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The Total Solar Eclipse of April 8, 2004
in the Great Lakes Region:
Some Preliminary Thoughts
Dan MillerScience and Operations Officer
National Weather Service
Duluth, Minnesota
May 1, 20182018 Great Lakes Operational Meteorology Workshop
Cleveland, Ohio
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Why Talk About This?
It’s only 6 years away - plenty of time to help partners
plan
The National Weather Service and meteorologists in
general are publicly looked to as the “experts” for weather
and eclipse information (even stuff that we “don’t do”)
Weather information is critical to eclipse viewing
This event will literally be the biggest Large Event Venue
you will ever work
It interests me!
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August 21, 2017 Solar Eclipse
1717 UTC
1847 UTC
Path of
TotalityDuration:
1:37 to 2:40
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February 26, 1979 Solar Eclipse
1614 UTC
1724 UTC
Path of
TotalityDuration:
2:09 to 2:49
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June 8, 1918 Solar Eclipse
Path of
Totality
2255 UTC
2342 UTC
Duration:
0:59 to 1:57
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April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse
Path of
TotalityDuration:
2:54 to 4:261829 UTC
1944 UTC
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Paths of Totality Composite
August 21,
2017
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Paths of Totality Composites
August 21,
2017
February 26,
1979
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Paths of Totality Composites
August 21,
2017
June 8,
1918
February 26,
1979
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Paths of Totality Composites
August 21,
2017
June 8,
1918
February 26,
1979
April 8,
2024
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Let’s Focus on 2024
First: Data Sources
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Data Sourceshttps://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
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Global Eclipses: 2021-2040
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Data Sourceshttps://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
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Data Sourceshttps://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
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Data Sourceshttps://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
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Interactive Google Map
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Interactive Google Map
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Forecasting the Eclipse is actually the
easy part…
…The weather will also be a big player
- and April weather is much different
than August weather
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Sky Cover Forecast is of critical
importance - including cloud opacity
Temperature forecasts could also be
very important - April weather much
more variable than August
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Climatological Sky Cover: 2017
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Model Sky Cover Forecasts
Model cloud forecast from Hi-Res ARW - only from one “layer” - basically is it
cloudy or not. Model forecasts likely to radically evolve over next 6 years
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Model Sky Cover Forecasts
HRRR “low” cloud layer
HRRR “mid” cloud layer
HRRR “high” cloud layer
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NDFD Sky Cover Example
Consistency issues - note northern Plains, Nebraska area, Georgia/Florida
However, what about cloud opacity forecasts?
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How to Handle High Thin Cirrus?
3 km NAM Simulated IR satellite
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How to Handle High Thin Cirrus?
Corresponding visible satellite loop
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NWS Sky Cover Forecast: 2017Clear sky forecast over Oregon and Idaho
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Effect on InsolationDecrease in insolation does have a significant effect on boundary layer
rooted clouds - but has little effect on mid/high clouds. Also - note the
effect on deep convection driven be larger forcing processes
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GOES-16: Total Solar Eclipse: 21 August 2017
August 21, 2017: GOES-16 Band 2 (red vis) - 5 min sampling from 1602
UTC to 1957 UTC. Average umbral shadow speed is ~1700 mph.
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GOES-16: Total Solar Eclipse: 21 August 2017
August 21, 2017: GOES-16 Band 2 (red vis) - 1 min sampling from 1627 UTC to
1758 UTC (827 AM-1058 AM PDT). Umbral shadow speed is ~1950 MPH
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GOES-16: Total Solar Eclipse: 21 August 2017
Picture taken at 1021 AM PDT
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April 2024: A Possible Scenario
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April 2024: A Possible Scenario
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April 2024: A Possible Scenario
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April 2024: A Possible Scenario
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Traffic Density Map: August 21, 2017
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Traffic Issues
Eastern Oregon
Wyoming
Traffic congestion will start
the night before
Every po-dunk road in the
path of totality will become a
parking lot!
Exit traffic will start within
minutes after totality has
ended
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Thing to Think About
Expect large and long-duration traffic jams - think about
the implications of that and hazardous weather
April weather could range from a severe weather outbreak,
to a snowstorm, to perfect viewing
The entire path of totality will be a Large Event Venue
Cloud opacity matters as much as the amount of cloud
cover - especially to photographers - we need tools for this
Important to plan with emergency managers and first
responders
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Just in Case You are Wondering…
Duration:
2:03 to 1:36
0144 UTC
0115 UTC August 23,
2044
1616 UTC
1736 UTC
Duration:
4:24 to 5:57
August 12,
2045
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Thanks for Your
Attention!