East Atlantic... Interesting

#1 Postby **Hurricanehink** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 6:03 pm

What is up over there? I just looked at the animated loop there, and there is an upper low gaining convection. Interesting for March, and fun to look at. Though NRL Montery isn't working, you should be able to see this neat feature at any other site. It reminds me of Peter... and that's all I'm saying.

Rainband · #2 Postby **Rainband** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 6:07 pm

Sign of things to come :wink:

Colin · #3 Postby **Colin** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 7:01 pm

Yes, a sign of things to come for sure...like I've said in the past, this seems like it's going to be one HECK of an active tropical season.

Rainband · #4 Postby **Rainband** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 7:10 pm

Colin wrote:Yes, a sign of things to come for sure...like I've said in the past, this seems like it's going to be one HECK of an active tropical season.

Bring it on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#5 Postby **wxman57** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 7:12 pm

SSTs are about 23C there (73F). Just a big upper low. More interesting is the active ITCZ around 5N.

chadtm80 · #6 Postby **chadtm80** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 7:22 pm

Animated

http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/goes/a ... loope.html

Hey its PRE season.. Ill take anything to tide me over :-)

#7 Postby **wxman57** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 7:44 pm

I'd be perfectly happy if the "A" storm waited until late August. I'll be so busy travelling and putting on hurricane seminars in April/May/June that I won't have much time to prepare for the start of the season.

chadtm80 · #8 Postby **chadtm80** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 7:45 pm

wxman57 wrote:I'd be perfectly happy if the "A" storm waited until late August. I'll be so busy travelling and putting on hurricane seminars in April/May/June that I won't have much time to prepare for the start of the season.

Bite your tounge... lol j/k

#9 Postby **dixiebreeze** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 7:57 pm

wxman57 wrote:SSTs are about 23C there (73F). Just a big upper low. More interesting is the active ITCZ around 5N.

I've been noticing the ITCZ for the past couple of days and it does seem a bit active for so early. I do believe there will be an early start to the season.

#10 Postby **george_r_1961** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 7:59 pm

Convection has increased...and its looking a lot better organized. There is a chance for subtropical development or even tropical if it moves westward over warmer waters and holds together.

Colin · #11 Postby **Colin** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 9:39 pm

This will be very interesting if it does get to subtropical storm strength or better yet tropical storm strength! :o

#12 Postby **Hurricanehink** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 9:14 am

Aww man! It now looks like it's dying. Still, it was fun while it lasted.

Colin · #13 Postby **Colin** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 10:52 am

Well still, it may be an omen of things to come.

Stormsfury · #14 Postby **Stormsfury** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 1:45 pm

wxman57 wrote:SSTs are about 23C there (73F). Just a big upper low. More interesting is the active ITCZ around 5N.

Well, Ana formed in SST's around the same temperature, and ironically the same conditions ... but this is just a teaser for us to get ready for the "primetime" ...

Anyways, let's analyze this sucker ... Notice at the 300mb level that the system is closed off and cold core ... and it begins to get shoved eastward with the approaching trough in the Central Atlantic ... and actually deepens a bit ...

500mb vorticity...

MSLP ... you'll notice the kink in the streamlines, but the wave itself along the SFC opens up and likely moves westward meanstwhile the upper support gets shunted back eastward ... without any significant SFC feature developing through the 48 hours ...

Anyways, I got bored ... something to warm up for the tropical season, eh?

SF

chadtm80 · #15 Postby **chadtm80** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 9:04 am

Check out the two blobs along the itz this morning :-)

http://www.storm2k.org/weather800/tropsat.htm

East Atlantic... Interesting

East Atlantic... Interesting

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