31 JAN 2012 Western Pacific Weather Update

The siberian high continues to drift south in eastern Asia today, this is bringing bitter cold temperatures to most of the content and the western pacific. Wide Spread fog is being reported as well (shown in Yellow on the Analysis below) specifically across most of eastern asia. Meanwhile heavy snow is hitting japan with creating blizzard conditions with record breaking snowfall across North Western Honshu. This can be a dangerous situation for the area especially for those who plan on driving on some of the highways. As always remember to slow down and be safe out there.

~Meteorologist Robert Speta