RobbTC Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN DISCUSSION NUMBER 1 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182011 500 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2011 THE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATING THE LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA HAS FOUND A WELL-DEFINED CENTER AND SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE DISTURBANCE HAS ACQUIRED JUST ENOUGH CONVECTIVE ORGANIZATION FOR THE SYSTEM TO BE CLASSIFIED AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. THE INITIAL WIND SPEED IS SET AT 30 KT... BASED ON A FEW BELIEVABLE 27 TO 28 KT SFMR WIND MEASUREMENTS. THE DEPRESSION IS OVER WARM WATER BUT IN AN AREA OF MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY VERTICAL SHEAR WITH DRY AIR TO THE NORTH AND WEST. THE ENVIRONMENT DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS IS NOT FORECAST TO BE CONDUCIVE FOR SIGNIFICANT STRENGTHENING...BUT SHOULD NOT BE HOSTILE ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE SYSTEM FROM BECOMING A TROPICAL STORM. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST IS JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE STATISTICAL/DYNAMICAL SHIPS AND LGEM GUIDANCE. THE INITIAL MOTION ESTIMATE IS A SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN 335/5. THE CYCLONE IS FORECAST TO TURN WESTWARD DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO TO THE SOUTH OF A MID-LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK FORECAST INCREASES GREATLY IN THE 3 TO 5 DAY TIME FRAME. THE GFS AND NOGAPS MODELS MOVE THE SYSTEM INLAND OVER CENTRAL AMERICA IN A FEW DAYS. CONVERSELY...THE HWRF...ECMWF...AND UKMET MODELS TAKE THE CYCLONE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO IN THE LATTER PART OF THE FORECAST PERIOD IN RESPONSE TO AN EASTWARD SHIFT OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED RIDGE. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST LIES BETWEEN THESE TWO EXTREMES... AND IS CLOSE TO THE GFDL TRACK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Oooh, they bring it up to 50 kt. Not bad-- higher than I expected. I'm gonna keep an eye on this one, for sure. The NW Caribbean in October can be an explosive environment-- sometimes unexpectedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 might as well finish the season as it started.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmx Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 Thanks for the thread title/subtitle change. I'm going over vs the official forecast, and farther to the north. It's still consolidating, but it's showing more signs of organization. If it can keep a decent organization past 24-36 hours, there will be a period of favorable conditions aloft. Also, I'm going a bit farther north...near Cozumel around 96hrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/get-goes?satellite=GOES-E%20CONUS&lat=15&lon=-82&info=vis&zoom=1&map=None&quality=100&width=800&height=600&type=Animation&numframes=15 i see a broad center... we could see it reform in the convection on the north side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 The 8 pm EDT advisory says the system is "getting better organized" and is just below TS strength. The HWRF and GFDL make it a 'cane; SHIPS is less enthused. It'll be interesting to see how this unfolds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdrenken Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 BEGIN NHC_ATCF invest_al182011.invest FSTDA R U 040 010 0000 201110240031 NONE NOTIFY=ATRP END EIGHTEEN, AL, L, , , , , 18, 2011, TS, O, 2011102112, 9999999999, , , , , , WARNING, 3, AL182011 AL, 18, 2011102012, , BEST, 0, 150N, 800W, 20, 1009, DB, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, AL, 18, 2011102018, , BEST, 0, 145N, 800W, 20, 1009, DB, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, AL, 18, 2011102100, , BEST, 0, 142N, 800W, 20, 1009, DB, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, AL, 18, 2011102106, , BEST, 0, 140N, 800W, 20, 1009, DB, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, AL, 18, 2011102112, , BEST, 0, 135N, 802W, 25, 1008, LO, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, 1012, 150, 40, 35, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, INVEST, M, AL, 18, 2011102118, , BEST, 0, 130N, 805W, 25, 1008, LO, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, 1012, 150, 40, 35, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, INVEST, M, AL, 18, 2011102200, , BEST, 0, 127N, 807W, 25, 1007, LO, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, 1012, 175, 60, 35, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, INVEST, M, AL, 18, 2011102206, , BEST, 0, 127N, 812W, 25, 1007, LO, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, AL, 18, 2011102212, , BEST, 0, 129N, 814W, 25, 1007, LO, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, 1010, 175, 60, 35, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, INVEST, M, AL, 18, 2011102218, , BEST, 0, 132N, 814W, 25, 1006, LO, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, 1010, 225, 60, 35, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, INVEST, M, AL, 18, 2011102300, , BEST, 0, 136N, 814W, 25, 1005, LO, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, 1010, 225, 50, 35, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, INVEST, M, AL, 18, 2011102306, , BEST, 0, 142N, 814W, 25, 1006, LO, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, 1010, 225, 50, 0, 0, AL, 18, 2011102312, , BEST, 0, 148N, 815W, 25, 