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Beryl now TD; Landfall 70 mph Jax Bch 12:10 AM 5/28.; TS warnings lifted for S SC to NE FL


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Trusting Bastardi is a big no-no. Especially in the tropics.

This. The cyclone is rapidly transitioning from an XTC where, up until now, the convection was being driven by jet forced ascent, to where central convection is STARTING to be driven by latent heat feedback. However the center and asscoiated convection is still being vented by the divergent LF quad of an 80kt jetstreak shooting NE-ward over the western Atlantic.

It's getting there, but JB is mistaken, calling it a full blown TS already.

And of course, once again he uses twitter as a bully pulpit to whinge and unfairly bash NHC.

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This. The cyclone is rapidly transitioning from an XTC where, up until now, the convection was being driven by jet forced ascent, to where central convection is STARTING to be driven by latent heat feedback. However the center and asscoiated convection is still being vented by the divergent LF quad of an 80kt jetstreak shooting NE-ward over the western Atlantic.

It's getting there, but JB is mistaken, calling it a full blown TS already.

ahh i see. thanks for the explanation.

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This. The cyclone is rapidly transitioning from an XTC where, up until now, the convection was being driven by jet forced ascent, to where central convection is STARTING to be driven by latent heat feedback. However the center and asscoiated convection is still being vented by the divergent LF quad of an 80kt jetstreak shooting NE-ward over the western Atlantic.

Bingo... its the jet forced ascent via upper level divergence that has been aiding the storms intensification the last 6-12 hours. However, we are now starting to see the upper level PV anomaly merge with the surface circulation. This should result in a substancial drop in vertical wind shear, and we should start to see surface cyclone development be driven by wind surface heat exchange (WISHE) rather than merely jet dynamics. This will take place when the PV anomaly aloft moves overhead and its at this time that 94L will have the opportunity to transition into a tropical cyclone.

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Well, looks like 11pm might be it coupled with this:

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SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

845 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2012

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

1. SATELLITE PICTURES AND REPORTS FROM NOAA BUOY 41002 INDICATE THAT

THE LOW PRESSURE AREA...CENTERED ABOUT 300 MILES EAST OF CHARLESTON

SOUTH CAROLINA...IS BECOMING BETTER DEFINED AND HAS DEVELOPED

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY NEAR THE CENTER. IF CURRENT TRENDS

CONTINUE...ADVISORIES COULD BE INITIATED LATER TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM

HAS A HIGH CHANCE...NEAR 100 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A SUBTROPICAL OR

TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. LITTLE MOTION IS

EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT A WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD OR SOUTHWESTWARD MOTION

SHOULD BEGIN TOMORROW AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. COASTAL

INTERESTS FROM THE CAROLINAS SOUTHWARD THROUGH NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA

SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY

WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING WILL

CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL CUBA AND

THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS

SYSTEM...PLEASE SEE HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL

WEATHER SERVICE...AND PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE

NEXT 48 HOURS.

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WTNT32 KNHC 260242

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BULLETIN

SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL ADVISORY NUMBER 1

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022012

1100 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...SUBTROPICAL STORM FORMS IN THE SOUTHEWESTERN ATLANTIC...

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THE SOUTHEASTERN

U.S. COAST...

SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

-----------------------------------------------

LOCATION...32.5N 74.8W

ABOUT 305 MI...490 KM E OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES

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Hey guys. What do ya'll think the ceiling is as far as strengthening on Beryl before it makes landfall?

60 mph max probably... its going to take a lot of air mass modification of the dry air surrounding the system currently and Beryl has a limited time over water before its expected landfall in the southeast. I wouldn't expect a system much more intense than Alberto at its peak, although this system will be substantially larger.

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Yep.. Hopefully Beryl can put a nice small dent in this..

Wow, I didn't realize how much of a Drought was already in place for a lot of areas in the Southeast. This could be a huge drought buster.

I've updated my blog with some ideas for the forecast track and intensity. Track should be a lot easier than intensity, since a subtropical ridge will be dominating the next 48 hours in keeping Beryl on a westward course, although towards the end of the forecast it should turn back to the northeast as it gets picked up by an upper level trough. Intensity is a big ? though. Alberto was only able to get to 50 knots, and I'm thinking that might be where Beryl ends up too, although the environment isn't quite as dry, so that might work its favor. Should be fun to watch.

http://philstropicalweatherblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/subtropical-storm-beryl-is-born-bud-quickly-falling-along-the-mexican-coastline/

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Is the environment looking more or less favorable this morning?

It's mentioned in the discussion:

THE SUBTROPICAL STORM IS ENTANGLED WITH A MID-TO UPPER-LEVEL LOW

WITH DRY AIR CONTINUING TO BE ENTRAINED INTO THE CIRCULATION. THE

GLOBAL AND REGIONAL MODELS SHOW THE UPPER LOW WEAKENING AND BERYL

EVOLVING INTO A FULLY TROPICAL CYCLONE ON SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT

STRENGTHENING...HOWEVER...IS NOT EXPECTED AS BERYL WILL BE OVER THE

COOLER SHELF WATERS BY THEN.

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As the NHC alludes to in its 11am discussion, the key thing will be how well the convection responds in the next 24 hours while the system lies over the Gulf Stream. Dry air has been completely entrained into the circulation and that situation won't improve unless Beryl develops a central dense overcase that can help increase precipitable water in-situ of the storm center. The system is currently moving into the warmest sea surface temperatures associated with the Gulf Stream, with some values even exceeding 28 degrees Celsius. The next 24 hours will be key before the storm gets too close to the Shelf waters that are readily evident along the Southeast Coastline north of Jacksonville, FL.

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Not much westward component of motion last five hours and little motion at all last few hours. Note the lack of surface high pressure to its north, which means not much westward steering at the lower levels right now. I'm wondering if the models are assuming too much west motion for today. I've seen this kind of thing in the past when surface high pressure to the north is pretty weak. Perhaps this will mean an overall slower movement toward the U.S. vs. the NHC track. We'll see.

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Starting to see some convection pop up near the center.

I think we may now be seeing a transition to more tropical. SST's are warm enough, shear is only 5-10 knts, and the LLC looks good, which should all aid in strenghtening.

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