This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.

Bill Burton: It's time for us to take a look at the Science Behind the Forecast as I'm joined by WAVE 3 meteorologist Tawana Andrew. Good morning, Tawana.

Tawana Andrew: Good morning. Today, we're going with the flow with our topic.

BB: This is what I love most about Science Behind the Forecast. I'm always learning something new. Today, it's something I had never even heard of before that we're going to be talking about that is so incredibly important to weather. It's called Rossby waves. Explain, please.

TA: Rossby waves are planetary waves. We have some in the ocean, but we also have some in our atmosphere, and they play a big part in our weather and climate. So they're named after a really cool dude. His name is Carl Rossby. He

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