Gaston still a threat to redevelop
For the first time since August 22, when Danielle became a tropical storm, there are no named storms active in the Atlantic. An extratropical storm absorbed Tropical Storm Earl last night, bringing an end to the 11-day life of the 2010 season's longest-lived storm. While Earl was mostly a non-event for North Carolina and New England, the storm gave Nova Scotia a solid pounding, reminding us of what could have easily happened to New England had the forecast track deviated slightly to the left. Kudos go to the computer models and NHC, who successfully predicted the path of Earl very accurately four days in advance. As we approach the climatological peak of Atlantic hurricane season, which occurs on September 10, there are no indications that today's break in the action represents a beginning of an extended quiet period in the Atlantic. Indeed, we have two systems that could become tropical depressions in the next day, and we also have model predictions of another storm to come late in the week.
Figure 1. Morning satellite image of the remains of Gaston, approaching the Lesser Antilles Islands.
Gaston near tropical depression status again
The remains of Tropical Storm Gaston, located about 700 miles east of the Lesser Antilles Islands and moving west at about 13 mph, are close to reaching tropical depression status again. Recent satellite imagery shows that Gaston's remains have developed a well-organized surface circulation, but not enough heavy thunderstorm activity to be considered a tropical depression. A large amount of dry air surrounds Gaston's remains on all sides, as seen on water vapor satellite loops. This dry air will continue to be a major impediment to development. The latest SHIPS model forecast predicts shear will remain moderate, 10 - 15 knots, for the next three days, then fall to the low range. The winds creating the shear are coming from the east, where a tongue of dry air has intruded. These easterly winds will be able to drive the dry air into Gaston's core, disrupting it, unless the storm can find a moister environment, or moisten its environment on its own by generating enough heavy thunderstorms. Gaston has managed to develop more heavy thunderstorms near its center of circulation late this morning, but the amount of dry air it is battling is formidable. Even if Gaston does manage to become a tropical depression today, development will be slow over the next few days, due to the dry air. When Gaston passes over or just to the northeast of the Lesser Antilles Islands early Tuesday morning, the storm is unlikely to have more than 50 mph winds. More significant development is possible later in the week, as the atmosphere should be moister for Gaston. Gaston may threaten Puerto Rico on Wednesday, the Dominican Republic on Thursday, and Haiti, Jamaica, and/or the Turks and Caicos Islands by Friday, depending upon the storm's interaction with a trough of low pressure expected to move off the U.S. East Coast later this week. The earlier Gaston develops into a tropical storm, the more likely it is to "feel" the upper-level winds of the approaching trough, and curve more to the northwest. The HWRF model predicts Gaston will develop by Monday, and pass just northeast of the Lesser Antilles Islands Tuesday morning. The GFDL model, on the other hand, delays development until Wednesday, keeping Gaston in the Caribbean. The GFDL has Gaston hitting Jamaica as a strong tropical storm on Friday morning. However, the GFDL forecast is dubious, because on Wednesday and Thursday, Gaston may have an encounter with the high mountains of the island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, Hispaniola, which could easily destroy a system as fragile as Gaston. Gaston has a 70% chance of developing into a tropical depression by Tuesday, according to NHC.
Gulf of Mexico disturbance 90L
A concentrated area of heavy thunderstorms (90L) has developed over the extreme southwestern Gulf of Mexico, in the Bay of Campeche. Satellite imagery shows that this disturbance is disorganized, but has some modest spin to it. The disturbance is under a moderate 10 - 15 knots of wind shear, and has a 60% chance of developing into a tropical depression by Tuesday, according to NHC. The disturbance is headed northwest at 5 - 10 mph, and should bring heavy rains to the Texas/Mexico border region on Monday, according to the latest run of the GFS model. The main impediment to development will be the limited time 90L has over water; the storm will be ashore by Tuesday, which doesn't give it much time to develop.
Elsewhere in the tropics
The GFS and NOGAPS models are predicting development on Thursday of a tropical wave that will emerge from the coast of Africa on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Next post
I'll have an update Monday morning.
Jeff Masters
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He says "Gas-Tone may or may not regenerate into a hurricane, if it does it could or could not become a major. If it becomes a major, Kman will accept paypal contirbutions for new tightie whities.
Gas-tone could also just wilt away, or maybe not.
The one certain is that the CHART will be posted again tomorrow - or maybe not.
Evening all, long time lurker, just started posting lately. Orca, love your blogs humor, it's all about finding the humor, along with good info.
Back to lurking.
Evening StromW.
Copy and paste 18.4n95.8w, 18.6n95.7w, 18.9n95.7w, 19.1n95.7w-19.2n95.6w, 19.2n95.6w-19.4n95.6w, 19.4n95.6w-19.9n95.9w, 19.9n95.9w-20.4n95.4w, mid, bro into the GreatCircleMapper for a look at the last 24hours.
