Tropical depression forming

[30ashopper]

Just thought I'd let everyone know. I was checking in on Bertha and noticed the hurricane center had an alert up. It looks low enough to slide in under Cuba.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo_atl.shtml

THE TROPICAL WAVE AND BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 1500 MILES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS IS SHOWING SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION. THIS SYSTEM COULD DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT ANY TIME DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS IT MOVES GENERALLY WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

 

[TooFarTampa]

Oof. That's pretty far south.

 

[NotDeadYet]

Check out the forecast track models on this site:
https://my.sfwmd.gov/portal/page?_p...5022:2854_19645029&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

Click on Storm 94.

This might be one to watch.

 

[Gypsea]

Ugg!!!

 

[scooterbug44]

It's all my fault - we always get a storm when I do a mega house cleaning!

 

[Bobby J]

Bertha was funn! Now this. Pinch me.

 

[ShallowsNole]

Maybe the mountains in Cuba will weaken it enough so that it peters out in the Gulf. This will give bobbyj his swell, but keep the rest of us from having to evacuate and suffer losses. Win-win!

 

[DD]

awww crap.

 

[Matt J]

So DD now that you've canceled your vacay ;-) ;-) it should just peter out right?

 

[beachmouse]

This morning's Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook:

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM BERTHA...LOCATED ABOUT 190 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF BERMUDA.

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 950 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES HAS CHANGED LITTLE IN ORGANIZATION THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH THIS SYSTEM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR SO...ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING LESS FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

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FORECASTER BLAKE/RHOME