BigA wrote:I guarantee that if this system was identical, but was located 100 miles off the Florida coast the tropical outlook would not say "tropical storm formation is not expected through Wednesday." I can't really blame the Hurricane Center for this, as they have far better access to information closer to the United States.
That said, its a purely academic matter unless it actually has the potential to become a strong system or threaten land
The difference is that systems typically move off the coast of Africa and weaken within the first 24-48 hours in July, whereas that's not necessarily the case near Florida. And a system near land has the potential to be a threat very quickly. So a system that looks like this near Florida would warrant much greater attention.
Oh, and the convection is decreasing quite rapidly now. I still think it'll be another few weeks before Ana forms. I keep thinking August 8th for some reason...