tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post7241801817350019653..comments2024-03-27T15:09:59.039-06:00Comments on Wasatch Weather Weenies: Wild Times in the Gulf of AlaskaJim Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15799757451626876963noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-49832632394182578822012-09-26T11:38:38.686-06:002012-09-26T11:38:38.686-06:00It is interesting that most of the favored areas o...It is interesting that most of the favored areas of "bomb" development (such as western Pacific, and east coast of the U.S.) are normally associated with strong surface temperature gradients while others (North Pacific and Gulf of Alaska) usually do not have much of a gradient. So perhaps in most areas, these systems get the bulk of their energy from the nearby surface temperature gradient, while for others (like today's example) it could be mostly pre-existing kinetic energy contained in the jet stream?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814313368731066590noreply@blogger.com