Cool, sunny with high humidity and Lobster and vegetable stew

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Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have a frost advisory in effect with sun and a high of 67 ºF. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have clear skies and a low near 45 ºF. Winds light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 97%, the Dew Point is 44ºF and the outdoor temp is 44.2ºF.

The wind direction is  Northwest between 0.5 MPH and 2.5 MPH, with a heat index of 44ºF.

The Relative pressure is 30.07, the Absolute pressure is 29.87 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:37 a.m. Sunset is 6:19 P.M. Moon rise is 4:26 p.m., Moon set is 1:53 p.m., and the moon phase is waxing Gibbous being 80% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 011053Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM CLR 06/02 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP266 T00560017

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with

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

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 95, the solar wind speed is 476 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Yep, it’s almost over folks, the summery weather I mean.  This morning it was 34 degrees.  But I say let’s blend a summer type dish with a hard autumn stew!

LOBSTER AND VEGETABLE STEW

Serves:  8—1 cup

1 medium onion, chopped

1 tsp. vegetable oil

28-oz can whole tomatoes

2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced

½ tsp. basil

¼ tsp. pepper

½ tsp. sugar

1½ lb. Or frozen lobster meat in bit-size pieces

16 oz. frozen mixed vegetables

 

·         Sauté onion in oil until tender in a 4-quart saucepan.  Stir in can of tomatoes.  Add 2 potatoes, ½ tsp. basil, ¼ tsp. pepper, ½ tsp. Splenda and cook over high heat until boiling. 

·         Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for another 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.  Stir occasionally.

·         Meanwhile, flake lobster meat into bite-size pieces.  Add lobster and frozen vegetables to tomato mixture, and heat just until boiling.  Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 8 minutes or until vegetables and lobster are tender when tested with a fork.

Exchanges:  2 lean meat, 1 ½ vegetables

Calories:  125; fat:  2 g; protein:  18 g; carbohydrates:  10 g; fiber:  3 g; cholesterol:  81 mg; sodium:  279 mg

 

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