A season without Cape Verde storms?

PuertoRicoLibre · #1 Postby **PuertoRicoLibre** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 2:57 pm

We are now in September 5 and the Atlantic shear is not going away soon. It seems even as it lessens on the northern part of the Eastern Atlantic it will increase in the lower part of the Eastern Atlantic. Perhaps we can get away with no significant storms to threaten the Eastern Caribbean this year? Thought welcome.

#2 Postby **cycloneye** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 3:00 pm

Let's hope it stays that way for the benefit of our fellow members who live in the Caribbean.But still we have to be vigilant for more closer to the islands developments like Jeanne did last year where it formed just over the islands.

NastyCat4 · #3 Postby **NastyCat4** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 3:05 pm

Technically, Irene was a CV storm, as she formed east of 40. I guess Katrina was as well, as the "seed" for her was TD 10, which was a Cape Verde wave, and a case could be made for it regenerating into TD 12.

#4 Postby **Hurricanehink** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:16 pm

Here is an active season that many might know of...

wxmann_91 · #5 Postby **wxmann_91** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:31 pm

1985 there was only one CV storm, forming on Sept. 16 - Gloria. But Elena and Juan were destructive enough.

superfly · #6 Postby **superfly** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:55 pm

Emily was a CV storm.

MiamiensisWx · #7 Postby **MiamiensisWx** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:59 pm

Many of the storms that formed in 1933 might easily have been Cape Verde storms that just were not detected east of 40W. Also, many of the storms that developed east of 40W might have originally been African waves - this applies even today (e.g., Emily, which formed this year west of 40W, was originally a blow-up of convection from a wave that exited the coastline of Africa).

Website · #8 Postby **Brent** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:32 pm

superfly wrote:Emily was a CV storm.

Not quite... she formed at 42.9 W. East of 40 W is a CV storm.

#9 Postby **wxman57** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:26 pm

Irene formed at 35W. Definitely a CV storm.

superfly · #10 Postby **superfly** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 11:06 pm

Brent wrote:
superfly wrote:Emily was a CV storm.

Not quite... she formed at 42.9 W. East of 40 W is a CV storm.

There is no set definition for a CV storm. Some use 40 W as the benchmark and by that strict standard, Emily was not; however, for all intents and purposes, Emily was a CV storm.

thunderchief · #11 Postby **thunderchief** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:35 am

Remember... this is historically near the peak of hurricane season. Plenty of time left.

A season without Cape Verde storms?

A season without Cape Verde storms?

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