elementary School in Dayton, Texas caught a funnel cloud for= ming in late November! The images captured by this school's WeatherNet Cam= era, along with the real-time weather conditions generated by the school's = WeatherNet Weather Station, is a powerful educational tool for classroom le= arning! Educators, students and parents enjoy viewing the changes in weath= er conditions at their school on the Internet, on Television and in Weather= Bug! [IMAGE] For more information on how your school can purchase a = WeatherNet Camera and join the School WeatherNet Program call your WeatherN= et Team at 1-800-544-4429 or email edsales@aws.com . Be sure to mention t= he January edition of Bug Bytes for savings on the WeatherNet Camera! = =09 Share WeatherBug for Your Chance to Win Two Fabulous Trips! [IMAG= E] [IMAGE] Watch your WeatherBug this month for your chances to = win TWO trips-- one to the magical WALT DISNEY WORLD SWAN DOLPHIN and one t= o warm and sunny SCOTTSDALE! Your "Share the WeatherBug" button will chang= e frequently, so be sure to click on each sponsor and register to win both = trips! Remember, each Bug you share equals one registration-so share Weathe= rBug with your family and friends-the more you share, the better your chanc= es of winning! For complete details, click here for Disney Contest Rules. = For complete details, click here for Scottsdale Contest Rules. Lo= cation, location, location! The hospitality industry, including hotels = and resorts, knows just how important it is to be able to connect to their = clientele on a regular basis and keep them coming back year after year. Th= e WeatherNet System has proven very effective for the Vanderbilt Inn locate= d in Naples, Florida. Executive Engineer, Blaine Daugs uses the Vander= bilt Inn's WeatherNet System to provide live, real-time weather information= to guests via an internal cable system at the hotel. The WeatherNet Camer= a's images and WeatherNet Weather Station's information have been added to = the Vanderbilt Inn's corporate website to give travelers and guests of the = Vanderbilt Inn the information they are seeking-local temperatures and live= weather images! Mr. Daugs notes that, "weather information is of intere= st to potential patrons visiting our website at www.vanderbiltinn.com . Th= ey can check out a live snap shot of our WeatherNet Camera to get real-time= , current conditions and also check the historical weather information from= our property." For more information on how your business can benefit from= real-time weather information, contact Gary Milwit, Director of Commerci= al Sales at 1-800-544-4429 ext. 1621 or e-mail gmilwit@aws.com . [IMAG= E] WeatherNet Camera At Vanderbilt Inn =09 WeatherBug Tip of the Mont= h Did you know that you can change the color of your WeatherBug 3.0 tem= perature icon? It's easy -- just click on "Options" or "Setup". Select th= e "Preferences" tab. Click on the "Customize Color" button at the bottom o= f that screen. Select a color then click "OK." Click OK again, and that's= it! You've just customized the color of your temperature icon! Don't h= ave this latest version of WeatherBug yet? Get your free upgrade-click here= ! Survey Says... Complete the survey below and be eligible to win = a DVD player! Our DVD winner last month was Ronald Brexel of Jamesburg, NJ= -- congratualtions, Ronald! Each New Year, many people take stock of = their goals and prospects for the coming year. As 2002 begins for you, are = you concerned about your financial future? Please SelectYesNo Do you have= a passport? Please SelectYesNo Do you shop online? Please SelectYesNo = Advertisement [IMAGE] =09 To stop receiving WeatherBug Bytes, click HERE =20 [IMAGE]
|