2/12/2001  Message of the Day
Christopher Duvall, Rutgers University Meteorologist

Howdy!  Welcome to KGS 2001.  My name is Christopher Duvall,
and I am a meteorologist at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
If you have any questions, please feel free to find me on the
bulletin board or at:   cduvall@rci.rutgers.edu

Precipitation:

Rain is expected to sweep through southern California today 
as an area of low pressure moves over San Francisco from the 
Pacific Ocean.  The Southeast, especially near Mississippi, 
will likely experience the most precipitation, this evening.

Temperatures:

A wide temperature range throughout the U.S. today... the Northeast
and northern Plains will be lucky to reach 30 degrees F, however 
you need to wear shorts in Florida, with high temperatures expected 
to reach the 80's once the fog mixes away.

If you can access infrared satellite images, you may want to look 
for the difference in temperature with time of the Atlantic, the 
Gulf of Mexico, and the land surface of the United States in the 
morning and the evening hours.  Which one is cooler- land or water- 
in the morning?  In the evening?  Why do you think this is so?  
Do clouds make a difference?  

I will be available online if anyone has any questions.  - CD 2/12/2001