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So you made it up?

I think this could be more of an issue in college we referred to as 'significant figures'. In an engineering calculation, the final answer could be no more precise than the least precise variable used in the calculation.

One could make a forecast, based on observations and models, and predict an approximate landfall point. It only really gets a bad mark from the professor, to use the significant figures reference, when one splits it into a county by county basis with 10 different levels of precentages.

If he had gone with something more like the LEK prediction graphic, it would be ok. IMHO.

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I think this could be more of an issue in college we referred to as 'significant figures'. In an engineering calculation, the final answer could be no more precise than the least precise variable used in the calculation.

One could make a forecast, based on observations and models, and predict an approximate landfall point. It only really gets a bad mark from the professor, to use the significant figures reference, when one splits it into a county by county basis with 10 different levels of precentages.

If he had gone with something more like the LEK prediction graphic, it would be ok. IMHO.

Its sort of like the nhc's prob graphic. With that in mind, I issued a nice cone yesterday with intensity estimates.

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TROPICAL STORM DON DISCUSSION NUMBER 5

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042011

400 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

DON HAS A CLASSIC SHEAR PATTERN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS AFTERNOON

WITH STRONG BURSTS OF CONVECTION OCCURRING NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE

CENTER. ANALYSES FROM THE SHIPS MODEL AND FROM CIMSS AT THE

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN INDICATE 10-15 KT OF NORTHERLY VERTICAL

WIND SHEAR CONTINUING OVER THE STORM. IN ADDITION...A STREAM OF

ARC CLOUDS/GUSTS FRONTS ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE CIRCULATION

SUGGESTS THAT DRY AIR IS BEING ENTRAINED INTO THE CONVECTION. DATA

FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT SHOWED THE

CENTRAL PRESSURE RISING TO 1005 MB...WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WINDS

SUPPORTED AN INITIAL INTENSITY OF 40 KT.

THE INITIAL MOTION IS NOW 305/14. DON REMAINS TO THE SOUTH AND

SOUTHWEST OF A DEEP-LAYER RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED

STATES...AND THE LARGE-SCALE MODELS FORECAST THIS FEATURE TO

PERSIST FOR THE NEXT 36-48 HR. THIS SHOULD STEER DON GENERALLY

NORTHWESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD UNTIL LANDFALL ON THE TEXAS

COAST IN ABOUT 36 HR. THE TRACK GUIDANCE...WHICH SHIFTED NORTHWARD

BETWEEN 06Z AND 12Z...HAS SHIFTED SOUTHWARD FOR THIS ADVISORY. THE

NEW FORECAST TRACK HAS BEEN ONLY SLIGHTLY ADJUSTED TO THE SOUTH AND

LIES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GUIDANCE ENVELOPE. SOME ADJUSTMENT

TO THE FORECAST TRACK MAY BE NECESSARY IF THE TRACK GUIDANCE

STABILIZES AROUND A TRACK SOUTH OF THE CURRENT FORECAST.

THE LARGE-SCALE MODELS AGAIN FORECAST MODERATE SHEAR TO CONTINUE

UNTIL DON MAKES LANDFALL. THIS AND CONTINUED INTERACTION WITH DRY

AIR OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO IS LIKELY TO IMPEDE

INTENSIFICATION...AND THE INTENSITY GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT

THAT DON WILL MAKE LANDFALL AS A TROPICAL STORM AND NOT AS A

HURRICANE. THE NEW INTENSITY FORECAST CALLS FOR A LITTLE LESS

STRENGTHENING DURING THE FIRST 12-24 HR DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF

SHEAR AND ARC CLOUDS...THEN CALLS FOR DON TO REACH A PEAK INTENSITY

OF 50 KT NEAR LANDFALL. AFTER LANDFALL...THE CYCLONE SHOULD WEAKEN

TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY THE 48 HR POINT AND TO A REMNANT LOW BY

THE 72 HR POINT.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT 28/2100Z 24.9N 91.3W 40 KT 45 MPH

12H 29/0600Z 25.8N 93.1W 40 KT 45 MPH

24H 29/1800Z 26.8N 95.2W 45 KT 50 MPH

36H 30/0600Z 27.8N 97.5W 50 KT 60 MPH...INLAND

48H 30/1800Z 28.8N 100.0W 30 KT 35 MPH...INLAND

72H 31/1800Z 30.5N 103.5W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW

96H 01/1800Z...DISSIPATED

$

FORECASTER BEVEN

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I think this could be more of an issue in college we referred to as 'significant figures'. In an engineering calculation, the final answer could be no more precise than the least precise variable used in the calculation.

