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This is not 93L but another wave behind it. 93L (a potential soon-to-be TC) moves NW somewhere west of the Verdes and dissipates. GFS wants to go gangbusters with the AEW behind it and grows a long-tracking deep MDR hurricane. Of note, the new GFS hasn't wanted to do jack squat with really any CV or MDR system up until now. Of course that is climatologically normal as typically this region doesn't start producing until mid August. Still...

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1 minute ago, WxWatcher007 said:

Yup. Really weird to get something that far east.

Indeed!  And it shows things are kind of messed up in the ern tropical Atlantic.  Where is the deep easterly uniform flow that is almost always present this time of year that brings all African waves steadily westward?  If this anomalous flow sticks around for awhile, it is going to put a dampener on some sig Cape Verde TC potential.

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Indeed!  And it shows things are kind of messed up in the ern tropical Atlantic.  Where is the deep easterly uniform flow that is almost always present this time of year that brings all African waves steadily westward?  If this anomalous flow sticks around for awhile, it is going to put a dampener on some sig Cape Verde TC potential.
There's a 580 dm mid level trough / gyre extending west of the Cape Verdes. They do happen from time to time even in the EATL. But otherwise, the Azores heights have been doing their thing this year in typical fashion. Hence already having several MDR runners and strong 700 hPa wind bursts.

 

 

In the first image, note the mid level trough. Also note 850 hPa vorticity field associated with TD10 riding northward and around.

 

 

Regardless if TD10 gets named, it is doomed due to future encounter with marginal SSTs, but more importantly, the stable airmass about to blast off NW Africa due to, well, the Azores heights rebuilding and doing their thing again in a few days, i.e., nothing out of wack pattern-wise for any prolonged duration. Just a short-lived mid level PV trough about to get filled. See second image:

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Seems Josephine may not be far behind actually even if TD 10 dissipates tomorrow

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Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Aug 1 2020

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane 
Isaias, located near the central Bahamas, and on Tropical 
Depression Ten, located over the far eastern Atlantic between Africa 
and the Cabo Verde Islands. 

1. A westward-moving tropical wave located about 650 miles east of 
the Lesser Antilles continues to produce a few disorganized 
showers. Environmental conditions are forecast to become more 
conducive for development in a day or two, and a tropical 
depression could form early next week.  This system is forecast to 
turn northwestward, and then northward over the western Atlantic 
north of the Leeward Islands through the middle of next week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...50 percent.

Public Advisories on Tropical Depression Ten are issued under WMO 
header WTNT35 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPAT5.
Forecast/Advisories on Tropical Depression Ten are issued under WMO 
header WTNT25 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCMAT5.

Forecaster Blake
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5 hours ago, Windspeed said:

 

NHC disagreed on the 2AM TWO

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical 
Storm Isaias, located just offshore of east-central Florida.

Recent satellite-derived wind data indicate that the area of 
disturbed weather located a few hundred miles north of the northern 
Leeward Islands does not have a surface circulation, and the 
associated shower activity is not well organized.  However, 
environmental conditions could allow for some slow development of 
this system during the next several days, with a tropical 
depression possibly forming later this week.  This system is 
forecast to move northwestward at about 15 mph over the southwestern 
Atlantic today and on Tuesday and then stall several hundred miles 
southwest of Bermuda by the middle to latter part of the week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...60 percent.

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Forecaster Berg
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Both the GFS and ECMWF, including their ensembles are quiet the next 10 days for TCG across the Atlantic Basin. The Euro op does hint at MDR development next week but we appear to be entering a break in activity. Not necessarily unwarranted. July was a busy month despite no TC getting especially intense. A climatological sharp rise in activity begins around the 19th. Most signals are still strong for a very active CV stretch of the season beginning in a few weeks and likely remaining that way through October.

 

While we still have landfall and ECONUS impacts by Isaias to deal within the next 24 hours, after everything settles, enjoy the break.

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And 94L is gone pretty much

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane 
Isaias, located inland over southeastern North Carolina.

1. Showers and thunderstorms have mostly dissipated near a trough of 
low pressure located several hundred miles south-southwest of 
Bermuda.  Although a weak area of low pressure is expected to form 
over the next day or so, abundant dry air surrounding the system is 
likely to limit significant development.  This system is forecast 
to move northwestward at about 10 mph over the southwestern 
Atlantic today, stall several hundred miles southwest of Bermuda 
tonight, and then drift southwestward on Thursday. 
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent.

Forecaster Berg
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This is somewhat ominous. Wind shear has been anomalously low. Sure, there has still been shear, hence Isaias' struggles and being kept in check through the Bahamas and east of Florida. Still, wasn't enough to kill it as we have seen in past seasons with early TCs. Climatological shear tends to reach its lowest point throughout the MDR and WATL by September. How anomalous lower shear heading into this period affects TCG and long-trackers remains to be seen, but it's enough to raise an eyebrow.

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There's nothing more fantasyland than GFS at 384 hours, however...

1) It's been showing Gulf action now for four runs in a row at this timeframe

2) The GFS has been pretty quiet this year with fantasy storms. and most importantly...

3) It's 2020

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There's nothing more fantasyland than GFS at 384 hours, however...
1) It's been showing Gulf action now for four runs in a row at this timeframe
2) The GFS has been pretty quiet this year with fantasy storms. and most importantly...
3) It's 2020
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Well if we're going to play the ~300 hr fantasy land game, why hello there upper divergent atmospheric crack on steroids...
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So far 2020 has been gangbusters. We're low on ACE considering number of named storms due to no majors or long-tracking storms with persistent hurricane intensity, but that is likely to change in a couple of weeks regardless of short-term development. We are still way ahead on ACE as well versus climatological mean.

 

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27 minutes ago, Windspeed said:

So far 2020 has been gangbusters. We're low on ACE considering number of named storms due to no majors or long-tracking storms with persistent hurricane intensity, but that is likely to change in a couple of weeks regardless of short-term development. We are still way ahead on ACE as well versus climatological mean.

 

Meanwhile the Wpac, which has hit peak climo, had been completely quiet. It must be near record low at the moment.

Does anyone know if the two basins often have an inverse correlation?

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