The sea ice pushed back on shore yesterday at the eastern edge of the Beaufort Sea, trapping the rowers behind it.
Disrupting the Borg is expensive and time consuming!
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Picture orientation is West(ish) is up. Our intrepid adventurers are off the image to the West (up) and possibly South. Where do you find these?
http://ice-glaces.ec.gc.ca/app/WsvPrdCanQry.cfm?CanID=11081&Lang=eng
Maybe Mainstream can use one of their wind turbine powered helicopters or their solar powered ice breakers to go in there and rescue those poor boys.
They did have their own WordPress site but it seems to have been less than popular. Once the bird shredders got involved, with naming rights, they upgraded to Mainstream.
http://thelastfirst.wordpress.com/
OT But it’s GREEN and on the EDGE
bicycle bicycle bicycle I want to ride my bicycle
http://youtu.be/fAl1-mBhFpU
Forecast for the week keeps a Beaufort high in place with lower pressure over the Pole. Temps will remain on the cooler side in the Beaufort Sea region.
24hrs:
http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/gfs/12/gfs_polar_024_10m_wnd_precip.gif
96 hrs:
http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/gfs/12/gfs_polar_096_10m_wnd_precip.gif
144 hrs:
http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/gfs/12/gfs_polar_144_10m_wnd_precip.gif
Forecast beyond this has lower pressure becoming more dominant across the Basin for the latter part of July with temps still on the cooler side. Look for this type of fluid pattern to continue with high and low pressure taking turns dominating the Basin for the rest of the season.
Potential forecast:
216 hrs:
http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/gfs/12/gfs_polar_216_10m_wnd_precip.gif
288 hrs:
http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/gfs/12/gfs_polar_288_10m_wnd_precip.gif
384 hrs:
http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/gfs/12/gfs_polar_288_10m_wnd_precip.gif
Models here:
http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/
The ice will just keep on circulating around with very little transport out the Fram Strait.
7/8
http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/hycomARC/navo/arcticicespddrf/nowcast/icespddrf2013070718_2013070800_035_arcticicespddrf.001.gif
7/12
http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/hycomARC/navo/arcticicespddrf/nowcast/icespddrf2013070718_2013071200_035_arcticicespddrf.001.gif
7/15
http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/hycomARC/navo/arcticicespddrf/nowcast/icespddrf2013070718_2013071500_035_arcticicespddrf.001.gif
Models here:
http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/hycomARC/arctic.html
It’s portage time.