Could this be what we have instore for 2006?

[CHRISTY]

[MiamiensisWx]

If you move the ridge center further west, Florida would need to watch out... big time.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

Not pretty for the East Coast

[MiamiensisWx]

Not pretty for the East Coast

Does that mean you expect less storms impacting south Florida?

[CHRISTY]

no actually i think south florida is even more under the gun with more cape verde storms i just couldnt find a picture with the high pressure set up next to florida..i think at will all determine were the high will set up!but i feel florida is in for a long season in 2006.....

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

Not pretty for the East Coast

Does that mean you expect less storms impacting south Florida?

No. I can't state with any certainty what South
FL might face with this pattern as of yet

[Extremeweatherguy]

I think the western gulf will be hit hard in 2006. In 2004 we saw Florida and the eastern Gulf get slammed....in 2005 it was the central Gulf...so if the pattern of trending left continues...then Mexico, Texas and eastern Louisianna all need to watch out next season!

[Stratosphere747]

I think the western gulf will be hit hard in 2006. In 2004 we saw Florida and the eastern Gulf get slammed....in 2005 it was the central Gulf...so if the pattern of trending left continues...then Mexico, Texas and eastern Louisianna all need to watch out next season!

No offense intended Extremeweatherguy....

But Texas and Eastern Louisianna has already been dealt a severe blow...

Rita!

[Extremeweatherguy]

Yeah, but Houston and points southward were primarily sparred the direct effects of Rita. Here in Houston, the top gusts at my house were only 60-70mph. Plus Rita was just 1 storm...think about places like Key West and all of Florida...they have been hit numerous times over the last 2 years. I think we are still *due* for places like Houston and Galveston.

[southerngale]

I think the western gulf will be hit hard in 2006. In 2004 we saw Florida and the eastern Gulf get slammed....in 2005 it was the central Gulf...so if the pattern of trending left continues...then Mexico, Texas and eastern Louisianna all need to watch out next season!

No offense intended Extremeweatherguy....

But Texas and Eastern Louisianna has already been dealt a severe blow...

Rita!

Exactly, Scott. Is a fellow Texan forgetting his neighbors a few miles to his east?

Just a few excerpts from yesterday's Beaumont Enterprise, the first day of 2006:

The huge front page headline...

IT'S FINALLY OVER!

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Southeast Texas faced its most destructive natural disaster in at least a century when Hurricane Rita roared ashore Sept. 24.

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The storm devastated the region, shattering homes and lives in 22 Texas counties and across the border in Louisiana.

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Chester Jourdan, executive director of the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission, said he expects it to take five to eight years for the region to rebound to pre-hurricane economic conditions, based on what other communities have experienced after natural disasters.

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Electricity returned to a patch of downtown Beaumont six days after the hurricane. It took more than a month for all Southeast Texans, especially those served by Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative, to get utilities restored.

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Hurricane Rita forever changed the landscape of Southeast Texas.

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Throughout Southeast Texas, 2006 will be a rebuilding year for homes, businesses and entire communities. It also will be a watchful year, with residents perhaps keeping a closer eye than ever on what is expected to be another busy hurricane season.

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The eventful, unforgettable year that is the kind of year you want to forget

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All in all, 2005, the year that The Beaumont Enterprise celebrated its 125th anniversary, was a steroids-enhanced news year, one that might never be duplicated in our current readers' lifetimes. It was the worst of years and ... well ... the worst of years.




Over here, we're praying for a very quiet 2006....we'll still be recovering from 2005 for quite some time.

[george_r_1961]

Kelly I hope 2006 brings u nothing but peace. You have been thru enough.

[hurricanetrack]

Where is that NOAA graphic from?

[dhweather]

Where is that NOAA graphic from?

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/A2.html

The original post is merely a link to the graphic on the NOAA HRD
FAQ, question A2 "What is a "Cape Verde" hurricanes?"

This is a general statement about Cape Verde systems. Not about the 2006 season.

This graphic, in no way, represents what will happen in 2006.