GUTS IN on August 14, 2005

[dhweather]

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Gulf of Mexico Tropical Summary - GUTS IN on August 14, 2005

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There's not a whole lot to say about the GOM today.

An upper lever low near Key West is moving slowly westward, and
will not develop into a tropical cyclone.

There's an upper level low over central Louisiana that is the only
other feature to draw on this shot. Tropically speaking, it's rather
boring in the GOM right now. Lots of moisture, no activity.
I don't expect any for the next 48-72 hours.

[WindRunner]

That is one wet gulf. Anything could explode in there, we just don't have anything.

[dhweather]

The only problem - there's *nothing* to get going.

plenty of moisture, warm SST's and deep warm waters. There's just
no disturbances to take advantage of the situation.

[x-y-no]

Yeah ... the waves in the Caribbean are moving along pretty far south. Doubt any significant part of that energy gets into the Gulf.