System 95B-Northern Indian Ocean

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite passed over System 95B from its orbit in space and captured an infrared image of the low pressure area on April 29 at 07:53 UTC. Infrared imagery acts like taking the temperature of the system's clouds - and there were some high, very cold clouds that indicated powerful convection and strong thunderstorms in the center. Some cloud top temperatures were as cold as or colder than -63F/-52C. Infrared imagery indicated that there was scattered convection around all sides of the low-level center, and even some curved banding of thunderstorms.

On April 29, System 95B was located about 420 nautical miles east-northeast of Colombo, Sri Lanka near 9.5 North and 96.5 East. System 95B is drifting and currently has estimated sustained surface winds between 15 and 20 knots. Despite the waters in the Bay of Bengal being warm enough to sustain the development of a tropical cyclone, there is a westerly wind field present.

System 91L-Atlantic Ocean

System 91L sparked the interest of forecasters because it had a small chance to develop into a subtropical or tropical storm last week. Now that chance is zero. On Saturday, April 23, 2011, the showers associated with System 91L diminished. At that time, the low was centered about 360 miles north of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Wind shear had taken its toll on the low and weakened it . As a result, the National Hurricane Center issued their final notice about the system on Saturday.

Currently there are no tropical cyclones expected elsewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, and the official hurricane season doesn't start until June 1.

A pretty quiet Easter break - dogs and I shared a few hot cross buns .... lol.

Been looking at some new material to paint.  A friend from Facebook travels the US in a Winnebago and takes some great photos.  She recently posted this one of a coastal area and I was drawn to it.  She gave me permission to use it and I think I will.

I would like to use it as a base and add more crashing surf and give the impression of strong wind in the foreground vegetation.

It is certainly a desolate spot, filled with brooding menace in my mind - probably why it drew me in the first place.   I love wild and untame things and places.

Also started a watercolour portrait of a young Wodaabe man. 

The tribe has attracted attention because of their traditional value of beauty. Dubbed as the inventors of beauty pageants, they consider themselves to be the most beautiful people in the world.  

The most important, rainy-season celebration among them Bororo happens weeks after the Worso celebrations.

The week-long celebration is centered around dance and beauty marathons. Two dances, the yaake and the geerewol, take precedence in the celebration, and it is these two dances that give the men a chance to show off their charm, beauty, and ability to attract women.

 

The yaake, or charm competition, requires much preparation by the men. Men devote many hours before the yaake to make themselves beautiful. They apply extravagant facial make-up and wear elaborate clothes to show off their attractiveness.A pale yellow powder is heavily applied to the dancers face, and black kohl is applied to highlight the whiteness of the teeth and eyes. A line running from the forehead to the chin helps elongate the men’s nose, and many men shave their hairline to show off their forehead.

In a chorus line style, the men tiptoe forward to show off their height and display their charm by exaggerated facial expressions and sounds. Eyes roll, cheeks tremble, and teeth flash. Their cheeks inflate like a fish and then collapse again, and lips purse, part and tremble.

A man will roll his right eye in and out, which is a talent that is highly recognized and valued.  A slender nose, thin lips, sparkling white eyeballs and teeth, and an elongated face are desirable. A high forehead, long fingers, large eyes and a long neck are ideal.

Not sure it would do anything for me if I was looking for a prospective suitor .... lol.

Another dear Facebook (and SCQ) friend's husband has written a book.

I have read the first chapter, thanks to him posting on his website, and it also struck a cord.

I am going through a 'renewal'(?) for want of a better word in my life and his book seems to have come at a time when I am doing some deep thinking and soul-searching and wanting to start anew with more self assurance and confidence.  I am taking charge of my life and putting 'me' first for the very first time in my life......lol.

The book is called With A Mind to Achieve by Wayne Jarman and it is available through Amazon in either book form or Kindle.

I also managed to get hold of a copy of The Emerald Atlas that I mentioned a few posts back; got it at Kmart - I find they are the best place to buy books because they are the cheapest....lol.  Got this for $17 where in the bookshops they wanted $29 and upwards.

