What the?

[DESTRUCTION5]

Heck is Phillipe doing ? Im not familiar wit hthis sort of transformation..

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... -loop.html

[MBismyPlayground]

OH MY......I think I know what I am seeing but is that doing what I think it is doing?

[JQ Public]

extratropical? why is it moving towards the coast???

[ChaserUK]

eh? What are you guys talking about? I must admit this does look bizarre however.

EDIT - are you saying there is a huge amount of convection trying to wrap around one enourmous centre?

[mascpa]

OH MY......I think I know what I am seeing but is that doing what I think it is doing?

Well I know I don't know what I'm seeing. Please explain.

[Canelaw99]

Ok, so, what is it doing??? He's looking quite funky...

[cancunkid]

Anyone know if it would be possible for that far west section to break off and develope into something? I think it looks like most of this is headed NE but that section just keeps heading SW and looking healthier.

[artist]

go to the advisory thread on top about Philippe- it discusses this. Seems there is a small possibility a piece will break off.

[SamSagnella]

Phillipe is most definitely undergoing a transition to a strong extratropical storm; the wind field is expanding (the strongest winds are well away from the center) and a gradual transformation to a cold-core storm should occur over the next day or so. I expect the final advisory to be issued either at 22/21z or 23/03z. As for the blob of convection on P's wrn edge, I would expect that no additional tropical cyclone development will result from it, though I suppose it's possible.

[ronjon]

Phillipe is most definitely undergoing a transition to a strong extratropical storm; the wind field is expanding (the strongest winds are well away from the center) and a gradual transformation to a cold-core storm should occur over the next day or so. I expect the final advisory to be issued either at 22/21z or 23/03z. As for the blob of convection on P's wrn edge, I would expect that no additional tropical cyclone development will result from it, though I suppose it's possible.

I think the storm is becoming sub-tropical - a hybrid which is gradually moving toward the west and may impact FL later on down the road when a high pressure system builds off the mid-atlantic. The remains of Phillipe are being absorbed into the strong ULL that was to its west. It looks like the ULL has built down to the surface - hence we have a large low that exhibits characteristics of both mid-latitude and tropical cyclones. Be interesting to watch over the next several days to see if it gradually transforms back into a tropical system.