Instructions:
Put your mouse over date to see map for that day.
The
weather: Watch the cold front develop on Oct. 21 and reach
the Texas coast on Oct. 22. Next, watch the high pressure cell reach
northern Mexico on Oct. 23 and stay in place for 3 days. Those conditions
brought north/northwest winds for 3 days along the coast on Oct.
23, Oct. 24 and Oct. 25. When the high pressure cell moved deeper
into Mexico (off the map) on Oct. 26, the wind on the Texas Coast
shifted to the south.
The
monarchs: "The coastal flyway had its first players
show up today," wrote Harlen Aschen from the mid-coast on Tuesday,
Oct. 23. By Oct. 26th, reports of the massive migration appeared
on the map from Houston to Corpus Christi, a distance of 200 miles.
Monarchs were even reported 120 miles offshore on Oct. 25th, from
an observer on a gas/oil platform. |
