Review: The fall weather forecast I wrote did not reach satisfactory accuracy. The fair and dry forecast for the southeast USA actually became very wet and produced floods, removing the drought conditions for the past few years. The systems that produced the flooding in Florida and other southeast states came from the gulf waters where hurricanes should have developed but the full complement of hurricane ingredients did not allow for these storms to be named or considered tropical in nature by the current powers that be. However, the 2009 Hurricane Report was fairly accurate. 19 storms were predicted (unchanging forecast from January 2009) and at least 19 storms were noted. Also accurate were the fires in California that continued and it was wet and windy in middle USA. With all the erratic weather patterns that baffle the best of the meteorologists, the long range forecast overall was very good as well as the new group of astrometeorologists.

What's in store for the winter across the USA?

From the west coast, moving east the Weather is described for most of the country by regions.

The northwest states will contend with winds and cold temperatures with plenty of precipitation and a lot of snow in the higher elevations. Severe weather systems will bring rain and snow making a dismal winter scene. Cold temperatures pervade and winter woes will be plentiful or more than average. The same systems will travel across the USA throughout the season.

Southern California will experience very cold temperatures way below normal at times. Rain will be a problem early in the season, then winds will take their toll in February. Usually in a weather world of its very own, California will experience chilly temps and will take some of the actual stormy weather systems, but not as harshly as interior south western states.

The southwest is most strongly influenced with a plethora of weather ingredients which together means that flooding rains and aggressive fronts which will present the southwest states with their own share of intense and extreme weather conditions throughout the season. Along these Further north of the southwest must contend with the Alberta clippers as stream on down over the northern tier of states with freezing temperatures and snow. The weather in this location is rather typical for winter; just add the words intense and extreme.

From Louisiana up through Kansas and Minnesota has a decidedly wet influence for the season, however, a good portion of the season may be rain for Louisiana and snow north.

Just east of these states there will be freezing conditions with much more snow. Colder temperatures are to the north, but watch for below average cold all the way to Jackson, Mississippi early in the season, then warming to more rain activity. In all, it could be said 'snow, snow, snow' in the northern tier of states and colder rains falling along the Gulf States, Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

The model for Alabama indicates a warming trend along with the precipitation this season. With so much cold air around, the combination usually results in tornado activity. The super extreme conditions this winter, as well as the many combinations found in my models, leaves no one location untouched by the weather.

The eastern third of the country receives most all the combined weather patterns; the fast moving storms along with moderate periods along with the rise and dip of the jet stream. There are three very strong influences for the east coast that will result in intense and destructive storms including low pressure systems that develop off the coast, more than average number of systems. The local New England weather report focuses on the northeast. Many of the storms will veer to the Mid-Atlantic States and some will exit through Canada. When storms from the west are diverted to the southern states, they can travel inland over the Appalachian Mountains then head north to exit somewhere on the coast.

The finger-shaped state of Florida may not have the most pleasant vacation weather as the warming trends certainly are in place, but moisture will be a big factor in the usual tropical showers occurring more often than expected. I think that Mother Nature's hot flashes will be observed more frequently here in Florida as the cold trends and good warming trends keep you guessing which week is best to vacation. Who would know in advance? Check our list of astrometeorologists and ask the question! Naturally they would expect payment.

All in all there are several severe weather indicators in place this winter, more than I've seen in my years of forecasting. Isolated intense warming trends will aggravate the colder air of wintertime. Be sure to follow the forecasts from the astrometeorologists listed early on the winter report. Thanks for reading and understand that awareness of extreme weather should prompt you to actually prepare for it and not just think about it.