Haven't started it yet - been reading Christine Feehan's Dark Ones series and have a number of books to read to complete it still.  It is going to be next on my reading list until I get my autographed copy of Wayne's book .... lol.

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NASA's TRMM Satellite Estimates Australia's Cyclone Season Rainfall

NASA's TRMM satellite measures rainfall from space and data from it was used to create a map of total cyclone rainfall. The TRMM satellite is managed by both NASA and the Japanese Space Agency, JAXA.

At NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite was used to create the cyclone rain maps. TRMM-based, near-real time Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA), data were used in an analysis to show rainfall contributed by tropical cyclones that have affected Australia in 2011. Hal Pierce of the NASA TRMM team created the image and included the tracks of tropical cyclones on the image.

"The largest tropical cyclone rainfall contribution was over the coast of northwestern Australia with estimated totals of over 600 millimeters (~23.6 inches)," Pierce said. "Cyclones Bianca, Carlos, Twenty, Errol and their remnants were close enough to the northwestern coast of Australia to add to these rainfall totals."

Tropical Low #1 -Atlantic

Hurricane season doesn't start in the Northern Atlantic Ocean until June 1, but a low pressure system in doesn't seem to want to follow the calendar. There's a low pressure area with a small chance for development north-northeast of Puerto Rico, and the GOES-13 satellite captured a visible image of the storm.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued a Special Tropical Weather Outlook today, April 20, that noted the low pressure area was located about 460 miles northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico at 3:35 p.m. EDT. The NHC noted that slow development is possible over next couple of days. The low is moving west -northwest at 10mph.

The image was created using satellite imagery was captured on April 20 at 17:45 UTC (1:45 p.m. EDT) from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-13). Although it is not easy to pick out the center of circulation in the image, it is located to the west of the largest area of clouds.

Tropical Storm Errol

NASA's Aqua Satellite Sees Weaker Tropical Depression Errol Crossing West Timor

NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of Tropical Depression Errol's warming cloud temperatures as it was crossing the southern tip of West Timor today. West Timor is the western and Indonesian portion of the island of Timor. To the east lies the Timor Sea, to the west is the Southern Indian Ocean.

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image on April 18 at 04:53 UTC (12:53 a.m. EDT) that showed very little strong convection (rapidly rising air that forms thunderstorms) remained in Errol. The strongest areas of convection had cloud-top temperatures as cold as -63F/-52C. However, AIRS data shows that much of the cloud top temperatures in the depression have since warmed. Cloud-top temperatures are important because they tell forecasters how high thunderstorms are, and the higher the thunderstorm, the colder the cloud tops and the more powerful the thunderstorms. Warming cloud top temperatures mean lower cloud heights and indicate that the storm is growing weaker. It means that there's not as much power to lift the air up to create the thunderstorms that power it.

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Music ......

Did a bit more work on my "Faces of Grief" painting but now letting it dry a bit so I can work on the details without blurring.

Been a quiet sort of time lately, nothing really exciting going on worthy of report.

Been listening to some music lately -  Zap Mama; very interesting group; and Steve Martin playing and singing Bluegrass.  Yes Steve Martin the actor/comedian.  He is a very accomplished banjo player and composer and has brought out two albums.  He won the Grammy in 2010 for the best Bluegrass album for 2010.

I was surprised at the man's talent - he wrote most of the tracks on the album.  I don't like country music but I like this; surprisingly Bluegrass seems to be something that I find enjoyable.


Zap Mama is great - I like ethnic music and this is a great blend of African and European music.  harmonic music with a mixture of heavily infused African instruments, R&B and Hip-hop and emphasizes voice in all their music.  One song "Bandy Bandy," has Erykah Badu featured; I really enjoy listening to her voice.

Also Like listening to Lani Hall's voice - she started singing with Sergio Mendes & Brazil 66; then had a couple of solo albums.  She is married to Herb Albert and they released a joint album earlier this year.

