When in the Gulf gonna get active??
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When in the Gulf gonna get active??
I am just wondering why the Gulf has been so quiet this year? Is it EVER going to get busy???
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Re: When in the Gulf gonna get active??
YankeeGirl wrote:I am just wondering why the Gulf has been so quiet this year? Is it EVER going to get busy???
With the water profile, when something does kick off, it will be a monster.
https://www.navo.navy.mil/cgi-bin/graphic.pl/metoc/40/19/0-0-5/0
For that matter, check out the west coast of Florida.
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Re: When in the Gulf gonna get active??
Steve Cosby wrote:YankeeGirl wrote:I am just wondering why the Gulf has been so quiet this year? Is it EVER going to get busy???
With the water profile, when something does kick off, it will be a monster.
https://www.navo.navy.mil/cgi-bin/graphic.pl/metoc/40/19/0-0-5/0
For that matter, check out the west coast of Florida.
Bonnie is a prime example that warm SST's are not nearly enough to create a monster system.
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Re: When in the Gulf gonna get active??
YankeeGirl,
With the global indices as they are this year (ENSO, regional anomalies, QBO, etc.), there has typically been some Gulf activity after September 1.
Moreover, in years that meet the following profile that is similar to 2004, there have also been 3 or more Gulf of Mexico storms after August 31:
• Development of 4 or more named storms in August
• Development of 3 or more hurricanes in August
• U.S. landfall of at least one major hurricane
• First named storm developed July 25 or later
Needless to say, not all of these Gulf of Mexico storms from years meeting the above profile were hurricanes and more than half actually impacted Mexico rather than the United States.
With the global indices as they are this year (ENSO, regional anomalies, QBO, etc.), there has typically been some Gulf activity after September 1.
Moreover, in years that meet the following profile that is similar to 2004, there have also been 3 or more Gulf of Mexico storms after August 31:
• Development of 4 or more named storms in August
• Development of 3 or more hurricanes in August
• U.S. landfall of at least one major hurricane
• First named storm developed July 25 or later
Needless to say, not all of these Gulf of Mexico storms from years meeting the above profile were hurricanes and more than half actually impacted Mexico rather than the United States.
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You probably...
inotherwords wrote:I guess you're forgetting about Charley already?
You probably can add Frances to that list.
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would just like some more action in my neck of the woods to be watching... lol...
Yeah, lol my foot. Come on over here and take a look at the destruction and mess people are in and how frightened people are about Frances. This isn't entertaining. Go rent "The Perfect Storm" or something if you're bored.
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