Please welcome the long range forecasters, some are students of the weather course, and as a result the forecasts for various regions are now more detailed. Other professional and practicing astrologers have joined the ranks of

USA REGIONAL REPORTS by ASTROMETEOROLOGISTS

General Regional Long Range Forecasts	Ken Paone www.theweatheralternative.blogspot.com
Kentucky And North Texas	Nancy McEwen http://londonkyalmanac.com/weather.html
Indiana	Wally Hollander http://londonkyalmanac.com/weather.html Wally is from Indiana and forecasts using both meteorology and astrometeorology. He has a group emailing list that details the weather.
Georgia	Penny Shelton http://londonkyalmanac.com/weather.html Penny writes for the Atlanta, Georgia area.
USA Highlights	Kris Brandt Riske http://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?pn=J720 Weather predictions are included in the 2009 Moon Sign Book. Kris includes seasonal forecasts in the American Federation of Astrologers newsletters.
New Zealand	Ken Ring www.predictweather.com Our foremost forecaster down under in New Zealand. Ken offers daily weather almanacs for many places. You will often see him on national television shows, invited as one of the official weather forecasters.
United Kingdom	Caroline Allen http://www.caroline-allen.co.uk/weather.htm An excellent writer, Caroline forecasts for a location in southeast England. Even if you do not live in the area, you will enjoy the sparkling commentary.
United Kingdom	Tricia from UK http://www.starsite.org.uk/1572.html Weather reports are for the location of Leeds up through Scotland.
Australia	Scott Hansen http://freeadvice4you.net/BrisbaneMonthlyWeather.html The newest astromet using the weather course has developed a website. Scott Hansen prepares the charts and comments for anyone who would like to understand how he looks at the weather models.

Review - FALL 2009 in New England this year September and October are mostly fair with a few showers. The rest of the season is mixed with a variety of weather conditions. The forecast was accurate.

Overview: WINTER 2009

The winter of 2009 will in fact make history as the energies that form weather patterns are many and most of them severe. Not only are there three **supermoons, one of them has the Moon in the closest position to planet Earth for all of 2010, providing the perfect combinations for seismic activity in many locations. I would be overly optimistic to say I could achieve a 90% accuracy this season. however, think of it this way - the weather, though complex - will be better described here in a way that no meteorologist could begin to imagine as long range forecasting has never been their forte'. More than half of the season will see mixed weather events. The worst of the weather is in other places across the nation.

SUMMARY OF WEATHER EVENTS - WEEKLY - Winter 2009 New England
STORMY	MIXED	BETTER WEEKS
	Dec 17th	Dec 31st (mostly fair)
Dec 24th	Jan 7th, 15th, 23rd, 30th
	Feb 5th
Feb 13th	Feb 21st, 28th	Mar 7th (mostly fair), 14th

Local Winds Summary for New England, Winter 2009
The winds are never mentioned in popular Almanacs or in the National Weather Service reports. The Almanacs are hard pressed to even mention a hurricane. A model used in this system for forecasting wind velocity can determine the strength of the wind over the course of a period of time. If a high velocity wind indication combines with a weekly storm forecast, the storm is more intense. For the winter season, many of the weeks ahead have a mild or seasonable forecast for wind. Also note that there are periods of time when the wind is extreme or simply nebulous (without sustained force or velocity). Overall the winds are quieter for winter in New England.
Dec 5 - Dec 25	Intense and extreme belly buster winds; record setting. Dec 5, 16 and 24.
Dec 26 - Jan 14	Winds are seasonable. One breezy event near Jan 11.
Jan 15 - Feb 9	Winds are mostly seasonable. Windy late January and also Feb 5-6th
Feb 10 - Mar 1	More wind in this period. Wind event near Feb 13, strong but nebulous winds near 27th
Mar 1 - Mar 16	Seasonable winds.
Mar 17 - Apr 4	A tempest of winds during the period close to March 17 and 21st.

WEEKLY SUMMARIES for New England and the Northeast

The following forecasts contain weekly summaries describing the most intense or dominant weather for each 7-8 day lunar period. Not all weather events are described. Daily forecasts are available - see below.