Been listening to Bach also - love Toccata and Fugue in D minor and the wonderful Brandenburg Concertos.

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Tropical Storm Errol-Southern Indian Ocean

The low pressure area formerly known as System 92S has strengthened overnight and developed into Tropical Storm Errol today, April 15. Infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite showed strong thunderstorms near Errol's center, but they remained off-shore from Western Australia's northern coast.

An infrared image on April 14 at 0517 UTC from NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument shows that Tropical Storm Errol's strongest thunderstorms with the coldest, highest cloud tops were off-shore from the northern coast of Western Australia. Those thunderstorms had cloud-top temperatures as cold as or colder than -63 F/-52C and brought heavy rainfall. Multispectral satellite imagery also showed a well-defined center of circulation in Errol, and bands of thunderstorms wrapping around its souther and western edges.

Tropical Storm Errol has sustained winds of 40 knots with higher gusts, and is kicking up rough surf along the northern coast of Western Australia today. Errol's center was about 270 miles (434 km) west of Darwin, Australia near 13.1 South latitude and 126.3 East longitude. Errol is currently drifting south-southwestward at 2 knots (2 mph/~4 km) but is expected to start moving to the west-northwest as a result of a strengthening ridge of high pressure building up over Western Australia.

System 92S-Southern Indian Ocean

Visible imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite showed strong convection around the center of developing tropical low 92S that lies north of the Western Australia coastline. System 92S is still in the Timor Sea today. Early this morning (EDT), April 14, it was about 315 miles west of Darwin, Australia. The southern extent of the low pressure area's clouds, however, already stretch over land in Western Australia. The center of System 92S' circulation at 06:30 UTC was near 13.0 South latitude and 125.5 East longitude. The system appears to be consolidating and there is strong convection near the center of circulation. By 8 p.m. WST Australia local time System 92S' center was near 12.5S and 126.3E. That is 127 miles north of Kalumburu. Although it moved from this morning, System 92S is now nearly stationary.

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Strong Wind Warning from Kuri Bay to Wyndham for the next 24 to 36 hours. That warning area can expect east-southeasterly wind between 20 and 30 knots with higher gusts and squalls. Seas are expected to be 6 to 10 feet. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of System 92S on 0519 UTC on April 13. In the imagery there was area near the center that appears to have texture and shadows. That area is one of higher, more powerful thunderstorms, and is still over open waters of the Timor Sea.

Oils ......

It's Archibald time again - gee that seems to roll around quickly!

There are some great works in this year, check out this link and have a look.  I like Ben Quilty's, Craig Ruddy's, Nicholas Hardys and Vincent Fantauzzo pieces at the moment.  Of course that would/could change if I looked at them in the 'flesh' .... doubt I will go in this year.

Unfortunately they don't show the finalists for the Wynne or Suliman on the site, just give their names, which is a pity.  One day I dream of entering the Wynne - just need to find the perfect subject for it, paint it amazingly and enter ..... lol.

Well, had a good look at the seascape/wave and decided I would put it aside until it dried a little before attempting to salvage/repair it - there is just so much paint on it that I would end up losing any chance of saving it by playing around.

A couple of weeks and I can get stuck into in.

In the meantime I started another oil - surprisingly for me at least it is not with a palette knife but with brushes ... lol.

It is to be called "Faces of Grief" and I have sketched it out and put a little colour on it so I can have a good look and see if it will work for me.  Easy to see that my paintings are linked to my emotional state....lol

Bit hard to see at the moment because the colour is only for my reference, sort of like drawing/sketching out the painting except done with the oils, but you get the general idea.  The background will be very dark - not sure what colour yet - maybe dirty purple or dark blue/black.

Each face is almost life size so it gives you an idea of the overall size of the piece.

Sun is shining here - first time for a while; it has been overcast most days for the last two weeks or so and often that misty fine rain.

Hopefully one day next week I will get in some 'en plein air' work - I have babysitting all day Thursday but the rest of the week is mine.

