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African convection

#1 Postby NotSparta » Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:53 pm

While development chances are zero, there's a decent amount of convection over the southern Sahel region. :double:

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Re: African convection

#2 Postby Hurricaneman » Fri Mar 16, 2018 11:51 pm

NotSparta wrote:While development chances are zero, there's a decent amount of convection over the southern Sahel region. :double:

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Hope this isn’t a sign of what the hurricane season brings
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Re: African convection

#3 Postby AutoPenalti » Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:32 pm

Typical convection from land friction, once it splashes water it dies down.
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