Wednesday, December 16 - 23, 2009 New Moon

It is now the week before the official change of seasons. Warm weather greets the onset of winter. The clash of air temps will produce fog and misty conditions with a chance of clouds/rain peeking on the horizon. A sharp turnaround drops the temp and conditions change to cold, windy and stormy. Look what's coming next…

Thursday, December 24 - 30, 2009 Quarter Moon

Ouch - the lineup of fronts and weather disturbances is not a pretty picture for a good portion of the country. Perhaps a day of grace before the moisture in the offing comes our way. Snow will fall with a vengeance. The winter play will commence with all the parts spoken for. Rain, snow, cold, wind. What a party. People ask about a White Christmas - some in the Midwest will get their wish and wish they had not.

Thursday, December 31 - January 6, 2010 - Lunar Eclipse SuperMoon Perigee Jan 1

The indications are for dry weather. It should be cold with strong breezes near the end of the period. Quite a difference from the past week. Warm air could slide in later in the week and with the strong breezes, it is possible to have a thunderstorm. The SuperMoon escalates weather and watch for storms out west (USA) - they will be newsworthy.

Thursday, January 7 - 14, 2010 - Quarter Moon

A rather wet system will influence our weather this period. Thunderstorms, rain and snow off and on all week long. Snow in higher elevations, rain more south of Boston. Lake effect snow in upstate New York will be very extreme and the northeast will receive that storm should it be a major and large low pressure system. A warm front influences our weather this week as well. When these fronts combine, your local TV forecasters should be able to see it on radar alert you to the daily weather.

Friday, January 15 - 22, 2010 - New Moon Solar Eclipse 25 degrees Capricorn

Mother Nature has once again set before us a table with a variety of weather ingredients. It's warm, it's foggy, it's cold, it's rainy, then snowy. There is an aspect of flooding so let's dance around and ask for rain only! A very wet system over the Rockies will head this way. In between events, it will be mostly cold, dry and cloudy. One or two days of pleasant weather would be greatly appreciated and is altogether possible because of a surge in temps in the southeast.

Saturday, January 23 - 29, 2010 - Quarter Moon

The eastern seaboard and southern New England will have wet and windy weather. On and off showers both rain and snow permeate the landscape for this period. We may dodge most of the inclement weather as it will be windy but not strong enough to be a major driver of weather here in Rhode Island. Stronger weather patterns look to be reserved for the Mid-Atlantic States.

Saturday, January 30 - February 4, 2010 Full Moon Perigee, SuperMoon

High pressure is offshore and may prevent a certain amount of precipitation for part of this period. However, there is a strong theme in the models that could bring in a strange type of weather - a January thaw may be present and there is a seesaw opportunity for either very dry or very wet weather. The worst of this weather will fall to the Mid-Atlantic States, the heartland of the country and in the Pacific Ocean, approaching the western shorelines.

Friday, February 5 - 12, 2010 Quarter Moon

A chance of rain/snow as the period starts. Fair, cold and breezy with clouds moving in. Stronger breezes and high pressure trying to come into play to bring clear blue skies. Precipitation is low for the rest this period.

Saturday, February 13 - 20, 2010 - New Moon

It is cold! It is freezing! In middle USA there is an intense low pressure system that should be quite the storm. As that storm progresses we will experience some of the same energies later this period near the 17th. My model is showing more dry conditions. Increasingly colder temps as the week moves on with the winds gaining more strength.

Sunday, February 21 - 27, 2010 Perigee Feb 27

A mixed week of Sun and mild temps. Colder air and snow showers arrive due to low pressure developing offshore near the 23rd. An unsettled atmosphere lacks direction for any weather events. The 27th is a date to consider for the nebulous winds which can be strong despite a proper direction.

Sunday, February 28 - March 6, 2010 Perigee SuperMoon Feb. 28

Typical and seasonable New England weather. Cold, blustery with rain or snowflakes depending on elevation. Windy conditions come in with the 'blustery' near March 4th. Milder at the end of this period. There will be very lovely days sprinkled into this forecast as well.

Sunday, March 7 - 14, 2010

Mild temps through the 9th, changing to cold and windy. The same words have been used for most of the season - this confirms the variable and changeable weather in New England outlined in the season overview. The fluctuations have saved us from a devastating winter season.

