Outlook for remainder of spring severe weather season

[starkvegasdawg]

I'm exceptionally hesitant to post this considering the time of year we're in climatologically, but the last several days' runs of the GFS is indicating our spring severe weather season may be over and our transition to a more summer like pattern is underway. High pressure is starting to build in and the flow around it is shunting storm systems off to our west and north. It has been consistently showing no severe weather threats through early May. Now this could all change tomorrow, but as it looks now, things may be shut down until hurricane season. Maybe by then diesel won't be $4.65/gallon.

[FISHDAWG]

works for me ... I built the last fire of the season Tuesday night and have exactly one piece of wood leftover. It will probably cut loose and raise hell when I go camping & trout fishing in Mid May .... appreciate the early heads up you always gave us. When making outdoor plans I always checked ED because our local weather forecast just weren't paying much attention to a week out. And yes, here in Atlanta we usually get the same weather as Starkville quite often
Thanks Stark

[99jc]

I'm exceptionally hesitant to post this considering the time of year we're in climatologically, but the last several days' runs of the GFS is indicating our spring severe weather season may be over and our transition to a more summer like pattern is underway. High pressure is starting to build in and the flow around it is shunting storm systems off to our west and north. It has been consistently showing no severe weather threats through early May. Now this could all change tomorrow, but as it looks now, things may be shut down until hurricane season. Maybe by then diesel won't be $4.65/gallon.

nah...should be 6.85 by then. i feel deployment coming on again!

[coachnorm]

https://hoteldel.com/live-webcam/

Hi 99jc, thought I'd share some deployment news with you. The attachment is Coronado Beach webcam from the Del Coronado Hotel. The beach camera south will show you the landing approach to Naval Air Station, North Island. One morning that I was walking the beach, I saw 3 USAF C-5 transports take off in 30 minutes. These are not Navy craft. Something was being urgently transported quickly? Also, I have seen an outrageous amount of US Navy T-45 training activity which means flight qualifications are being increased. The usual FA-18 activity was in place because many squadrons are already deployed. The USS Carl Vinson just got back from an 8 month deployment, but there is alot of non stereotypical activity on board for a carrier just back from deployment? I think it is going to redeploy on short notice. I wish you well.

[viverlibre]

Seeing three C 5s take off in 30 minutes is somewhat of a unicorn, they are unreliable and require a ton of maintenance. Sitting up top facing backward is pretty neat though. Only flew on one (Okinawa to Anchorage) in 32 years in the AF.

[coachnorm]

Seeing three C 5s take off in 30 minutes is somewhat of a unicorn, they are unreliable and require a ton of maintenance. Sitting up top facing backward is pretty neat though. Only flew on one (Okinawa to Anchorage) in 32 years in the AF.

Agreed, I spent 18 years at command FRCSW mostly at Naval Air Station, North Island and sometimes at Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, just north up the road and never saw 3 USAF C-5s on site at the same time. NAS North Island has a huge weapons facility on the far side of the base and I suspect the C-5s were on route to RAF Fairford for weapons deposition to NATO support? There is alot of action going on for the trained eye to observe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5rNaHevGcE

[viverlibre]

Spend any time at Cherry Point in NC? I spent a year and half in New Bern, NC in late 90s and liked the area.

[coachnorm]

Spend any time at Cherry Point in NC? I spent a year and half in New Bern, NC in late 90s and liked the area.

I have seen the area back in the 1970s when I returned back to the States after 40 months in the UK stationed at Holy Loch Scotland assigned to SUBRON 14. Cherry Point seemed nice at the time. I did two years in Norfolk, Virginia and drove around to see some of the region because I knew that I was going back home to San Diego after six years out of town. Strangely, Cherry Point is NAVAIR related and I ended up doing that type of work in San Diego. Cheers

[SilentSteel16]

There is a reason flight crews in C5s are called C5onaires…. They spend more time away from home base due to mx problems that the crews just sit and get paid for being there

[viverlibre]

There is a reason flight crews in C5s are called C5onaires…. They spend more time away from home base due to mx problems that the crews just sit and get paid for being there

I've broken down in places like Germany and Hawaii, but in places like Jxn, MS and Des Moines, IA, they always seem to get the plane back in the air.

[SilentSteel16]

Yeah I think it is geared towards the crews getting per diem pay overseas. The per Diem domestically is not as great as overseas. Plus I would imagine parts are easier to come by domestically due to proximity than overseas as well for an aging aircraft such as the galaxy.

[BrunswickDawg]

Seeing three C 5s take off in 30 minutes is somewhat of a unicorn, they are unreliable and require a ton of maintenance. Sitting up top facing backward is pretty neat though. Only flew on one (Okinawa to Anchorage) in 32 years in the AF.

I grew up near the Dobbins AFB flight path, which is where Lockheed built the C5s and did the re-wing project on the C5-A's in the 80s. 2 sounds I will be able to ID until I go to my grave are C-5's and C-130s. The roar associated with the C-5 is unreal - especially when they fly right above your house (sometimes they missed the flight path a bit).

[parabrave]

I've broken down in places like Germany and Hawaii, but in places like Jxn, MS and Des Moines, IA, they always seem to get the plane back in the air.

Get stuck in Clarksdale without a rental car.

[viverlibre]

Yeah I think it is geared towards the crews getting per diem pay overseas. The per Diem domestically is not as great as overseas. Plus I would imagine parts are easier to come by domestically due to proximity than overseas as well for an aging aircraft such as the galaxy.

A KC-135 I was on broke down for a week at Hickam. The part had to come from Japan, it was awesome, a week off in Hawaii on the taxpayers dime. Five of my favorite words, high per diem, low threat!