India to surpass China as the top source of global oil consumption growth in 2024 and 2025
India has emerged as the leading source of growth in global oil consumption in 2024 and 2025, overtaking China this year, according to our December Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). China’s oil consumption grew by more than India’s in almost every year from 1998 through 2023, with China’s oil consumption regularly growing more than any other country during those years.
SPC – No MDs are in effect as of Thu Dec 19 13:08:02 UTC 2024
No Mesoscale Discussions are in effect as of Thu Dec 19 13:08:02 UTC 2024.
SPC – No watches are valid as of Thu Dec 19 13:08:02 UTC 2024
No watches are valid as of Thu Dec 19 13:08:02 UTC 2024.
SPC Dec 19, 2024 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0636 AM CST Thu Dec 19 2024 Valid 191300Z - 201200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms are not expected through tonight. ...Synopsis/Discussion... The upper-tropospheric pattern is evolving back to an eastern mean trough and western ridge for a few days, as a series of shortwave troughs dig southeastward from the northern/central Plains and upstream parts of western/central Canada. Low-level cold frontal passage related to the eastern troughing will render the airmass east of the Rockies too dry and/or stable for thunderstorms over land for
SPC Dec 19, 2024 Day 4-8 Severe Weather Outlook
Day 4-8 Outlook Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0245 AM CST Thu Dec 19 2024 Valid 221200Z - 271200Z ...DISCUSSION... Strong surface high pressure and a dearth of boundary-layer moisture will limit thunderstorm potential on Day 4/Sun. Starting Day 5/Mon, a progressive upper level pattern is forecast, and a series of shortwave trough will migrate across the Plains to the Midwest. As this occurs, surface lee troughing will support south/southeasterly low-level flow across the southern Plains and the Gulf of Mexico. Modest boundary-layer moisture will being to return northward across TX toward OK by early
Earthquake monitoring at Newberry volcano (December 18, 2024)
Beginning on December 22, 2024, and continuing off-and-on for several weeks to months, a private exploration company called Mazama Energy will conduct geothermal exploration work near Newberry volcano. As their geothermal work proceeds, many small magnitude, non-volcanic earthquakes will occur, which will be detected by the Newberry seismic network. During geothermal exploration activities at Newberry in 2012 and 2014, for example, hundreds of small earthquakes of magnitude M2.5 or less occurred while a company conducted its work. Increased rates of seismicity will be closely monitored by the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory and its monitoring partner the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.
SPC Dec 19, 2024 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
SPC 0100Z Day 1 Outlook Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0646 PM CST Wed Dec 18 2024 Valid 190100Z - 191200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms will largely diminish across the Southeast tonight. ...Southeast... Isolated thunderstorms persist across parts of the Carolinas into the FL Panhandle, and separately over the south FL Peninsula. Within a weakly buoyant warm-moist sector ahead of this activity, overall convective potential will generally diminish. This will occur more rapidly overnight as large-scale ascent weakens/shifts off the South Atlantic Coast. Thunderstorms will be relegated to the Gulf Stream during
SPC – No watches are valid as of Thu Dec 19 00:51:01 UTC 2024
No watches are valid as of Thu Dec 19 00:51:01 UTC 2024.
SPC – No MDs are in effect as of Thu Dec 19 00:51:01 UTC 2024
No Mesoscale Discussions are in effect as of Thu Dec 19 00:51:01 UTC 2024.
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report EOC Activation Level: Level 2 Meteorological Summary: Widespread dense fog has developed this morning throughout North and Central Florida, and Dense Fog Advisories are in effect through the mid-morning hours. Additional areas of patchy to locally dense fog have developed this morning across the rest of the Peninsula. Foggy conditions and low clouds should slowly lift and dissipate throughout the morning hours, but use caution when traveling this morning. Abundant moisture flowing ahead of the next approaching cold front will increase rain chances across the state throughout the day creating isolated to widely