SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT

National Hurricane Center ^ | May 8, 2007 | National Hurricane Center

[varina davis]

SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 950 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

A NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...CENTERED ABOUT 230 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA COASTS...HAS BEEN MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THIS SYSTEM IS PRODUCING GALE-FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY SURF ALONG THE COASTS OF NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTH CAROLINA...AND GEORGIA...WITH STRONGER WINDS OFFSHORE. ASSOCIATED SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED SINCE YESTERDAY...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT STRENGTHENING OF THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED. THE LOW IS BEING MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT...AND AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM TOMORROW MORNING...IF NECESSARY.

INTERESTS ALONG THE COAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES SHOULD MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC.

$$ FORECASTER KNABB

[ProfoundMan]

Here's a charming and informative place to view the effect of this storm on the NC coast.

Oriental Town Dock

[tiredoflaundry]

The fires must be pretty bad. I’m here only 6 years, and this is the first time I have seen this in my area.

[avacado]

We are in a transition from El Nino to La Nina. This means that the upper winds caused by El Nino that blow across the Caribbean and Gulf from the Pacific which shear the tops of tropical storms will be diminishing. This will allow greater formation of tropical storms.

Nothing to do with Al Gore's global warming.

transition from ENSO-neutral to La Niña conditions is possible within the next 3 months

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Doesn’t happen every year by any means, but it was bad in 2001, I believe...

[Robert A Cook PE]

This is, off course, off the topic of course, but how far north of the tropic does a typical non-tropical tropical depression have to get before it can’t become a typical tropical tropical depression or becomes a non-typical non-tropical tropical depressions?

If a non-typical non-tropical tropical depression gets over it, does it become a non-typical tropical high?

[BritExPatInFla]

We’ve had some incredible surf in Indialantic, FL. With the wind out of the west today, it may actually give some good sufring conditions. Anyway, the Hurricane shutters were installed on the new condo last week.....bring it on. :D

[Knitting A Conundrum]

You want real answers or smarmy answers? LOL!

[E Rocc]

The stories on the storm are keyworded by its name. If one likes lowbrow humor, Freeper style. >:)

-Eric

[roaddog727]

I guess I won’t be diving tomorrow night out of Miami.....

[FortWorthPatriot]

"Bush’s Fault"

Isn't that always a given? :)

[varina davis]

The NHC has now issued 90L Invest, which usually means they think it might intensify. If named, it would be Andrea and she’s getting might close to Florida’s east coast:

http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/

[varina davis]

That’s the truth!

[Cyber Liberty]

No, I think it’s like a tattoo. Once it’s stuck with being tropical, then that’s it.

[tiredoflaundry]

We are in a transition from El Nino to La Nina.

Oh jeepers!!! Does this mean the hurricanes this year will be considered "transgendered"?????

hehehehe

[avacado]

Yes! Global Warming is now considered gay!

[tiredoflaundry]

LMAO!!

[Albert Barr]

Oh no! The town duck pond dragon has fallen over!! Oh the horror!!!

http://www.towndock.net/harborcam.shtml

[ProfoundMan]

LOL, I’m waiting for our Gov to complain that we don’t have enough troops or equipment available to right it because of Iraq.

[bicyclerepair]

It was 57 deg. this am on the way into work. THat’s odd for mid-May. Plus it’s windy as heck. But we need the rain badly.

[gimme1ibertee]

Oh,ok..I got confused for a moment..
Though you were gonna say that Hillary had the chili for lunch again.