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“High pressure ridges” and the jet stream meanders

Posted on October 13, 2017 by William Calvin

Keep hearing of a “ridge of high pressure” in the weather forecast?  Here are two. The top is Arctic and Alaska, the star is Seattle, and you can spot Baja California.  Oriented?  Note the polar jet stream coming across the Pacific, … Continue reading →

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