Just noticed that Cirque de Soleil is coming to Australia - in Sydney July and August - I really would love to see it.  Watched it on TV a few times and loved it. I find the whole thing amazing and the music seems to invade your soul.

Sadly, like Riverdance, it is only in Sydney for a week or so - get your tickets now because they will go quick given the short time it is on.  It is also on in Newcastle for a week and Wollongong so I guess if you couldn't get Sydney you could try them.

k d Lang is also coming to Australia in April but like so many acts she is only going to be in a couple of places and Sydney isn't one of them - Canberra, Perth and Adelaide are the lucky places.

It is the same with the Tutankahem exhibition which is only in Melbourne.

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Tropical Storm 97W - Northwest Pacific Ocean

Infrared data from NASA's Aqua satellite has seen potential in a developing tropical low pressure system near Brunei. Brunei is located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia. Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the state of Sarawak, Malaysia.

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of the tropical low pressure area called "System 97W" on April 6 at 0611 UTC (2:11 a.m. EDT). Infrared data basically takes the temperature of atmospheric, land or oceanic objects. The infrared data revealed the coldest temperatures were in thunderstorm cloud tops around the center of System 97W's circulation. Those cloud tops were as cold as or colder than -63 degrees Fahrenheit (-52 Celsius) indicating strong convection (rapidly rising air that forms the thunderstorms that power a tropical cyclone). That's an indication that the storm is getting stronger. There is also a banding of thunderstorms around the low-level center of circulation.

AIRS data also showed that the sea surface temperatures were above 80F (26.7 C), which is the threshold for maintaining a tropical cyclone, so the water remains a power source for intensification. At 0600 UTC on April 6, 2011, System 97W was about 170 miles west-northwest of Brunei near 6.2 North and 112.4 East. Maximum sustained surface winds are estimated at 15 to 20 knots. Minimum sea level pressure is estimated to be near 1008 millibars.

Stand Aside ...... She's Holding A Palette Knife .........

There is something very satisfying, especially when you are feeling a little emotionally fragile, than to slap oil paint on a large canvas with a palette knife.  Loads of paint get spread anywhere and everywhere and it is so soothing to me.

Of course, after all that you are left with a large mess that you then need to put some semblence of whatever it is you are trying to portray.

I had this rather large canvas - 1.5m x 1m - and spent yesterday throwing paint at it.

The end result is not pretty but it is certainly satisfying ..... lol.

Not to fear with some sensible effort it will turn into a (hopefully) reasonable piece of work - a large wave in the middle of the ocean with an albatross skimming the foam.

For me the act of mindlessly throwing paint about is very calming and distracting from any concerns I may have.  Of course the next day you look at what you did and shake your head .....  I am sure there is about 2 or 3 kilos of paint on there .....  rotfl.

Apart from that I didn't do much at all yesterday but I did find a new children's book that was released yesterday and it looks really interesting.  Remembering how much I enjoyed Harry Potter and also the The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flammel series by Michael Scott, I thought I might get myself a copy of it.  If you click on this link you can read the opening chapter - it is called The Emerald Atlas and sounds like my kind of kids book.

Doedsn't appear to be available in Australia yet - all the websites I checked with said it would have to be ordered from the UK - so I may wait a week or so and see if we get stock here, if not play on EBay.

Noticed there is a new James Rollins, or at least one I haven't read - The Devil Colony ( a prequel) so will look out for that as well.

Found an ecopy of Jasper Fforde's Shades of Grey which I hadn't read so downloaded that; I mean I only have about 10,000 ebooks to read so I certainly need a few more ..... lol

Downloaded a few non-fictions as well - Michio Kaku's last two, Parallel Worlds and Physics of the Impossible and Stephen Hawking's Grand Design.  Noticed Michio has another new release that sounds interesting as well - Physics of the Future - so will keep a look out for that.

Now I just need to decide what to read now as I just completed a series .... ah decisions, decision ......

