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A question

#1 Postby Cookie » Wed Jun 30, 2010 5:02 pm

Got a question for you guys.

it might be a bit of a long shot but I thought I'd ask it anyway I was just thinking at work today and wounded if this could possibly happen.

The odds would be really high, more chance of winning the lottery and getting a date with megan fox all in the same day :lol:

but would it or could happen where a storm forms in the Atlantic, makes it over into the East Pacific then into the central Pacific and finally into the west Pacific? I know storms have gone from Atlantic into the East Pacific before.
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Re: A question

#2 Postby pepeavilenho » Wed Jun 30, 2010 5:12 pm

Cookie wrote:Got a question for you guys.

it might be a bit of a long shot but I thought I'd ask it anyway I was just thinking at work today and wounded if this could possibly happen.

The odds would be really high, more chance of winning the lottery and getting a date with megan fox all in the same day :lol:

but would it or could happen where a storm forms in the Atlantic, makes it over into the East Pacific then into the central Pacific and finally into the west Pacific? I know storms have gone from Atlantic into the East Pacific before.


I know the case of a storm formed in the EPAC and finally arrived at the WPAC...

In my opinion, this is difficult, the track would have to be ''lineal'' and it would have to be careful with the North Jet and the South ITCZ.

Sorry about my English level, I know It's not good :cry:
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Re: A question

#3 Postby weatherSnoop » Wed Jun 30, 2010 5:41 pm

pepeavilenho wrote:
Cookie wrote:Got a question for you guys.

it might be a bit of a long shot but I thought I'd ask it anyway I was just thinking at work today and wounded if this could possibly happen.

The odds would be really high, more chance of winning the lottery and getting a date with megan fox all in the same day :lol:

but would it or could happen where a storm forms in the Atlantic, makes it over into the East Pacific then into the central Pacific and finally into the west Pacific? I know storms have gone from Atlantic into the East Pacific before.


I know the case of a storm formed in the EPAC and finally arrived at the WPAC...

In my opinion, this is difficult, the track would have to be ''lineal'' and it would have to be careful with the North Jet and the South ITCZ.



Sorry about my English level, I know It's not good :cry:


Your English level is fine. It all makes sense to me :D
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Re: A question

#4 Postby HurricaneJoe22 » Wed Jun 30, 2010 8:28 pm

If you win the lottery, you probably could buy a date with Megan Fox.
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Re: A question

#5 Postby alan1961 » Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:27 pm

That should answer your question...none. :D

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/E15.html
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#6 Postby HURAKAN » Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:48 pm

Chances are very small but it's actually possible. Look at the examples below (John, 1994, and Dora, 1999). They could have easily have started in the Caribbean and made a crossing into the Pacific like César, 1996.

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#7 Postby Cyclenall » Thu Jul 01, 2010 12:13 am

I have thought of something like this a few years ago but I had it toned up a notch...a tropical cyclone traveling across the entire planet. It would start as a Tropical Wave in the far eastern part of Africa and then become a strong system while in the Atlantic. It crosses over in the Epac and then all way to the far western part of the western Pacific. It gets difficult here but it's possible to continue into the north Indian and then make it under the sub-continent India (extremely low chance), followed by a westward trek back to the eastern edge of Africa. The chances of such would be insanely low, probably only happening once in the Earth's lifespan (or planet's continental landmass make-up configuration).
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Re: A question

#8 Postby bob rulz » Thu Jul 01, 2010 12:14 am

It is certainly possible but highly unlikely. I was actually wondering this once recently - if a storm could form well out in the Atlantic, cross through the Caribbean and over Central America, all the way across the Pacific, and well into the West Pacific (not just barely). It would have to encounter an almost impossible set of extraordinarily unusual and lucky circumstances - ie no wind shear that would tear it apart at any point, warm water, no troughs that would recurve it, etc. Not to mention it would have to survive the crossing of Central America, which only a few storms have managed to do! There's a reason storms like John of 1994 and Ioke in 2006 don't happen very often. This would be even more ridiculously unlikely.
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#9 Postby Cryomaniac » Thu Jul 01, 2010 7:01 am

Cyclenall wrote:I have thought of something like this a few years ago but I had it toned up a notch...a tropical cyclone traveling across the entire planet. It would start as a Tropical Wave in the far eastern part of Africa and then become a strong system while in the Atlantic. It crosses over in the Epac and then all way to the far western part of the western Pacific. It gets difficult here but it's possible to continue into the north Indian and then make it under the sub-continent India (extremely low chance), followed by a westward trek back to the eastern edge of Africa. The chances of such would be insanely low, probably only happening once in the Earth's lifespan (or planet's continental landmass make-up configuration).


That would be amazing if it happened.
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#10 Postby Chacor » Thu Jul 01, 2010 7:26 am

Remember that both Ioke and John recurved in the WPac (the latter re-entering the CPac); chances must be less than 1%.
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Re: A question

#11 Postby Macrocane » Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:11 am

it's unlikely but as some memebers have stated it could be possible with the right conditions, do you know what would be even more unlikely? A system that forms in the Atlantic and goes to the EPAC then CPAC later WPAC and finally into the North Indian.
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