It’s one of many NWS offices in the region conducting flights every 6 hours until further notice. The special balloons will help meteorologists better sample upper-level patterns to help create more consistent and accurate model forecasts, according to Brian Haines of the Wilmington NWS office.
>>Just how massive is Hurricane Irma?
Hurricane tracks are very dependent upon upper-level wind flow patterns - and believe it or not - the state of our atmosphere has an effect on movement of storms in the Atlantic, among other places.
In Other News
About the Author