Posted on 02/23/2006 11:57:09 AM PST by isawitonline
Off of the East Coast of South America satellite imagery is showing a potential tropical cyclone developing. The South Atlantic Ocean is the rarest place among the world's oceans, outside of the Arctic, for Tropical Cyclone development. There have been only three recorded tropical cyclones.
In 1991, one formed off of the coast of Angola in April.
In 2004, there were two. The first, in January, made landfall near Salvador, Brazil. The second, called Catalina, made landfall in the Catalina province of Brazil as a hurricane.
Now, the Naval Research Labratory is tracking and monitoring this system shown above and is carrying the tracking of Investigation 90L. If this storm can maintain itself, it might become the fourth record tropical cyclone in South Atlantic History.
Rove better figure out how to aim that thing.
LOL -- he'll need a slingshot, Scott Stevens, and the Japanese Mafia combined to have a shot *smirk*
Ping - just to keep you reminded of the upcoming season. LOL! - OB1
Actually, it is just Rove testing his hurricane machine upgrades. No need to worry !!!
bump
Three months left for the furlough.
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