Hot, rain moving in and a great fish recipe

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have some fog early, turning partly cloudy this afternoon. High 82°F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we’ll have clear with some cloudiness and a Low of 58°F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Dew Point is  50.9°F, the humidity is 71%, and the outdoor temp is 60.4°F.

The wind direction is   West between 0.0 MPH and 0.1 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.09, the Absolute pressure is 29.89 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 4:58 a.m. Sunset is 8:15 p.m., Moonrise is 10:03 p.m., Moonset is 6:40 a.m. and the moon phase is a FULL MOON being 97% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

SPECI KAUG 311124Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT002 12/11 A3008 RMK AO2 T01170106

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with scattered clouds to 200 ft / 60 m.

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

Space weather for today is:

The Solar flux is 72, the solar wind speed is 362 and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Fish is good for you and will aid you in your efforts to sit into that swim suit this summer.

HERBED ALASKA POLLOCK AND BROCCOLI

Serves 2    

This is either a Microwave or conventional oven dish

1 10-oz package frozen broccoli spears

2 3-oz Alaska Pollock fillets (3 to 5 oz each)

2 tsp olive oil

1/8 tsp oregano -- crushed

1/8 tsp thyme -- crushed

1 tbsp minced parsley

Microwave Directions: Place broccoli in shallow microwave safe dish. Cover with waxed paper and microcook at high 3 minutes. Separate spears; place Alaska Pollock in dish with broccoli. Brush with oil; sprinkle with oregano and thyme. Cover with waxed paper. Microcook at high 4 to 5 minutes or until fish flakes when tested with a fork and broccoli is tender; rotate dish ¼ turn twice during cooking. Sprinkle with parsley.

Oven Directions: Cook broccoli in boiling water 1 to 2 minutes or until spears can be separated. Drain and place in greased shallow baking dish with Alaska Pollock; brush with oil and sprinkle with oregano and thyme. Bake, covered, at 450ºF, allowing about 10 minutes cooking time per inch of thickness measured at its thickest part or until fish flakes when tested with a fork. Sprinkle with parsley.