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Tropical Storm 2W -Northwest Pacific Ocean

The second tropical depression of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean season has formed, just as the first depression has dissipated. NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of the depression and observed some strong thunderstorms within, and the storm has already caused warnings to be posted.

On April 5, 2011, Tropical Depression 2W formed about 270 miles (434 km) NW of Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, near 16.1 South and 141.1 East. It was moving east-northeast near 19 knots and had maximum sustained winds near 30 knots. The Northern Marianas are expected to feel the effects of the depression as it continues to move in that direction. A tropical storm warning is in force for Agriahan, Pagan and Alamagan Islands in the Northern Mariana Islands.

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of Tropical Depression 2W on April 5 at 0353 UTC. It showed cold, high, strong thunderstorms around the center of circulation with heavy rainfall west of the Northern Marianas islands.

Tropical Depression 1W-Northwest Pacific Ocean

Tropical Depression 1W formed on April 2 and was dissipating by April 4 a couple of hundred miles east southeast of Vietnam and NASA's Aqua satellite captured its brief life. The Northwestern Pacific Ocean basin can experience tropical cyclones almost all year 'round, except that activity is usually minimal in February and March. So, the first tropical cyclone of the new "season" didn't take long to form after the end of March. The Northwestern Pacific includes all of the area north of the equator and west of the International Date Line, including the South China Sea. The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Depression 1W on April 2 when it was born, and then again on April 3rd, when it faded. That was a short life for the first tropical depression of the Pacific Northwest's hurricane season, but only the beginning.

AIRS data on April second at 05:41 UTC showed a cluster of strong thunderstorms surrounding the weak center of circulation of TD1W. Some of those thunderstorms were dropping heavy rainfall and had very high cloud tops, so high they were as cold as -63 Fahrenheit/-52 Celsius. On April 2, TD1W was located about 280 miles east-southeast of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam near 9.3 North latitude and 111.2 East longitude. It was moving very slowly at 1 knot to the west and maximum sustained winds were near 25 knots. By April 3 at 0900 UTC it had continued moving slowly, only at a rate of 2 knots westward and was then 315 miles (506 km) east-southeast of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam near 9.1 North and 111.7 East. It still had maximum sustained winds near 25 knots, but wind shear was battering the system.

On April 4 NASA's Aqua satellite passed overhead once again and noticed that TD1W had become much more disorganized and spread out. By the fourth, TD1W had also moved more than 45 miles farther away from Vietnam and into the South China Sea. Strong convection appeared scattered and disorganized on AIRS' infrared imagery and not around the center of circulation.

ANOTHER YEAR GONE BY ........

Another year has gone by ....  they seem to come around so fast.

I am pretty good through the year except on his birthday and our anniversary but this milestone always is hard to take; probably because of all the guilt associated with it.

Anyway, phone is off the hook; I am trying to immerse myself in painting, trying to push it into the background; had planned some 'en plein air' work but it is raining and I don't feel like getting wet.

I know that my guilt as silly; but our  minds are logical our hearts pure emotion ....

PS - Got through the day pretty good .... was bad speaking with my MIL in the morning but after that I was able to move forward.  Each year it gets a little easier to deal with; each year my feelings of guilt lessen and I can put things into better perspective I think.
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Tropical Depression that influences weather, sea conditions spotted near sabah

A tropical depression that influences weather and sea conditions has been spotted near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The Meteorological Department of Malaysia said the tropical depression was located approximately 482km West-Northwest of Kudat, Sabah and 527km North-Northwest of Miri, Sarawak. The tropical depression is expected to track southeastwards at 4kmph. The department issued a heavy rain and thunderstorms advisory and warning on strong winds and rough seas. Intermittent rain occasionally heavy and windy conditions are expected over Sabah, Divisions of Interior (Kuala Penyu, Beaufort Districts), West Coast (Papar, Penampang, Kota Kinabalu, Tuaran, Kota Belud Districts) and Kudat Kudat, Kota Marudu, Pitas Districts) and Labuan from today and is expected to continue until Wednesday (April 6).

