What causes higher then normal wind days in northwest?

Question

What causes higher then normal wind days in northwest?

Answer 1

Blame it on the excessive heat generated in the summer.

Answer 2

Love, I know that you may have gotten a lot of answers like this one, but I AM GOING TO SAY IT ANY WAY.... GLOBAL WARMING... PEOPLE JUST DON'T REALIZE THAT THE WAY SOME OF US ARE TREATING THE EARTH IS REALLY EFFECTING HOW WE ARE LIVING....NOW, AND IN THE FUTURE ALSO!! BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOURS.

Answer 3

Global warming.

Google "Partition Function". It is a function in statistical mechanics that describes how increasing the energy in a system of many particles (like molecules in the atmosphere) increases the probability of a high pressure region existing beside a low pressure region, the condition necessary for extreme wind.

We have been lied to for long enough by the Republicans and radio talk show idiots like Rush Limbaugh and Dennis Miller.

All real scientists are in complete agreement that the time to act is RIGHT NOW, to begin reversing the effects of global warming.

Answer 4

You cannot attribute higher than normal winds to Global Warming.

"Normal" winds are based on 30 year averages... so if you have a lot of low winds and a lot of high winds, the average will be "medium" winds. Therefore, and one of my favorite quotes, it is absolutely normal for the weather to be abnormal. All because winds are especially strong one day doesn't mean they are caused by global warming.

Very high winds can be found in areas where there is a very large pressure gradient (high next to low). This is more typical along coasts. In the Northwest, strong thunderstorms tend to lead to strong winds due to the extremely high pressure gradients found in severe weather.