tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post3672313562564052619..comments2024-03-29T08:29:55.105-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Pacific Moisture and the Jet Stream are BackCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-7255409424460298492016-09-19T06:41:09.388-07:002016-09-19T06:41:09.388-07:00Sorry Cliff, your Monday forecast is off target: c...Sorry Cliff, your Monday forecast is off target: convergence zone leaves us soggy in NE Seattle!Pablo96https://www.blogger.com/profile/05054135726347544833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-74623079371251278242016-09-18T15:05:57.413-07:002016-09-18T15:05:57.413-07:00John Marshall: Man I wish there were more intellig...John Marshall: Man I wish there were more intelligent and thoughtful posters like you on this blog. I enjoy reading your posts as they always seem to be interesting, fair and I learn from them. Like the one above, this is a great post and contained some stuff I didn't know. Thanks for these and please keep up the good. Cliff, also enjoy your posts, so please also keep up the good work and thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706215589058216998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-37634736308504215982016-09-17T16:04:13.659-07:002016-09-17T16:04:13.659-07:00The simplest rules for trans-Pacific aircraft oper...The simplest rules for trans-Pacific aircraft operations are to always fly Great Circle Routes (they're shorter) unless you can take advantage of winds. <br /><br />Given the prevailing westerlies, westbound flights avoid the jetstream (all winds really) like the plague, and the eastbound flights seek it out with the same enthusiasm. When the jetstream comes south as it has now, that means the shorter-distance westbound Great Circle Route over Alaska is going to be faster than usual and smooth as silk. Eastbound flights are always faster (sometimes MUCH faster) than westbound, despite not following the shorter GC route. <br /><br />Side note from someone who has flown the Pacific hundreds of times: westbound flights are on the average smoother than eastbound flights given that eastbound flights try to get into the jetstream, which often creates mild turbulence, sometimes most of the across the pond. Not enough for the seatbelt warning, but enough to bother sensitive passengers. But you get off the plane and hour or two earlier than westbound. <br /><br />John Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271037292493818827noreply@blogger.com