Hotter, muggier and open face crab sandwiches

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have sun with a high of 87 ºF. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have clear skies and a low around 60 ºF. Winds light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 72%, the Dew Point is 60ºF and the outdoor temp is ºF.

The wind direction is  South between 1.9 MPH and 4.9 MPH, with a heat index of 70ºF.

The Relative pressure is 29.88 the Absolute pressure is 29.68 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:26 a.m. Sunset is 8:03 P.M. Moon rise is 3:11 p .m., Moon set is 12:41 a.m., and the moon phase is waxing gibbous being 67% illuminated.         

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 011053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/17 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01890167

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear and hot skies again today.

We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 78, the solar wind speed is 400 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

How about a seafood delicacy?

OPEN-FACE CRAB SANDWICHES

Serves 8

½ cup fat-free mayonnaise

1 tbsp Dijon mustard

4 English muffins, split and toasted

1 (8 oz.) can crabmeat or frozen imitation crab thawed

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp dried parsley flakes

8 (3/4 oz) slices reduced-fat Swiss cheese

Preheat oven to broil.  In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and mustard.  Spread mayonnaise mixture even over muff halves.  In a medium bowl, combine crabmeat, Worcestershire sauce, and parsley flakes.  Divide crabmeat mixture evenly over muffins.  Top each with 1 slice of Swiss cheese.  Place muffin halves on a broiler-proof baking sheet.  Broil about 3 minutes or until cheese is melted.  Serve at once.

Exchanges:  1 ½ meat   -  1 starch  178 calories   -   6 gm fat   -  13 gm protein    18 gm carbo     736 mg sodium   - 1 gm fiber