Late December Coastal Storm

I wanted to blog a little about the coastal storm we had earlier this month on December 20 - 21. The storm was caused by a low pressure which developed over the area and brought us some rain. Here on Skidaway Island, we saw just over 1.75" of rain. The National Weather Service didn't add our total to the map; but we did send them our report for the island.

The graphic below shows the astronomical rain total the international airport received over seven inches of rain while here on the island, we saw under two inches. Notice the very high wind justs which were measured by various observations.



I also want to add the forecast for Christmas Day: we will see some showers and a few thunderstorms as the Christmas day progresses. I don't think it will be a complete washout. We might see a little under one inch in some areas; otherwise, we should see under one half inch.

Rain for Christmas Day?

It looks like we should see some rain showers during the evening hours of Christmas day; hopefully, the rain will stay offshore until the nighttime hours. Here is what I think is going to happen: A low pressure is going to develop off the coast of Georgia. This low should travel up the coast moving away from the area toward the north.

Here is the 6Z 12/25 image from the 12Z NAM run. It looks like this low won't be very strong. It should just bring us some small rainfall amounts. In most areas, we should get a quarter of an inch.



On the other hand, the GFS 12Z run suggests the low will be a much broader low pressure system. This would mean that the low isn't as strong which would usually result in less rainfall.

So for all of you that ask: Are we going to have a white Christmas?

The answer is unfortunately 'no'. We most likely will not see frozen precipitation.

Hello Everyone. Welcome back! We are going to start posting blog updates once again on this blog for weather occurring on Skidaway Island. Be sure to bookmark the blog as we will keep you updated with the latest information.

If you haven't noticed, our weather station wind readings are not reporting because we are currently working with the Landings Association Public Works department to reposition our anemometer, or wind measuring device.

We hope to have this equipment up and running by late January or early February of next year. This equipment will help us receive more accurate wind observations. These in turn help the National Weather Service and other agencies with their forecasts, etc. If you would like to read more about this read the full press release below.

Press Release