1006, LO, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, 1010, 225, 50, 35, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, INVEST, M, AL, 18, 2011102318, , BEST, 0, 155N, 817W, 30, 1005, TD, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, 1010, 225, 50, 40, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, EIGHTEEN, M, AL, 18, 2011102400, , BEST, 0, 161N, 820W, 35, 1004, TS, 34, NEQ, 0, 0, 60, 60, 1010, 225, 50, 0, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, EIGHTEEN, M, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 17-5-3 lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zachary Lassiter Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 BEGIN NHC_ATCF invest_al182011.invest FSTDA R U 040 010 0000 201110240031 NONE NOTIFY=ATRP END EIGHTEEN, AL, L, , , , , 18, 2011, TS, O, 2011102112, 9999999999, , , , , , WARNING, 3, AL182011 AL, 18, 2011102012, , BEST, 0, 150N, 800W, 20, 1009, DB, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, AL, 18, 2011102018, , BEST, 0, 145N, 800W, 20, 1009, DB, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, AL, 18, 2011102100, , BEST, 0, 142N, 800W, 20, 1009, DB, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, AL, 18, 2011102106, , BEST, 0, 140N, 800W, 20, 1009, DB, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, AL, 18, 2011102112, , BEST, 0, 135N, 802W, 25, 1008, LO, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, 1012, 150, 40, 35, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, INVEST, M, AL, 18, 2011102118, , BEST, 0, 130N, 805W, 25, 1008, LO, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, 1012, 150, 40, 35, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, INVEST, M, AL, 18, 2011102200, , BEST, 0, 127N, 807W, 25, 1007, LO, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, 1012, 175, 60, 35, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, INVEST, M, AL, 18, 2011102206, , BEST, 0, 127N, 812W, 25, 1007, LO, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, AL, 18, 2011102212, , BEST, 0, 129N, 814W, 25, 1007, LO, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, 1010, 175, 60, 35, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, INVEST, M, AL, 18, 2011102218, , BEST, 0, 132N, 814W, 25, 1006, LO, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, 1010, 225, 60, 35, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, INVEST, M, AL, 18, 2011102300, , BEST, 0, 136N, 814W, 25, 1005, LO, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, 1010, 225, 50, 35, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, INVEST, M, AL, 18, 2011102306, , BEST, 0, 142N, 814W, 25, 1006, LO, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, 1010, 225, 50, 0, 0, AL, 18, 2011102312, , BEST, 0, 148N, 815W, 25, 1006, LO, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, 1010, 225, 50, 35, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, INVEST, M, AL, 18, 2011102318, , BEST, 0, 155N, 817W, 30, 1005, TD, 0, , 0, 0, 0, 0, 1010, 225, 50, 40, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, EIGHTEEN, M, AL, 18, 2011102400, , BEST, 0, 161N, 820W, 35, 1004, TS, 34, NEQ, 0, 0, 60, 60, 1010, 225, 50, 0, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, EIGHTEEN, M, What is this jibber jabber... sorry for the newb question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy9479 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 It's saying that TD 18 is being upgraded to a 35-kt Tropical Storm at 11 PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srain Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 It's saying that TD 18 is being upgraded to a 35-kt Tropical Storm at 11 PM. The 11PM advisory may be a bit further N as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Rina? Just one letter away from the name it replaced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmx Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 17-5-23 lol. Irene, Katia and Ophelia... girls are showing their mettle this season, hopefully this continues with Rina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Rina? Just one letter away from the name it replaced? I actually have a client named Rina. She's Indian American, so I wonder if it's from Hindu origins or something like that. I'm liking the potential with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I actually have a client named Rina. She's Indian American, so I wonder if it's from Hindu origins or something like that. I'm liking the potential with this. I'm not saying it's a fake name, it's just weird that it would be so close to Rita. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I'm not saying it's a fake name, it's just weird that it would be so close to Rita. Oh, I know. I just felt like sharing useless trivia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmx Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 Rina has developed a beautiful NW half outflow pattern...but the SE half is...well, ugly to nonexistent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srain Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Forecast states 65 kts with gusts to 80 kts. Interesting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmx Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 There's a small burst of convection close to the center (to it's SW). I'm still over vs the official forecast...my WAG is for a 90kts storm at peak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analog96 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I actually have a client named Rina. She's Indian American, so I