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T- Number 2.0

#1 Postby chadtm80 » Fri Aug 22, 2003 2:54 pm

22/1732 UTC 16.6N 69.1W T2.0/2.0 09 -- Atlantic Ocean
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/positions.html
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#2 Postby southerngale » Fri Aug 22, 2003 3:10 pm

Hmmm....interesting
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#3 Postby Colin » Fri Aug 22, 2003 5:15 pm

VERY INTERESTING!!!!!
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#4 Postby wow » Fri Aug 22, 2003 6:20 pm

My God, that's so... interesting. :wink:
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#5 Postby Rainband » Fri Aug 22, 2003 6:25 pm

Do waves get T#'s :lol: :lol: :lol: :o
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#6 Postby cycloneye » Fri Aug 22, 2003 6:29 pm

Yes waves well organized many times get TOO WEAK and even 1.0 and 1.5 before they develop into TD'S but a wave getting 2.0 is more rare.
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#7 Postby Rainband » Fri Aug 22, 2003 6:38 pm

cycloneye wrote:Yes waves well organized many times get TOO WEAK and even 1.0 and 1.5 before they develop into TD'S but a wave getting 2.0 is more rare.
I was joking Luis..I was just pointing out 2.0 is high for a wave!! :wink:
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#8 Postby wxman57 » Fri Aug 22, 2003 8:29 pm

It just goes to show you that Dvorak isn't fool-proof. The technique attemts to estimate tropical depression/storm intensity based on banding features observed via satellite. But such banding features can develop in the mid to upper levels and not extend down to the surface, as with Erika at first and now with this system. It certainly is rare to have a number of such systems in a season.
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#9 Postby Stormsfury » Fri Aug 22, 2003 8:41 pm

Yep, the T (and ST numbers for subtropical systems) are assigned based on satellite appearance only and sometimes have no bearing whatsoever in regards to actual surface weather observed as wxman57 stated above.

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#10 Postby ColdFront77 » Sat Aug 23, 2003 12:05 am

Stormsfury wrote:Yep, the T (and ST numbers for subtropical systems) are assigned based on satellite appearance only and sometimes have no bearing whatsoever in regards to actual surface weather observed as wxman57 stated above.

SF

Exactly right... with that said, the numbers being this high based on satellite appearance only shows that this system "wants to develop" and conditions are generally remaining favorable for intensification. The close proximately to land is the issue now.

It sounds logical that if conditions remain as well as they have been, that soon after moving away from Hispaniola that it will strengthen.
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