Stratocumulus Clouds Preventing Geminid Meteor Shower Viewing

No Meteor Shower For You -

I know many were looking forward to viewing this year annual display of the Geminid Meteor Shower, but extensive cloud cover here in Florida is making it very hard. Breezy northeast winds off the Atlantic Ocean, along with cooler air over the warmer waters, is producing a significant stratocumulus cloud deck. This low-level cloud deck layer extends over much of the western Atlantic and Bahamas and spreads westward over almost the entire Florida peninsula and into the Gulf of Mexico. The breezy northeasterly winds are helping to continue a steady flow of clouds inland over Florida making for any meteor viewing pretty poor. Further north into northeast Florida not only do you have the low-level clouds, but also seen in this IR satellite imagery, upper-level highs clouds have been moving into the region. Florida defiantly is not the place this weekend to be viewing any meteor showers.

PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST WILL SUPPORT BRISK WINDS ALONG THE COAST THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. IR SATELLITE LOOP SHOWING MARINE LAYER STRATOCUMULUS EXTENDING WELL EAST INTO THE ATLANTIC.