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![]() Figure 2: Average October sea level pressure along the track of the eclipse.Īcross the western Gulf of Mexico, cloudiness is inhibited by the sinking air of the sub-tropical Atlantic anticyclone, which descends from higher layers to dry the atmosphere and banish clouds. October is a friendly month and much of the American part of the track offers very promising prospects of sunny skies on eclipse day. From there, the up-and-down high plains of Nevada’s Great Basin lead the shadow past Four Corners to Texas and the low-lying Gulf Plains before it exits onto the Gulf of Mexico. A few minutes later, it reaches the coast of Oregon, crossing a narrow sandy beach south of the community of Florence and heading inland to ascend the 1000-m heights of the Coast Range and shortly afterward, the 2400-m peaks of the Cascade Range. October 14 morning brings the shadow’s first contact with the Earth, in the Pacific west of Vancouver Island and north of the semi-permanent Pacific high-pressure anticyclone that lies off California (Figure 2). ![]()
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