Western GOM

[lrak]

Is a low forming along the front at about 24n 96w, probably another satellite illusion.

[Sanibel]

Saw that too. Possible formation from the west and the front and not from the Caribbean.

[tailgater]

Just caught my eye on the Visible loop and I look to see if anyone else noticed it, guess I'm slipping a bit during football season. Blowing up as we speak, hope it doesn't come my way we've had enough rain far a while. Lots of shear near.



Geaux Tigers, gator meat is good if you cook it right.

[wxman57]

Just a natural wave on the cold front off the lower TX coast.

[lrak]

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42055

http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/MMVR.html

Little rotation down in the BOC and the pressures have fallen, is it the same as before, a natural wave on the cold front?

Is this like a 24 hour cycle for pressures to rise and fall in the tropics?

AKA karl

[wxman57]

That's some vorticity associated with a tropical wave crossing southern Mexico. It's being drawn northward up the front. No tropical development, but it may enhance rain along the TX/LA coasts the next 1-2 days.

[lrak]

Thanks wxman57, these little spins have been really cool to watch along this front over the past couple of days.

[LaBreeze]

Local met mentioned tonight that there was a "possibility" of some sort of tropical system forming in the WGOM or BOC by the end of the month and moving northward. Has anyone else heard or seen anything to this effect? I was just wondering. I would think that if something does form, it wouldn't have much of a chance with the fronts that we've been getting.

[Macrocane]

Local met mentioned tonight that there was a "possibility" of some sort of tropical system forming in the WGOM or BOC by the end of the month and moving northward. Has anyone else heard or seen anything to this effect? I was just wondering. I would think that if something does form, it wouldn't have much of a chance with the fronts that we've been getting.

Look at the long range models thread, GFS was predciting tropical development on the very long range.

[wxman57]

Local met mentioned tonight that there was a "possibility" of some sort of tropical system forming in the WGOM or BOC by the end of the month and moving northward. Has anyone else heard or seen anything to this effect? I was just wondering. I would think that if something does form, it wouldn't have much of a chance with the fronts that we've been getting.

That's just a prediction based upon climatology. Yes, it's climatologically possible for development in the Gulf in October, but nothing is indicating such development will occur this year.

[Sanibel]

2 week predictions are like dandylion seeds blowing in the wind...

[LaBreeze]

2 week predictions are like dandylion seeds blowing in the wind...

I totally agree. I was just reporting what I was hearing from a local met.