arctic cyclone

[ljgeoff]

Aug 6, 2012

From the National Weather Service:

UPPER AIR...A DEEP LOW NEAR 78N 160E EAST WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN
TO OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT TRACKS TO THE NORTHEAST AND JUST
SOUTH OF THE POLE. ALL OF THE MODELS ALL HAVE AN ANOMALOUSLY DEEP
SUB 510 DM LOW AT 500 MILLIBARS BY 12Z TUE. A LOW THIS DEEP IN
AUGUST IS INDEED A RARE EVENT.

Neven is live-blogging it.

Gaagii is Navajo for Raven.

From Paul Klemencic:
"Currently, the LP center of Gaagii is located at 170W and 80N. The ice pack around this location is likely getting ripped apart, particularly between the 170W and 165E longitudes.

The Bremen map tonight, should show a big hole of lower concentration ice opening up at this location (if the sensors can see the ice)."

This puts the storm about 700 miles from the north pole.