Gargantuan spin in North Atlantic

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Gargantuan spin in North Atlantic

#1 Postby LCfromFL » Mon Jun 13, 2005 8:50 pm

I know...all eyes are looking at the tropics this time of year - but wow - look at that huge cloud circulation in the North Atlantic!

http://orca.rsmas.miami.edu/wximages/jet/1_05/anis.html

Can you say BROAD area of circulation? :eek:
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#2 Postby HURAKAN » Mon Jun 13, 2005 8:54 pm

THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW!
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#3 Postby senorpepr » Mon Jun 13, 2005 8:55 pm

LCfromFL wrote:I know...all eyes are looking at the tropics this time of year - but wow - look at that huge cloud circulation in the North Atlantic!

http://orca.rsmas.miami.edu/wximages/jet/1_05/anis.html

Can you say BROAD area of circulation? :eek:


Yup, that's an old occluded frontal system.
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#4 Postby dhweather » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:12 pm

It's simply amazing to see these on the GFS and other global models,
they'll combine into one big low, then move off.
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#5 Postby Andrew92 » Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:50 pm

I just have to ask, is that thing near England a named system? I see the name "Steven" on that map. :lol:

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#6 Postby HurricaneBill » Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:47 am

Andrew92 wrote:I just have to ask, is that thing near England a named system? I see the name "Steven" on that map. :lol:

-Andrew92


Yes, they name the systems there. I think they are referred to as "orkantiefs" (German for "hurricane lows")

For example, a destructive windstorm that slammed into Britain in 1990 was named Daria.
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#7 Postby senorpepr » Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:49 am

Yes, the Germans name all of the lows and highs. It makes it easier to clarify which low or high the forecaster is speaking of. They even use these names on TV.
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#8 Postby mobilebay » Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:53 am

Andrew92 wrote:I just have to ask, is that thing near England a named system? I see the name "Steven" on that map. :lol:

-Andrew92

LOL!!! :lol:
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#9 Postby storm4u » Tue Jun 14, 2005 6:36 am

imagine that being a hurricane in the atlantic!! :eek:
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