saltysenior Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 conspiracy theory; : maybe there wasn't that much of a storm to begin with....job security is big on the wish list ,you know.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Ghost hurricane 2011? How strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewxmann Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 It encountered dry air from the east and from the west. It was also appeared to deform from it's circular shape into an elongated troff You can see the center again now that there's clutter. Clear-air mode on during a landfalling named system = win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeEffectKing Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 It encountered dry air from the east and from the west. It was also appeared to deform from it's circular shape into an elongated troff You can see the center again now that there's clutter. So the only way to see the center of Don making LF is to increase the radar sensitivity mode, so we can see bugs swirl around!!! Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 So the only way to see the center of Don making LF is to increase the radar sensitivity mode, so we can see bugs swirl around!!! Cool! Looks like a nice drizzle/mosquito band is just north of Corpus Christi, a whopping 35 mph gust has been observed so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I'm interested on what the NHC has to say.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmagan Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Not that 91L will be Gilbert, but in September 1988 just as Gilbert was named a tropical depression east of the Antilles, a non-event tropical cyclone made landfall on the Gulf Shores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 OK, wait-- whoa. Totally confused by that radar loop above. It looks like a nice cyclone-- except that it's totally undetectable on the ground. We are on the Bay, within 20 ft of the water, very near the center, and we haven't measured winds over 15 kt or more than a trace of rain. EDIT: OK, so radar needs to be in princess-and-the-pea mode to see Don. That makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeEffectKing Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I'm interested on what the NHC has to say.. I bet they mention the Euro....maybe in an apologetic way...seeing as they seemingly discounted it in earlier discussions when talking about a decoupling of the LL and ML circulations it was depicting over several runs. And surely, the antecedent dry air at the surface and midlevels over the landfall area. Things to remember as we move throught the rest of the season and beyond......always learning, no matter what skill level in this field... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Ike produced no rain in Cincinati or Pitt, there was still plenty of wind.However this is no Ike, I think Ike was still 990mb at the time of this video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeEffectKing Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 OK, wait-- whoa. Totally confused by that radar loop above. It looks like a nice cyclone-- except that it's totally undetectable on the ground. We are on the Bay, within 20 ft of the water, very near the center, and we haven't measured winds over 15 kt or more than a trace of rain. EDIT: OK, so radar needs to be in princess-and-the-pea mode to see Don. That makes sense. The NWS shifted into clear air mode, Josh. You should be seeing a nice band of bugs in a few minutes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 000WTNT34 KNHC 300234TCPAT4BULLETINTROPICAL DEPRESSION DON ADVISORY NUMBER 10NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL0420111000 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011...DON WEAKENING FAST AS IT REACHES THE TEXAS COAST NEAR BAFFINBAY... SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION-----------------------------------------------LOCATION...27.2N 97.5WABOUT 40 MI...65 KM S OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXASABOUT 90 MI...145 KM N OF BROWNSVILLE TEXASMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHESWATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE TEXAS COAST HAS BEENDISCONTINUED.SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHERSERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------TROPICAL DEPRESSION DON IS CURRENTLY CROSSING THE TEXAS COAST NEARBAFFIN BAY AND AT 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER WAS LOCATEDNEAR LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.5 WEST. THE DEPRESSION ISMOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND THISGENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DON IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE IN A DAY OR SO ASIT MOVES FARTHER INLAND. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Drought 1 Don 0 nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Wow-- even calling it a depression seems charitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricaneman Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 If you look at Don, Don looks like something you would see in the E-Pac before being declared dead and even some of those looked better than Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 P.S. The advisory position puts the center literally right over us. The pressure here is climbing back up after hitting a low of 1008.4 mb. (We need to review the data later to confirm this value.) Given this, the advisory pressure (1006 mb) seems a tad low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srain Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 The 'radar hole' of the old King Ranch area ftw... Don was a middle level vortex at landfall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricaneman Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 If you go by what you are saying Josh, they should have declared this dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmagan Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I don't think the NHC ever went from tropical storm to dissipated in one advisory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricaneman Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I don't think the NHC ever went from tropical storm to dissipated in one advisory. If they did though, it wouldn't have been a suprise at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny and Warm Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Even though it changed its mind later, the 00z Thursday GFS nailed Don's troubles. Basically had it dissipating in 48 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Don = FAIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 So the only way to see the center of Don making LF is to increase the radar sensitivity mode, so we can see bugs swirl around!!! Cool! LMAO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan88 Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 With the radar in clear air mode, should be just about finish adding to the rain amounts. Radar Precip Est From 12:48 AM CDT Fri Jul 29 2011 to 09:51 PM CDT Fri Jul 29 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Wow-- even calling it a depression seems charitable. Local wx tv is even laughing at Don and how fast he when poof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHweather Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Doesn't look like there is a closed circulation anymore. No east moving low level clouds/bugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riptide Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 What a lame landfall....can't believe I followed this one. That desert air is deadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Doesn't look like there is a closed circulation anymore. No east moving low level clouds/bugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmagan Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Can't find any westerly surface wind reports in south Texas, or northern Mexico for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHweather Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Come to think of it it's been so dry there, you might not even have to worry about too many bugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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