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What causes a Nor-Easter?

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Created by SailCoothara > 9 months ago, 8 Apr 2012
SailCoothara
VIC, 137 posts
8 Apr 2012 5:43PM
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I get that they're a seabreeze (hot inland so air rises sucking in breeze off the sea in the arvo). But is there a specific synoptic situation that also encourages them to form? Haven't seen a good Nor-Easter season in a while...

sonic
QLD, 756 posts
9 Apr 2012 9:24AM
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Thats basically it diffrence in temperature, if ever you see the wind NW In the morning theres a very good change of a seabreeze, i also heard the dew on the ground in the mornings is a positive side.
There needs to be no other wind around or it kills the effect.

2alluring
QLD, 111 posts
9 Apr 2012 11:03AM
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Wind is NW this morning, chance of a seabreeze today????
Ha, not likely, the wind seems to be coveniently arranging itself to have the weekends and public holidays off! So many times this year, wind during the week and not on the weekends.

Carantoc
WA, 7188 posts
9 Apr 2012 9:16AM
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I think you also need:

a blue moon
to be working
the tide to be wrong



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