Nice write up By Mark

[storms in NC]

http://www.hurricanetrack.com/

[caribepr]

Thanks for the link. I (oopsy me!) didn't know about that site before!

[storms in NC]

Thanks for the link. I (oopsy me!) didn't know about that site before!

You are welcome. Mark go to most hurricans and will report live here on the link

[Cyclenall]

He is right as there are 2 Tropical Storms,Carlotta at EPAC and Bilis at the WPAC .

Go to the site and read what he said carefully. He didn't say just 2 tropical storms, he said that with 1 hurricane. It's confusing but if I read that then he means there are 3 tropical cyclones in total in the East Pacfic currently which isn't true.

[hurricanetrack]

Here is exactly what I said:

"The Pacific as a whole is very active with one hurricane and two tropical storms currently on the maps."

As of this morning it was a correct statement.

Remember, I never forecast at hurricanetrack.com. I talk about what the globals are showing and what the NHC is saying. I rarely give a gut call or play hypothetical. This keeps me out of trouble since I am not a meteorologist by degree. My degree is in geography- my area of study was climatology.

[SouthFloridawx]

He is right as there are 2 Tropical Storms,Carlotta at EPAC and Bilis at the WPAC .

Go to the site and read what he said carefully. He didn't say just 2 tropical storms, he said that with 1 hurricane. It's confusing but if I read that then he means there are 3 tropical cyclones in total in the East Pacfic currently which isn't true.

Maybe you didn't read carefully enough.

[Cyclenall]

Here is exactly what I said:

"The Pacific as a whole is very active with one hurricane and two tropical storms currently on the maps."

As of this morning it was a correct statement.

Remember, I never forecast at hurricanetrack.com. I talk about what the globals are showing and what the NHC is saying. I rarely give a gut call or play hypothetical. This keeps me out of trouble since I am not a meteorologist by degree. My degree is in geography- my area of study was climatology.

So your mark who writes the statements on the main page of Hurricanetrack.com?

This morning Bud was a hurricane so I don't know how that statement was correct this morning either. This morning there was 2 tropical cyclones active in the Eastern Pacific ocean (Hurricane Bud and Tropical Storm Carlotta). Your statement is saying that there are 3 tropical cyclones currently which isn't true.

I didn't say you forecast it's just that you say that there won't be anything for a week and maybe longer quite often. You said that just before Alberto formed and the models at that time were pointing to tropical development in the Atlantic. That's what I'm talking about.

[SouthFloridawx]

Here is exactly what I said:

"The Pacific as a whole is very active with one hurricane and two tropical storms currently on the maps."

As of this morning it was a correct statement.

Remember, I never forecast at hurricanetrack.com. I talk about what the globals are showing and what the NHC is saying. I rarely give a gut call or play hypothetical. This keeps me out of trouble since I am not a meteorologist by degree. My degree is in geography- my area of study was climatology.

So your mark who writes the statements on the main page of Hurricanetrack.com?

This morning Bud was a hurricane so I don't know how that statement was correct this morning either. This morning there was 2 tropical cyclones active in the Eastern Pacific ocean (Hurricane Bud and Tropical Storm Carlotta). Your statement is saying that there are 3 tropical cyclones currently which isn't true.

I didn't say you forecast it's just that you say that there won't be anything for a week and maybe longer quite often. You said that just before Alberto formed and the models at that time were pointing to tropical development in the Atlantic. That's what I'm talking about.

Here is a graphic if you understand better with pictures.

[hurricanetrack]

It's all in the details. Won't be too long that I will be writing about three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Basin. Can't wait!

[SkeetoBite]

Here is exactly what I said:

"The Pacific as a whole is very active with one hurricane and two tropical storms currently on the maps."

As of this morning it was a correct statement.

Remember, I never forecast at hurricanetrack.com. I talk about what the globals are showing and what the NHC is saying. I rarely give a gut call or play hypothetical. This keeps me out of trouble since I am not a meteorologist by degree. My degree is in geography- my area of study was climatology.

So your mark who writes the statements on the main page of Hurricanetrack.com?

This morning Bud was a hurricane so I don't know how that statement was correct this morning either. This morning there was 2 tropical cyclones active in the Eastern Pacific ocean (Hurricane Bud and Tropical Storm Carlotta). Your statement is saying that there are 3 tropical cyclones currently which isn't true.

I didn't say you forecast it's just that you say that there won't be anything for a week and maybe longer quite often. You said that just before Alberto formed and the models at that time were pointing to tropical development in the Atlantic. That's what I'm talking about.

I normally don't get involved in these matters... but...

