Strong Gale Center west-southwest of Bermuda
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 12:05 pm
I have been following this system since Monday when it tightened the pressure gradient along the Florida East Coast and this system really looks impressive today. It currently is being analyzed by NHC at 997 mb, a drop of 13 mb since 0Z last night. We touched on the system briefly in the 2016 Global Models Discussion Thread. However, given how large and well structured and tightly compact this system has become and how rapidly it is strengthening, I felt it was worth having its own seperate thread. I think it is very interesting seeing this feature out there in the Atlantic as we are in the supposedly dead of winter right now. Both the GFS and EURO have done a very good job in showing development of this feature for nearly a week now.
This is a unique system which is so well structured in that SouthDade mentioned earlier that this system could potentially transition to subtropical in a few days, which I think is possible as well as it lifts farther out to sea. Also, the system could drift close to Bermuda in the next couple of days as well. Definitely could get close enough to the island to give them some potential impacts.
Very intriguing to still be looking at systems out in the Atlantic in early January.
EDIT: Latest surface pressure at 18Z now has the Gale analyzed at 993 mb by NHC.
This is a unique system which is so well structured in that SouthDade mentioned earlier that this system could potentially transition to subtropical in a few days, which I think is possible as well as it lifts farther out to sea. Also, the system could drift close to Bermuda in the next couple of days as well. Definitely could get close enough to the island to give them some potential impacts.
Very intriguing to still be looking at systems out in the Atlantic in early January.
EDIT: Latest surface pressure at 18Z now has the Gale analyzed at 993 mb by NHC.