Flow Ahead of Frances showing Westward Movement?

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Flow Ahead of Frances showing Westward Movement?

#1 Postby THead » Wed Sep 01, 2004 5:03 pm

Amateur here, but trying to use some common sense. On the visible loops, you can see the cloud cover to the west of frances, and I mean from the western edges of frances to waaay west of frances, are all still flowing westward. Correct me if I'm wrong but if there was going to be a more NW turn, wouldn't the clouds ahead (west) of Frances be already going that direction?

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... -loop.html
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#2 Postby charleston_hugo_veteran » Wed Sep 01, 2004 5:05 pm

i would think she would make her own path.....
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#3 Postby rainstorm » Wed Sep 01, 2004 5:08 pm

also a huge upper low to frances east. if an ul to the west would make it go north, wht wouldnt an ull to its east make it go more sw?
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#4 Postby x-y-no » Wed Sep 01, 2004 5:10 pm

The ULL behind her is too far away, IMHO. Besides, she's moving away from it.
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#5 Postby CFL » Wed Sep 01, 2004 5:19 pm

I don't know the answer to your question but I do see what you are talking about. It makes logical sense to me.
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#6 Postby Nimbus » Wed Sep 01, 2004 5:29 pm

The building high currently centered over northwest Florida reminds me of the Andrew steering back in 92. Andrew was headed northwest steered by a ULL over the Bahamas and just when we thought we were in the clear the ULL split. Andrew was steered back west on a fast track trapped under a similar high/ridge orientation.
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