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I saw it coming when the LLC was exposed, that screamed RI!

 

Just like Nate! Nate became a hurricane while the center was still partially exposed. The difference here is that it looks like convection is starting to wrap around the center, so this might be an earnest period of intensification coming up. 

 

On the negative side, it looks like the RMW are still pretty large, so some of this pressure decrease is not necessarily a sign that the inner core has developed, but more of a reflection that its an inner vorticity embedded in lower than normal SLP (due to the broader gyre circulation)

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The only time they change mission FL's is when it's turbulent. The NASA aircraft aircraft tracker tracks the flight altitude and the NOAA P-3 was jumping 300ft in 30 sec.

Right. What I meant is that kind of turbulence is rare for a system with the IR presentation of Ingrid. There doesn't appear to be any dry air nearby to provide CAPE, so...?
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That doesn't happen often. What is going on in there?

 

Most likely turbulence... those convective towers are looking pretty impressive currently, and we could be in a surprise period of RI given the recent pressure drop and markedly improved radar presentation. 

 

 

Right. What I meant is that kind of turbulence is rare for a system with the IR presentation of Ingrid. There doesn't appear to be any dry air nearby to provide CAPE, so...?

 

 

 I think anytime you see -70/-80C temps you have to be concerned about turbulence with more robust than expected updrafts. Just because tropical convection doesn't typically have the same updraft velocity that land based convection can obtain doesn't mean it isn't dangerous to fly into (especially at low altitude). I think when a storm reaches a certain intensity (or pressure) it becomes protocol for the air force to fly at a higher altitude as a precaution. 

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 I think anytime you see -70/-80C temps you have to be concerned about turbulence with more robust than expected updrafts. Just because tropical convection doesn't typically have the same updraft velocity that land based convection can obtain doesn't mean it isn't dangerous to fly into (especially at low altitude). I think when a storm reaches a certain intensity (or pressure) it becomes protocol for the air force to fly at a higher altitude as a precaution. 

Of course that's true (esp since they're flying at pressure altitudes). But from my conversations with folks, the worst storms to fly into from a turbulence perspective are the dry air intrusions (because of increased CAPE) and RI situations. At face value, this appears to be neither.
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(edited with vortex message)000URNT12 KNHC 132302VORTEX DATA MESSAGE   AL102013A. 13/22:48:00ZB. 19 deg 15 min N  095 deg 16 min WC. 850 mb 1364 mD. 61 ktE. 022 deg 37 nmF. 109 deg 45 ktG. 024 deg 41 nmH. 993 mbI. 17 C / 1525 mJ. 18 C / 1525 mK. 14 C / NAL. NAM. NAN. 12345 / 08O. 0.02 / 1 nmP. AF304 0510A INGRID             OB 04MAX FL WIND 45 KT 024/41 22:35:30Z;

The NOAA plane fixed was for reference was 19 deg 12 min N 095 deg 20 min W, so it looks like it has moved a bit NE

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air force 850mb fix looks to be just SW of 19.25N, 95.25W. 

224730 1917N 09516W 8429 01435 9943 +175 +123 104005 007 014 001 00
224800 1915N 09516W 8431 01432 9939 +178 +125 014004 005 015 001 00
224830 1913N 09516W 8427 01437 9938 +180 +126 334009 010 011 001 00

The NOAA plane fixed was for reference was 19 deg 12 min N 095 deg 20 min W, so it looks like it has moved a bit NE

 

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Of course that's true (esp since they're flying at pressure altitudes). But from my conversations with folks, the worst storms to fly into from a turbulence perspective are the dry air intrusions (because of increased CAPE) and RI situations. At face value, this appears to be neither.

 

True. I guess the thing is we don't know if the elevation climb was due to turbulence they experienced or just simply because they realized the storm was stronger on radar than first expected and they didn't want to take the risk at 925 hPa. 

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Of course that's true (esp since they're flying at pressure altitudes). But from my conversations with folks, the worst storms to fly into from a turbulence perspective are the dry air intrusions (because of increased CAPE) and RI situations. At face value, this appears to be neither.

 

The dew point in Mexico city is 54, it could be that air over the higher terrain is advecting into the circulation.

 

Edit:

On the south-west quad dropsonde at 17:23 from the G-IV mission there was a 5°C dew point depression at 700mb. That would be right quad and height for the above to show itself.

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I would hope they flew further away from the storm.

Why? Tropical systems generally aren't associated with much turbulence (see above discussion)

 

The dew point in Mexico city is 54, it could be that air over the higher terrain is advecting into the circulation.

Yeah, I guess with downsloping you could get some surface inflow air that has some DCAPE in it or something.
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Why? Tropical systems generally aren't associated with much turbulence (see above discussion)

 

Yeah, I guess with downsloping you could get some surface inflow air that has some DCAPE in it or something.

 

You can get turbulence outside and just downwind of towers or in outflow channels..but yeah..it's different than a MCS over the Plains.

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233930 1916N 09513W 8428 01434 9931 +185 +144 255006 007 008 001 03
234000 1917N 09514W 8432 01428 9927 +190 +145 297002 005 005 000 00
234030 1919N 09514W 8440 01423 9930 +189 +146 054008 012 015 004 00

New center pass looks to be roughly 19 deg 17 min N, 095 deg 14 min W, compared to the previous pass of 19 deg 15 min N, 095 deg 16 min W, so for the time being it certainty is moving slowly NE.  Extrap pressure is 992.7mb

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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM INGRID SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL102013
700 PM CDT FRI SEP 13 2013

...HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT FIND INGRID STRONGER...
...HURRICANE WATCH ISSUED...


SUMMARY OF 700 PM CDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...19.2N 95.3W
ABOUT 60 MI...95 KM E OF VERACRUZ MEXICO
ABOUT 185 MI...295 KM SE OF TUXPAN MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...STATIONARY
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...993 MB...29.32 INCHES

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