Page 7 - Jupiter Spotlight - March '21

Jupiter Spotlight, Page 7
Northern Notes

The Dry Season (NOAA) forecasts a drier than normal pattern in south
Florida with slightly warmer than average temperatures for
By Katie Roundtree, the period from November 2020 through April 2021, which
Finance Director, Northern encompasses most of the area’s dry season.
Palm Beach County The National Weather Service has forecast that La Niña
Improvement District conditions will likely persist throughout the dry season. La
One uncontrollable Niña is the cold-water phase of the ENSO (El Niño Southern
factor affecting Northern Oscillation) cycle and is characterized by a cooling of waters
services more than any in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific waters. This
other is the weather. Warmer cooling of the equatorial Pacific to below normal values
temperatures in the summer affects large scale weather systems across all of North
months create the potential America. The main impact of La Niña in Florida is typically
for increased amounts of a very dry and less stormy winter and early spring. La Niña
rain, flooding and chances winters are typically characterized by a jet stream which is
of hurricanes. Cooler displaced farther north over North America, leading to most
temperatures in the winter months typically mean dryer winter and spring low pressure storm tracks staying north
air, less rain and canals and lakes with lower water levels. of Florida. The jet stream being farther north can also limit
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration the number of cold air outbreaks into Florida, although a

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few strong outbreaks of Arctic origin can still occur with
freezing temperatures primarily over interior sections of the
peninsula. This could lead to water management issues as
well as an increased risk of wildfires in the spring.
A warmer and drier than normal winter and dry season
decreases the likelihood and frequency of severe weather
1267 MAIN STREET, JUPITER, FL 33458 events such as tornadoes, flooding, strong winds and hail,
but does not totally eliminate them. During the La Niña
of 2016/2017, three tornadoes were observed in southeast
Florida during January and March. Also, as noted previously,
a few strong cold snaps and freezes typically occur during
La Niña winters even though the average temperatures over
an extended period may be warmer than normal.
As the winter months continue, we can anticipate
some of the environmental realities which occur based
on NOAA’s forecast. The biggest and most visible affect
TIR NA GREINE \ is the lowering of water levels across the county. Water
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maintained at or near maximum, but when it is not raining,
water dissipates, and levels fall. During the rainy season
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and then it is released to maintain that level and prevent area
flooding. In the dry season all rain events are monitored in
case lakes and canals reach maximum levels, but it is less
likely to happen because of the limited rainfall. When lake
levels drop, Northern receives calls asking staff to pump
water back into lakes; unfortunately, we cannot do this. The
simple reason is that Northern was not created to pump water
into areas, but to drain the lands within its jurisdiction to
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in 1959 even went so far to declare water as a “common
enemy.” Thankfully, public opinion of water has changed
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There are times though when water is scarce, and until the
rains begin again, will remain scarce causing lakes and
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According to NOAA, we can look forward to more cool,
clear days than rainy ones in the coming months. While we
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