One could make a forecast, based on observations and models, and predict an approximate landfall point. It only really gets a bad mark from the professor, to use the significant figures reference, when one splits it into a county by county basis with 10 different levels of precentages.

If he had gone with something more like the LEK prediction graphic, it would be ok. IMHO.

Well the fact that it changed so dramatically over the course of a short period makes me think it's useless. I'm not that interested in defining the conversation but I worry about slippery slopes. IMO any posting of a map with no discussion is "eh" tho of course a red-tagger who is "respected" in these threads gets some leeway. It's sort of like the rapid fire posts of location and speed with no thought behind it.. wasted space and time reading. If he wants to keep posting them I'd suggest a separate thread devoted to them so people can come and go as they please and not be bombarded by something with what may be no meaning.

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From this quote in the NHC discussion, it sounds like they definitely agree with the dry air entrained from the west idea.

Yeah these issues were showing up on the data yesterday and this storm has been and will continue to be a good learning experience (all tropical systems are a learning experience but in this case it was about small size/favorable warm water vs.marginal large-scale features for potential dry air entrainment/shear).

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Yeah these issues were showing up on the data yesterday and this storm has been and will continue to be a good learning experience (all tropical systems are a learning experience but in this case it was about small size/favorable warm water vs.marginal large-scale features for potential dry air entrainment/shear).

Yeah these things are difficult. Honestly, I don't even think the shear is all that bad by itself...at least right now, the shear diagnostics are not showing all that much. It might be the case that the dry air is so dry and perfectly placed that any degree of shear is enough to inject it into the core.

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Yeah these things are difficult. Honestly, I don't even think the shear is all that bad by itself...at least right now, the shear diagnostics are not showing all that much. It might be the case that the dry air is so dry and perfectly placed that any degree of shear is enough to inject it into the core.

Agreed and that is why this is precisely a cool learning experience. It was the "dry air squeeze play" on the "oasis" (sorry Kush) with marginally favorable shear. The dmax / eddy period should be very interesting.

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Honestly, what's the difference between this and the NHC forecast (besides 5 mph, and yours having a wider cone)?

You know what, I don't understand, I'm sure 100 news stations around the country have cones out plus the major stations, maybe my cone looks somewhat similar to the NHC because I believe a track almost like what they have is correct? I'm tired of getting pestered by it, its our teams products.

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You know what, I don't understand, I'm sure 100 news stations around the country have cones out plus the major stations, maybe my cone looks somewhat similar to the NHC because I believe a track almost like what they have is correct? I'm tired of getting pestered by it, its our teams products.

I read this board (and post occasionally) to learn different prospective on ongoing meteorological events, which in this case is a TC. It's not a matter of being pestered, but if I wanted to see a forecast cone, I'd go to the NHC – posting a map almost identical to the NHC's with no explanation or rationalization of your thoughts at all leaves me no more informed than I was before your post.

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I read this board (and post occasionally) to learn different prospective on ongoing meteorological events, which in this case is a TC. It's not a matter of being pestered, but if I wanted to see a forecast cone, I'd go to the NHC – posting a map almost identical to the NHC's with no explanation or rationalization of your thoughts at all leaves me no more informed than I was before your post.

Well I was giving our forecast, I'll include some thoughts in that case.

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For all the trolling going on.. Don has actually managed to look better over the past few hours. Convection is now firing near the center and the 10 min GOES imagery isn't showing any outflow puffs.

... and there's <-80C cloud tops now... a bit south of the center, but I had forgot how the gray looked like in the Atlantic.

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