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2024 - tracking the tropics


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Since it's quiet in here...

https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-predicts-above-normal-2024-atlantic-hurricane-season

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NOAA National Weather Service forecasters at the Climate Prediction Center predict above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin this year. NOAA’s outlook for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which spans from June 1 to November 30, predicts an 85% chance of an above-normal season, a 10% chance of a near-normal season and a 5% chance of a below-normal season.

NOAA is forecasting a range of 17 to 25 total named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher). Of those, 8 to 13 are forecast to become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 4 to 7 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher). Forecasters have a 70% confidence in these ranges.

The upcoming Atlantic hurricane season is expected to have above-normal activity due to a confluence of factors, including near-record warm ocean temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean, development of La Nina conditions in the Pacific, reduced Atlantic trade winds and less wind shear, all of which tend to favor tropical storm formation.

 

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CSU Forecast

https://tropical.colostate.edu/Forecast/2024-04-pressrelease.pdf
 

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Colorado State University hurricane researchers are predicting an extremely active Atlantic
hurricane season in their initial 2024 forecast. The team cites record warm tropical and eastern
subtropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures as a primary factor for their prediction of 11
hurricanes this year.


When waters in the eastern and central tropical and subtropical Atlantic are much warmer than
normal in the spring, it tends to force a weaker subtropical high and associated weaker winds
blowing across the tropical Atlantic. These conditions will likely lead to a continuation of well
above-average water temperatures in the tropical Atlantic for the peak of the 2024 Atlantic
hurricane season. A very warm Atlantic favors an above-average season, since a hurricane’s fuel
source is warm ocean water. In addition, a warm Atlantic leads to lower atmospheric pressure
and a more unstable atmosphere. Both conditions favor hurricanes.

 

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Looks like the season is picking up - 95L may become the strongest MDR/Ecarib hurricane since 2005. Keeping a wary eye on it, ridging will likely push it due west but it it strengthens earlier than forecast it might find a weakness.

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On 6/26/2024 at 8:17 PM, tiger_deF said:

Looks like the season is picking up - 95L may become the strongest MDR/Ecarib hurricane since 2005. Keeping a wary eye on it, ridging will likely push it due west but it it strengthens earlier than forecast it might find a weakness.

2017 would like a word with you.

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Just now, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Put together some quick, early thoughts.

https://easternmassweather.blogspot.com/2024/06/hurricane-beryl-to-devastate-south.html

I think the southern half of the GEFS suite is probably out to lunch.....can see a Gilbert type scenario, but probably not further south than that.

 

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Still quite unsure whether I will make the trip down to Texas. A lot of track and intensity uncertainty at relative short range given the angle of approach. Currently thinking this does end up a little stronger and further north, but we need to see what the structure looks like after the Yucatan. 

Currently looking at somewhere between Brownsville and Corpus Christi. Probably need a little more time to narrow that zone. @40/70 Benchmark

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