Not a new term per se. Canadian Hurricane Centre has been using this term for ages. As Franklin puts it in his discussion,
I RATHER LIKE THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTER'S TERM POST-TROPICAL...WHICH SIMPLY MEANS NO LONGER TROPICAL...TO DESCRIBE WHAT LAURA HAS BECOME. THERE IS NOT REALLY ENOUGH EVIDENCE OF FRONTAL STRUCTURE YET TO CONSIDER LAURA EXTRATROPICAL IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE...AND SOME USERS MIGHT INFER A WEAK SYSTEM IF WE USED THE TERM REMNANT LOW...WHICH IS MOST-COMMONLY APPLIED TO DECAYING SYSTEMS IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC BASIN.
Bones says enough with Laura. He declares there will be only one additional named storm this season, and it'll be a hurricane. That way, I win our hurricane pool at work.
Interesting use of terms, maybe the NHC will adopt it for 2009?
Either way, unless you can somehow revive yourself (good luck up there), hope you enjoyed your first visit in 37 years Laura! Don't let the slam on your way out! See you in 2014!
[quote="wxman57"]Bones says enough with Laura. He declares there will be only one additional named storm this season, and it'll be a hurricane. That way, I win our hurricane pool at work.
I just love the detailed technical analysis on the remaining season. Good luck with the pool