90L had turned its heading to 1.7degrees north of NorthEast,
and had increased its moving speed up to ~7.8mph(~12.6km/h);
more than doubling its distance from the nearest coastline.
The NHC has upped the probability of 90L becoming a TropicalDepression to 80%.
Hope they arent anything like me when i was one! I do have to ask though, do they know their weather?
Thanks. Bookmarked. That is the 25 KM imagery.
Gaston now firing deep convection right over the center. This is the first time in days this has happened.
TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
805 PM EDT SUN SEP 05 2010
A 1005 MB LOW OFF VERACRUZ MEXICO IS NEAR 20N96W. A TROUGH
EXTENDS N FROM THE LOW TO 26N95W. CLUSTERS OF SCATTERED MODERATE
CONVECTION ARE FROM 19N-26N BETWEEN 93W-99W. SHORT RANGE
COMPUTER MODELS SUGGEST THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NNW
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR
FAVORABLE FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
COULD FORM DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO BEFORE THE SYSTEM MOVES
INLAND. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A
TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS
Yes Lots of problems refreshing Wunderground pages here also!
Well if you ever want to adopt a 31 year old i want to learn. :)
plzs dont Quote him i had too Ignore him he has started posting that too a point too where it be come vary annyoing
Maybe, just maybe, this d-max might be different for Gaston, seems he has more moisture to work with than before.
me too... idk whats going on its been the last 2 days
Conditions at Sep 05, 2010 - 08:53 PM EDTSep 05, 2010 - 07:53 PM CDTSep 05, 2010 - 06:53 PM MDTSep 05, 2010 - 05:53 PM PDTSep 05, 2010 - 04:53 PM ADTSep 05, 2010 - 03:53 PM HDT
2010.09.06 0053 UTC
Wind from the ENE (070 degrees) at 5 MPH (4 KT)
Visibility 8 mile(s)
Sky conditions overcast
Weather Light rain
Precipitation last hour A trace
Temperature 79.0 F (26.1 C)
Dew Point 75.0 F (23.9 C)
Relative Humidity 87%
Pressure (altimeter) 29.78 in. Hg (1008 hPa)
ob KBRO 060053Z 07004KT 8SM -RA FEW027 SCT055 OVC075 26/24 A2978 RMK AO2 RAB39 SLP084 P0000 T02610239
Slow as molasses in winter flowing uphill.
me too... idk whats going on its been the last 2 days
Getting close to the "sweet spot" at 55 W
If Gaston blows up then caymanians will have nothing to worry about from this storm because it will turn NW.
Good, thanks.
LOL....you can't wish it to Bermuda...lol
000
NOUS42 KNHC 051530
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1130 AM EDT SUN 05 SEPTEMBER 2010
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
VALID 06/1100Z TO 07/1100Z SEPTEMBER 2010
TCPOD NUMBER.....10-097
I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1. REMNENTS OF GASTON
FLIGHT ONE -- TEAL70 FLIGHT TWO -- TEAL 71
A. 06/1800, 07/0000Z A. 07/0600,1200Z
B. AFXXX 0108A GASTON B. AFXXX 0208A GASTON
C. 06/1600Z C. 07/0415Z
D. 17.0N 57.0W D. 17.0N 60.0W
E. 06/1700Z TO 07/0000Z E. 07/0500Z TO 1200Z
F. SFC TO 15,000 FT F. SFC TO 15,000 FT
SUSPECT AREA -- GULF OF MEXICO
FLIGHT ONE -- TEAL 76 FLIGHT TWO -- TEAL 78
A. 06/1600Z A. 07/0600,1200Z
B. AFXXX 01DDA INVEST B. AFXXX 0209A CYCLONE
C. 06/1300Z C. 07/0300Z
D. 21.0N 96.5W D. 22.0N 97.5W
E. 06/1500Z TO 2200Z E. 07/0500Z TO 1200Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT F. SFC TO 15,000 FT
2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK:
A. CONTINUE 6 HRLY FIXES ON GASTON.
B. NEGATIVE ON SUSPECT AREA IN GULF.
3. REMARKS: NCAR G-V WILL FLY A 7 HR RESEARCH FLIGHT
INTO GASTON ABOVE 41,000 FT. DEPARTING 06/1000Z.
NASA DC-8 WILL FLY A 10 HR RESEARCH FLIGHT INTO
GASTON BETWEEN 35 AND 39,000 FT. DEPARTING 06/1800Z.
That would be Gaston 7 days out?
Gaston cannot go anywhere but West or due S of West.
that's right because now Earl will be West of 55 or 50 or whatever that benchmark is to fly into him
yeah, that too!
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