wonder if it's from Hindu origins or something like that. I'm liking the potential with this. The school nurse where I work is named Rina. She is Jewish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUmet Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 There's a small burst of convection close to the center (to it's SW). I'm still over vs the official forecast...my WAG is for a 90kts storm at peak I believe this is the first time we've seen convection on that side of the storm relative to the shear vector. It may be an indication that the shear has decreased, or more likely that the vortex has become resilient to the shear. A lot of modeling studies show somewhat similar behavior, with the vortex taking some time until it becomes resilient to the shear, after which it can resume intensifying. Although the SHIPS has the shear in the moderate 10-20 kt range over the next few days, I don't think that's enough to prevent significant intensification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Hmmm. Getting interesting. I'm almost getting a slight tingle from it (I'm embarrassed to admit). But I don't like that angle of approach to the Yucatan-- looks complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I believe this is the first time we've seen convection on that side of the storm relative to the shear vector. It may be an indication that the shear has decreased, or more likely that the vortex has become resilient to the shear. A lot of modeling studies show somewhat similar behavior, with the vortex taking some time until it becomes resilient to the shear, after which it can resume intensifying. Although the SHIPS has the shear in the moderate 10-20 kt range over the next few days, I don't think that's enough to prevent significant intensification. Storm uncancel? Edit: There's also land interaction to consider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyewall2005 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I believe this is the first time we've seen convection on that side of the storm relative to the shear vector. It may be an indication that the shear has decreased, or more likely that the vortex has become resilient to the shear. A lot of modeling studies show somewhat similar behavior, with the vortex taking some time until it becomes resilient to the shear, after which it can resume intensifying. Although the SHIPS has the shear in the moderate 10-20 kt range over the next few days, I don't think that's enough to prevent significant intensification. CUmet do you see any way rina becomes an issue for sfl? I'd think those 40-50kt winds in the gulf would protect us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil882 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I believe this is the first time we've seen convection on that side of the storm relative to the shear vector. It may be an indication that the shear has decreased, or more likely that the vortex has become resilient to the shear. A lot of modeling studies show somewhat similar behavior, with the vortex taking some time until it becomes resilient to the shear, after which it can resume intensifying. Although the SHIPS has the shear in the moderate 10-20 kt range over the next few days, I don't think that's enough to prevent significant intensification. I'm not sure if I necessarily buy the GFS based SHIPS shear magnitude for the next 72 hours or so. The GFS has had preformed rather abysmally with Rina's circulation for the past 5 or 6 runs ever since it stopped developing the system into a robust tropical cyclone. Since it takes the 850mb vorticity over central america, it likely doesn't have an accurate representation of the deep convection modulating the upper level flow over the current forecast track of Rina. The 12z ECWMF seems much more realistic with regards to the upper level flow and predicts lower shear for the next 72 hours over the circulation (5-10 knots mainly). If there is going to be a negative factor towards the intensification of Rina in the short term, it will likely come from the very dry air the lurks northward in the Yucatan Channel and Gulf of Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUmet Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 CUmet do you see any way rina becomes an issue for sfl? I'd think those 40-50kt winds in the gulf would protect us. Very unlikely. If it does end up tracking that far north over S FL, it'll be in a much-weakened state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW155 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 The school nurse where I work is named Rina. She is Jewish. Yea it's a jewish name as far as I know. I grew up with 2 girls named Rina. I've always been surprised people have never heard of that name. I always thought it was common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil882 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 nice microwave... definitely a marked improvement in organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 CUmet do you see any way rina becomes an issue for sfl? I'd think those 40-50kt winds in the gulf would protect us. Wilma was the last real "issue" for sfl. It is amazing how fast time flies away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Yea it's a jewish name as far as I know. I grew up with 2 girls named Rina. I've always been surprised people have never heard of that name. I always thought it was common. I also knew a Jewish girl named Rina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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