Posted by Mike Doran on 4/15/2009, 2:01 pm, in reply to "Bijli forms from 94B in the Bay of Bengal"

http://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/SeasonalClimateOutlook/SouthernOscillationIndex/30DaySOIValues/ SOI drops hard to positive 12.4--would expect it to go to slightly negative or zero, as, again, this is the low impedence location on earth and it basically traps all electron precip in its coupling and doesn't allow any to the Pacific ITCZ for extremes of any to occur. Date Tahiti Darwin Daily** 30 day 90 day Av.SOI Av.SOI ---------------------------------------------------------------- 14-Apr-2009 1013.23 1007.30 25.52 5.73 7.76 15-Apr-2009 1011.81 1007.70 12.40 5.99 7.81 Solar winds continue to dive. Small hot tower corresponds to increase in xray activity: Hot tower JAC posted on below thread on storm: Lightning associated with HT. Looks like actual low and HT are not in same place--HT is in a band to east of the center. This HT is more centrally located over west central Bay of Bengal. It's more to the forecast track toward the NE, which may be interesting in terms of shear off the top of the storm center . . .: