High Winds at Fremont Island

We were spoiled with a warm October, but expect a drastic change in the weather this first week of November. Today's high wind gusts are the precursors for cooler temperatures and rain (some snow in the mountains) this evening and tomorrow.

Fremont Island right now is experiencing wind gusts over 50 mph since early this morning. Right now the winds have steadily been from the south, but expect the change to northerly winds this evening.

Another Satellite Post: Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS)

Satellites are pretty cool, and NASA keeps coming with new ideas and technologies that will help meteorologists. These satellites in particular, the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS), will be used to measure winds at the ocean surface and in hurricanes. How will this work? CYGNSS uses GPS signals that are constantly bouncing off the ground! This small constellation of satellites receives the GPS signals and from how distorted these signals are it can determine how fast the winds are blowing at the surface. Cool! Read more about this satellite here: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/category/cygnss/?src=eoa-features