Invest 99, looks like the Cape Verde Season

might be starting to wake up. Invest 99 looks impressive and so far it does not look like this one will be a fish storm if it holds together!

Tropicwatch

There is also another system near Hispanola which The Weather Channel said could develop.

might be starting to wake up. Invest 99 looks impressive and so far it does not look like this one will be a fish storm if it holds together!

Tropicwatch

Incidentally tropicwatch, are you the user "megaopps" on TWC messageboards?

might be starting to wake up. Invest 99 looks impressive and so far it does not look like this one will be a fish storm if it holds together!

Tropicwatch

Quite often I have no idea what you are talking about. We are not weather experts and would really appreciate a few more words in your posts since you are going through the trouble to keep us informed.

Quite often I have no idea what you are talking about. We are not weather experts and would really appreciate a few more words in your posts since you are going through the trouble to keep us informed.

Invests are the term used to describe a system when it is being monitored--that is the system is a tropical wave whose coordinates are now being logged and it is being watched for further development. The next step after a storm is classified as an Invest is to call it a depression, then it strengthens into a tropical storm, and you know the rest. The Cape Verde season describes storms which form in the far eastern Atlantic near the Cape Verde Islands off of the coast of Africa, during the months between August and October. Cape Verde storms tend to be among the most powerful given the fact that they have such a large area of warm ocean waters to traverse before making their way to land areas. Memorable storms which have formed during Cape Verde seasons include: Andrew, Floyd, and Ivan. Finally, fish storms are storms which do not affect land areas, and are only of interest to ships and of course marine life, hence the name.

bsmart, that was a great explanation. I apologize for not going into more detail in explaining what I post. I have a tendancy to assume that those on this board are long time natives to the gulf coast and understand terminology regarding tropical systems. I have lived in north west florida since 1967 and have always had an interest in hurricanes. Over the years of tracking and watching these systems, I have become very familiar with and try to stay on top of the latest information available.

By the way bsmart, I am megaopps on TWC. I am unable to change the name.

bsmart, that was a great explanation. I apologize for not going into more detail in explaining what I post. I have a tendancy to assume that those on this board are long time natives to the gulf coast and understand terminology regarding tropical systems. I have lived in north west florida since 1967 and have always had an interest in hurricanes. Over the years of tracking and watching these systems, I have become very familiar with and try to stay on top of the latest information available.

By the way bsmart, I am megaopps on TWC. I am unable to change the name.

Well nice to meet you, I am "Brian Storm" on TWC message boards.

right, but what is a fish storm?

right, but what is a fish storm?

Storms that only affect the fish and pirates out at sea.

Thanks weather geeks.


I do appreciate it. :clap_1:

Finally, fish storms are storms which do not affect land areas, and are only of interest to ships and of course marine life, hence the name.

They are usually the storms which swing around the Bermuda high which sits out in the mid atlantic.




In the above graphic, which is of the the 2005 Hurricane Season, Delta, Zeta, Maria and Lee are all fish storms because they did not affect land areas.

Thanks, I guess I didn't read closely enough.

Thanks, I guess I didn't read closely enough.

Looks like you only have eyes for Jonathon.

:funn:

Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog

"Last night's run of the GFDL model has the wave developing into a tropical storm by Monday night, when it crosses through the Leeward Islands near Guadeloupe. The GFDL then brings the tropical storm across the Dominican Republic on Wednesday night. None of the other models buy this solution, and predict that wind shear and dry air will keep this wave from developing. That is my expectation as well. Even if the wave does develop, a strong upper-level cold low north of the Bahamas will bring very hostile wind shear to any storm that tries to approach the U.S. East Coast."

(full report)

To quote Dr. Masters: "Shear Rules!" :clap_1:

Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog


(full report)

Computer models keep shifting this thing south of the Islands. It would be nice if that wind shear could keep it below threat level and just have it as a nice rainmaker over the south.

THE MAGNET is reportedly getting his boots on for the upcoming season - God Bless You Hurricane Jim - be safe and stay out of florida

THE MAGNET is reportedly getting his boots on for the upcoming season - God Bless You Hurricane Jim - be safe and stay out of florida

What do you mean, the upcoming season? We are two full months into the season.

We have no name 3
First advisory at 11 PM EDT

I found Eglins Outlook today funny


0930L 31 July Tropical Update:



A tropical wave approaching the Windward Islands is being monitored for development by the National Hurricane Center. The Hurricane Hunters of the USAF Reserve have deployed an aircraft from Keesler AFB to their forward operating base in St Croix to be ready to fly later today if it continues to look like this wave might be forming into a depression. Only a couple of computer models suggest this system will eventually form into a significant tropical cyclone, but here at Eglin, we need to watch it because its future track follows the ?problem child? path we have seen the past couple of years with storms like Ivan and Dennis, where it skims along the southern coast of Cuba before turning northwest into the southern Gulf of Mexico. If it follows that path, it would reach the Gulf by about Saturday.

Another wave, northwest of Puerto Rico, is battling some winds shear and is not expected to develop, however, some of the energy from this system may make its way across Florida by later this week and this needs to be watched as well.

Finally, a large and well-developed tropical wave has entered the Atlantic, just coming off the west coast of Africa. Nearly all computer models forecast this wave to develop into a hurricane over the next seven days as it moves westward across the Atlantic toward the Caribbean.



The active period we were expecting in early August may be showing signs of becoming a reality as conditions across the tropics are becoming much more favorable for hurricane formation

Finally, a large and well-developed tropical wave has entered the Atlantic, just coming off the west coast of Africa. Nearly all computer models forecast this wave to develop into a hurricane over the next seven days as it moves westward across the Atlantic toward the Caribbean.

This part just makes me want to

I sure hope we get through the next couple of months OK.

This is now Tropical Storm Chris.

Thanks for the update bsmart.....was about to go look at NOAA , do they expect it to have a more NW track? or possibly come into the gulf?