Season's first named Atlantic storm may be forming

Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 8/13/09 | Scott DiSavino

[NormsRevenge]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Atlantic Ocean could see its first named storm of the hurricane season in a day or two as a tropical wave off the west coast of Africa gains strength, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Thursday.

The energy market is focused on the tropical wave, located about 250 miles south of the Cape Verde Islands, because it has potential for significant development as it marches across the Atlantic at 10 to 15 miles per hour during the next two weeks.

AccuWeather.com said the system could become a "strong hurricane" next week and "pose a significant threat" to the East Coast of the United States from Florida to Maine late next week.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center gave the wave a high chance -- greater than 50 percent -- of becoming a tropical depression during the next 48 hours.

The next system to reach tropical storm strength with winds of 39 to 73 mph will be named Ana.

The hurricane season is getting a late start this year. By this time last year, there were already five named storms in the Atlantic basin.

[NormsRevenge]

The hurricane season is getting a late start this year.

—

It’s all that pesky Global Warming, yaknow.

[Blueflag]

“potentially” ... “might” ... “could” ... “maybe”

Well no sh!t it potentially might could become a hurricane, maybe.

Or it might not.

Our local guy says it likely WON’T.

Algore is deeply saddened.

[Vaquero]

first big storm should be named Barack

for the blustery wind bag of its namesake.

[Stat-boy]

The only reason this made the news is because the hurricane watchers in the US have nothing else to talk about. If they do not get some storms named real quick, they may have their budgets cut!

[NormsRevenge]

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

[dirtboy]

The energy market is focused on the tropical wave, located about 250 miles south of the Cape Verde Islands, because it has potential for significant development as it marches across the Atlantic at 10 to 15 miles per hour during the next two weeks.

AccuWeather.com said the system could become a "strong hurricane" next week and "pose a significant threat" to the East Coast of the United States from Florida to Maine late next week.

Yeah, we all know a hurricane could devastate all those offshore rigs off the East Coast.

Oops, wait a minute, there aren't any.

Looks like the speculators are chomping at the bit for a reason to play with oil prices again.

[txroadkill]

Quick, somebody call Sheila Jackson Lee so she can name it, maybe after the fake doctor.

[spectre]

All I have to do is make reservations for our annual Florida vacation and take it to the bank...they'll be a Hurricane.

THIS year, I'm waiting till the week before we go, LOL.

sw

[mplsconservative]

I just made reservations in Sarasota for next week. :(

[ETL]

Here are some great animated weather maps for tracking hurricanes. They’re from the website of the Weather Channel.

Tropical Atlantic Infrared w/ U.S. and Africa:
(for tracking hurricanes approaching from Africa)
http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/satelliteworld/tropicalatlanticsatellite_large_animated.html

Gulf of Mexico/Central America:
http://www.weather.com/maps/geography/centralamerica/index_large_animated.html

Southeast Infrared Satellite United States:
http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/satelliteusnational/southeastussatellite_large_animated.html

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks! I hope we don’t need them! :-)

[PeteB570]

Well, they had high hopes for TD # 2 but it appears to be a bust.

News Weathermen are in a snit because their wet weather gear is still dry this season.

[wolfcreek]

The Weather Channel said the one following this storm might be bigger and effect the East coast..

[Capt_Hank]

Since The Weather Channel went all NBC with the addition of the worthless, Al Roker, I can’t watch it. Who, pray tell, wants to wake up with this fool?

[MrPiper]

Man I hope it becomes a hurricane, I’m darn near out of MRE’s!

[Sleeping Freeper]

“Our local guy says it likely WON’T.
Algore is deeply saddened.”

.... My thoughts exactly

[deport]

Let the train get lined up.... Invest 90 is located behind this TD at 11.7 N and 23.3 W....

[Chode]

all the RATS have their fingers crossed i'm sure...

[Blueflag]

Now, as of 1500 EDT 14 August ...

“The remnants of Tropical Depression 2, meanwhile, showed renewed vigor overnight but tamed in the face of “marginally” favorable conditions. It has a 30 to 50 percent chance for slow redevelopment, according to the NHC.

That system is located about 1,300 miles east of the Lesser Antilles.”

and

“SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS BECOME A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED IN ASSOCIATION
WITH THE REMNANT LOW OF FORMER TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO...LOCATED
ABOUT 1225 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. “

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo_atl.shtml

the one SE of Miami looks more ‘promising’