A disturbed atmosphere near the 13-14th will produce showers and once again bring in milder temps. There is the possibility that the showers may be heavy rain that would lead to flooding. All in all, another mixed week but there should be more fair weather days than not.

Monday, March 15 - 22, 2010 Spring is just around the corner!

High pressure dominates early on with a pretty blue sky along with blustery winds that blow wildly. It is cold and blustery. The models call for precipitation and once again it will be rain and snow depending on elevation. Springtime is officially on the docket.

HINTS FOR SPRING 2010 WEATHER IN NEW ENGLAND

The word 'extreme' is still in effect for weather for years to come. After the mixed weather of the winter, it would be wonderful to expect a decent spring. The main model used for the overview suggests that it will be a choppy weather season. A wet start to spring changes over to alternating very warm to hot and dry periods to wet periods. Details to follow come March 21st.

An ongoing study on earthquakes has proved to be successful using the principles of long range forecasting. A 6.3 magnitude quake occurred Dec. 18, 2008 at the location for which the forecast was written. The report contains the seismic forecast through September 2010 describing weeks that are potent for activity or more calm conditions. If the technique sustains itself during this time, then Mother Nature’s code will have been broken.

The first year of the two year study has been completed with good results. There were two periods of time where the ‘alert’ sign was posted in the forecast. Both alerts were fulfilled although the second quake was not a high a magnitude as expected. The second year of the study begins September 21, 2009.

Astrometeorology, the system used in this report was first practiced about 1,000 years ago by the ancients and improved upon in the days of Kepler and Goad. The 20th century produced more information and technique from George J. McCormack and C. C. Zain. With the advent of computers and the internet, I have improved the methods and can now produce an accurate daily forecast for a location. Through the newly released long range weather course, astrometeorology is being studied on every continent. Check out the contents of the course by clicking on the URL: http://weathersage.com/courses.pdf

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TERMINOLOGY

*Perigee periods, as noted in the forecasts, occur when the Moon is closest to Earth every month. The trend for weather is toward intensification with the stronger gravitational pull of the Moon on Earth at this time. The tides will be higher and lower than normal near the exact date, plus there will be an increase in the wind activity. When the Moon is at perigee and at the same time it is also a new or full Moon, it is called a 'SuperMoon'.

A syzygy is a situation where three celestial bodies are positioned along a straight line. The term is also applied to each instance of New Moon or Full Moon when Sun and Moon are in conjunction or opposition, even though they are not precisely on one line with the Earth.

**SuperMoon is a term coined by Richard Nolle, Astrologer. He defines the SuperMoon as a perigee-syzygy; namely a new or full moon which occurs at or near (within 90% of) perigee. Check his website for the complete list of SuperMoon dates..
http://www.astropro.com/features/tables/cen20ce/suprmoon.html

The long range weather forecast is created using many very old techniques. The ancients were able to forecast weather dating back to texts from the 1500s. Today, Astrometeorologists forecast weather using the Moon’s position in relation to the distance from earth, planetary configurations and natural lunar cycles. The models used by the ancients are recreated and improved upon each year, producing weather reports unlike any other. In addition, a weather website and a weather list are available to everyone. The many features on the website may interest those who enjoy weather information. Look for the free on-line books, and other resources.

Can anyone do something about the weather? Yes! Forewarned is forearmed. In this free report, weather is summarized for each of the 13 weeks of the entire season. The national highlights report scans the potential weather systems that will affect the season and the local New England report has more detail.

We can give credit to meteorologists and the U.S. Weather Service for their fine work with statistics and current weather reports; however, they continue to be weak in the area of long range forecasting and hurricane movement as witnessed during that season.

The report you are reading has been created from methods that were used hundreds of years ago, tools that include the natural cycles of the Moon, Sun and planetary positions. Forecasting weather 3 months, or 3 years into the future is doing something about the weather.

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