Correlation between EPAC and Atlantic?

[EDR1222]

I was noticing on satellite that there seems to be more activity in the eastern pacific than there has been in a while and I was wondering if this means the Atlantic, after Emily, may slow down some? I know sometimes when the Atlantic basin is active the Eastern Pacific Basin sometimes slows down. Is there any connection here or does it not have any influence over Atlantic activity?

Thoughts and comments welcome

[TSmith274]

I just watched Joe Bastardi's analysis from yesterday. He is claiming that there is a connection even with Typhoons in the western Pacific. I'm not sure that I followed his explanation, but he even claimed that the typhoon in the western pacific is going to make landfall at the same latitude that Emily is forecasted to make landfall. He explained the connection, but I don't understand it enough to be able to repeat what he said here. But, it was interesting.

[Aslkahuna]

There's an inverse relationship between activity in the ATL and EPAC mainly because most of the disturbances that develop in EPAC cross the ATL first and if they develop there then they aren't available to develop in EPAC. Trying to make a connection with WPAC and the ATL is rather tenuous at best at this point in time though there is one of sorts between EPAC and WPAC in that on occasion EPAC storms (and CENPAC for that matter) or their remnants can make it into WPAC and redevelop. To try to make a connection between STY Haitang and Emily though is a bit out there because in general one usually has a number of cyclones in WPAC in July and usually very few in ATL.

Steve