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    Yo-Yo Weather Patterns     One unique feature of the United States is that it is the perfect distance across to have two extremes of weather in the wintertime.   Advertisement  Click to learn more...      The United States is roughly 3000 miles from coast to coast and by coincidence, the jet stream has an average wavelength of about 3000 miles as well. (Wavelength is the distance between the ridges and the troughs of a wave and the jet stream is really just a series of waves in the flow of air around the earth.) This means that many times during the year, the west coast will have a trough, or cold pattern and the east coast will have a ridge, or warm pattern or visa versa.    This winter has been no exception. In December, the jet stream pattern had a large trough in the west. This spread cold air and heavy snows to the areas west of the Mississippi. Many ski areas are enjoying great ski conditions and the Olympic venues in Utah are extremely happy. Back east, it was a different story. Many ski slopes in the Appalachians did not open before Christmas and did not see any snow or even make snow. In fact, some of the major cities in the east had the latest first freeze ever recorded.  As you read this, big shifts have occurred. Over the week of Christmas the jet stream amplitude reversed and the east had the trough and the ridge shifted west. This finally brought a real shot of winter to the east and happiness to the ski slope operators. Shifts like this are common and most winters have at least one such major shift in the jet stream each year. This year was no exception. What is in our future? It is likely we will see another shift or two to keep the temperatures across the country acting like a yo-yo.  The new WeatherBug 3.0 offers some great ways to follow the changing Jet Stream. Upgrade to version 3.0 so you can enjoy the all-new WinterNet, which includes worldwide ski reports, winter travel and wind chill maps. You can follow the "yo-yo" weather from your closest WeatherBug weather station as well as checking Wild Weather in the Cool Links/Resources section of your WeatherBug. Make sure you have the newest WeatherBug content by updating your Bug to version 3.0. Click here  to upgrade!   Mark Hoekzema WeatherBug Meteorologist       The WeatherNet Camera Captures Weather Imagery in Real-Time!       As pictured below, the WeatherNet Camera located at Fredda Nottingham Elementary School in Dayton, Texas caught a funnel cloud forming in late November!  The images captured by this school's WeatherNet Camera, along with the real-time weather conditions generated by the school's WeatherNet Weather Station, is a powerful educational tool for classroom learning!  Educators, students and parents enjoy viewing the changes in weather conditions at their school on the Internet, on Television and in WeatherBug!       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The hospitality industry, including hotels and resorts, knows just how important it is to be able to connect to their clientele on a regular basis and keep them coming back year after year.  The WeatherNet System has proven very effective for the Vanderbilt Inn located in Naples, Florida.      Executive Engineer, Blaine Daugs uses the Vanderbilt Inn's WeatherNet System to provide live, real-time weather information to guests via an internal cable system at the hotel.  The WeatherNet Camera's images and WeatherNet Weather Station's information have been added to the Vanderbilt Inn's corporate website to give travelers and guests of the Vanderbilt Inn the information they are seeking-local temperatures and live weather images!    Mr. Daugs notes that, "weather information is of interest to potential patrons visiting our website at www.vanderbiltinn.com .  They can check out a live snap shot of our WeatherNet Camera to get real-time, current conditions and also check the historical weather information from our property."  For more information on how your business can benefit from  real-time weather information, contact Gary Milwit, Director  of Commercial Sales at 1-800-544-4429 ext. 1621 or e-mail  gmilwit@aws.com .     [IMAGE]  WeatherNet Camera At Vanderbilt Inn    	   WeatherBug Tip of the Month     Did you know that you can change the color of your WeatherBug 3.0 temperature icon?  It's easy -- just click on "Options" or "Setup".  Select the "Preferences" tab.  Click on the "Customize Color" button at the bottom of that screen.  Select a color then click "OK."  Click OK again, and that's it!  You've just customized the color of your temperature icon!    Don't have this latest version of WeatherBug yet? Get your free upgrade-click here!       Survey  Says...  Complete  the survey below and be eligible to win a DVD player! 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