This condition may result in floods over low-lying areas and along river banks. Strong North/Northeasterly winds from 60kmph with waves reaching 5.5 metres occurring over the waters off Condore, Reef North and Layang-layang are expected to continue until Thursday (April 7). The condition is dangerous to all coastal and shipping activities, including workers on oil platforms said the statement.

Tropical Depression 91S-South Pacific

NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite spotted light to moderate rainfall in the system as continues tracking southwest and bringing rains and winds to the northern coast of Western Australia this weekend. System 91S was located in the Timor Sea, west-southwest of Darwin, Australia and was moving in a west-southwesterly direction. System 91S is forecast to continue traveling in that direction and its center is expected to remain at sea over the next several days as it heads toward the Southern Indian Ocean.

As it continues to track along coastal areas of the Northern Territory and Western Australia, cyclone warnings are in effect. A Cyclone Warning is in effect for Western Australian coastal and island areas from Kuri Bay to the Western Australia/Northern Territory border, including Kalumburu and Wyndham. In addition, a cyclone watch is in effect from Kuri Bay to Cape Leveque, not including Derby. The TRMM satellite, operated by both NASA and the Japanese Space Agency, passed over the system at 1451 UTC on April 1. The U.S. Navy and Naval Research Laboratory's Monterey Marine Meteorology Division, Calif. overlaid TRMM rainfall rate imagery on top of Japan's METSAT-2 infrared imagery to provide a complete picture of the low pressure areas cloud extent and rainfall rates. TRMM's precipitation radar instrument measured rainfall rates close to 1 inch (25 mm) per hour.

NASA Satellites Eyeing 4 Tropical Systems Around the World For Possible Development

NASA satellites are all keeping an eye on for possible development. They are Systems 90S, 91S and 99S in the Southern Pacific, and System 93B in the Northern Indian Ocean. Despite a poor chance for development in all of them, one has triggered warnings in northern Australia because of its proximity to land. NASA and the Japanese Space Agency manage the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite and TRMM passed over two of those four systems today. TRMM captured light to moderate rainfall in the low pressure area called “System 90S” on March 30 at 01:49 UTC. Rainfall rates were between 5 and 20 millimeters (0.2 and 0.8 inches) per hour within the storm. System 90S is located 500 miles north-northwest of Port Hedland, Australia, near 12.0 South latitude and 116.0 East longitude.

Infrared satellite imagery from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite revealed that the low has consolidated during the morning hours, while the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-E instrument showed deep convection on the north and south sides of the center of circulation. Despite these developments atmospheric dynamics are not currently favorable, so the Joint Typhoon Warning Center currently gives this low a poor chance for development. The second tropical low pressure area NASA satellites are watching is also 500 miles away from land, and that’s System 99S. System 99S is 500 miles north of the Cocos Islands today, near 9.8 South and 99.4 East. The TRMM satellite measured rainfall rates between 5 and 20 millimeters (0.2 and 0.8 inches) per hour within the System 99S early today. The AIRS infrared imagery captured from NASA’s Aqua satellite shows that areas of deep convection exist on all sides of the low pressure center, but it’s not uniform. Vertical wind shear is currently light and sea surface temperatures are warm enough to support development, however, the chance that it will develop into a tropical storm in the next 24 hours is poor. As the week progresses, perhaps the chance will improve with the environmental conditions.

The third tropical low pressure area isn’t a tropical storm but it has triggered a watch for Australia’s Northern Territories. Because of System 91S’ location, about 200 miles northeast of Darwin, Australia (near 10.0 South and 133.1 East), a tropical cyclone Watch has been issued for the coastal communities between Cape Hotham, Port Keats, including Darwin and the Tiwi Islands. The Tiwi Islands include Melville and Bathurst Islands and are part of Australia’s Northern Territory, 25 miles (40 km) north of Darwin where the Arafura Sea joins the Timor Sea. In addition, a Strong Wind Warning has been issued from Milingimbi to Troughton Island.