I walked into work this morning at the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction (NCWCP) and was approached by Michel Davison from the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC) International Desk. He was excited to tell me about how there was a “bleeding heart” signature on visible satellite in the Tropical Atlantic. I gave him a perplexed look, then had him show me this “bleeding heart”. . .and wouldn’t you know it, I think Mother Nature was reaching out to us! Judge for yourself in the following images.
Meteosat-9 Visible image showing the “bleeding heart” at 1345z on 10/19/2012.
Meteosat-9 Visible image showing the “bleeding heart” at 1415z on 10/19/2012.
Meteosat-9 Visible image with the drawing of the “bleeding heart” overlaid by Jose Galvez on HPC’s International Desk.
See, even Mother Nature has a romantic side! Thank you to Michel Davison and Jose Galvez for sending me the imagery.
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I posted this blog entry for work and thought you all might find it interesting! Who says Mother Nature is brutal?!