Get off this guy. Mark is technically accurate in his statements and does a TON for the weather community. The last thing he, or anyone else that provides you FREE data and content is some jerk picking his work to pieces and calling him out in a public forum. Especially when it's you that is wrong.

I could go on for an hour about your grammar and diction, but that would just be mean.

Sorry for yelling, but that just chaps my donkey.

[Cyclenall]

SouthFloridawx, thanks for pointing that out. Tricky wording in there. When you read that it sounds like he is just talking about the East Pacific. Just one word can make the whole difference.

It's all in the details. Won't be too long that I will be writing about three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Basin. Can't wait!

Yep.

I could go on for an hour about your grammar and diction, but that would just be mean.

Go read the paragraph before this statement. Don't try to imply that I have bad grammar when the paragraph you made before it isn't the best either. Oh, and what's so bad about my grammar and diction?

[NONAME]

Your one cool person Skeetobite and I love hurricantrack.com. Ya Ya go Skeetobite go Skeetobite go Mark go Mark

[O Town]

Get off this guy. Mark is technically accurate in his statements and does a TON for the weather community. The last thing he, or anyone else that provides you FREE data and content is some jerk picking his work to pieces and calling him out in a public forum. Especially when it's you that is wrong.

Glad someone said it. I have been reading hurricanetrack.com for a long time back before I found S2K. I enjoy your write ups Mark, and look foward to the live stream videos which I find fascinating. Keep up the great and well appreciated work!

[hurricanetrack]

Thanks. Even though I write the daily commentary, remember too that I work with Jesse Bass http://www.vastormphoto.com and Mike Watkins http://www.tropicalupdate.com during hurricane field work- as well as educational programs. We chat almost every day about the goings on in the tropics. We compare notes and bounce ideas off each other all the time. We have a new intern this year, Todd Ferebee who should be attending FSU at some point down the road. We all work together to iron out details of what is or is not going on in the tropics and then I post the commentary on hurricanetrack.com each day. When there is an active storm or hurricane, I post more frequently. All I am doing is telling it like it is with some breakdown of what the meteorology means- to the best of my ability.

I like to rely on the global models for cyclogenesis too. When they all align, we see stuff develop- or not- which ever the case may be. Beyond that, I make no forecasts and stick to what I know best- reporting on the current state of the tropics.

Regarding the live video- that is something new we tried last season. We have expanded it for this year and "look forward" to placing the remote cameras and the weather station in the next hurricane. I truly believe that we will capture something, and hopefully broadcast it live, that will simply astound people.

Imagine if we had this during our Charley experience. The remote cams will allow us to see the effects of tropical storms and especially severe hurricanes like we never have before. The entire team and I have been working non-stop since last season to pefect the method. Only time will tell if we truly have it right. Now all we need is a hurricane or two. But at least those are not up to me. They come whether I am here or not.

[stormchazer]

Mark,

I typically read far more then I post and at the risk of making this a "lovefest" thread, I want to thank you for your work as well. I have been reading your site religiously for a while and I appreciate what your team does and your commentary. Keep up the good work.

[SouthFloridawx]

SouthFloridawx, thanks for pointing that out. Tricky wording in there. When you read that it sounds like he is just talking about the East Pacific. Just one word can make the whole difference.

It's all in the details. Won't be too long that I will be writing about three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Basin. Can't wait!

Yep.

I could go on for an hour about your grammar and diction, but that would just be mean.

Go read the paragraph before this statement. Don't try to imply that I have bad grammar when the paragraph you made before it isn't the best either. Oh, and what's so bad about my grammar and diction?

I am not one to be nit-picky but, when you are being nit-picky with someone else's wording and they are correct and you are incorrect, it makes you look not too good. Even if he wasn't correct maybe you would have wanted to just send him a PM instead of trying to publicly humiliate him. He does and is doing a lot of good things for the weather community. I even met him at a Hurricane preparation thing at a mall in Stuart. His hurricane vehicle is awesome.. I took pictures of it with my camera phone. Mark is a pretty cool guy and I bought his 2005 Hurricane Season DVD and you should probably buy it cause it makes last season all come back when I watch it.

[Cyclenall]

He does and is doing a lot of good things for the weather community. I even met him at a Hurricane preparation thing at a mall in Stuart. His hurricane vehicle is awesome.. I took pictures of it with my camera phone. Mark is a pretty cool guy and I bought his 2005 Hurricane Season DVD and you should probably buy it cause it makes last season all come back when I watch it.

Yeah, Mark does great work and his DVD looks really good. Also, you should edit out the first part since it's all settled now.