[antivenom]

Hey after looking at this satellite view is that another "circular moving" depression BACK in the warm waters of the GOM...take a gander.....

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/tatl/loop-vis.html

also put the LatON and the SST ON....

I think we will have another official depression later today or tomorrow...will that storm drag Dean to the Gulf???

[eastforker]

WOW, you are right, we gotta watch all this real close. The water in the gom is 83-85 degrees, I remeber how quick Alicia spawned.

[No Blue States]

I think that is an upper low according to the NHC tropical discussion:

...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CENTERED OVER THE ERN GULF NEAR 25N87W MOVING W. CYCLONIC FLOW IS BETWEEN 80W-94W. THE SYSTEM IS PRODUCING NOCTURNAL THUNDERSTORMS FROM 22N-26N BETWEEN 85W-90W.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATWDAT+shtml/191155.shtml?

[Clara Lou]

I think we will have another official depression later today or tomorrow...will that storm drag Dean to the Gulf???
It'll be bad news for somebody if it does. A week ago there was concern that Dean would follow Erin. Thank goodness it doesn't appear that it will happen.

[steveegg]

Noted. From this morning's Atlantic Tropical Weather Discussion:

THE GULF OF MEXICO...

Weak surface ridging is over the Gulf of Mexico with ridge axis along 30N. Thus surface winds are mostly from the E at 10-15 kt E of 80W...and from the SE at 10-15 kt W of 80W. Patches of showers and isolated thunderstorms are streaming over central and south Florida with the easterlies. In the upper levels...an upper level low is centered over the ERN Gulf near 25N87W moving W. Cyclonic flow is between 80W-94W. The system is producing nocturnal thunderstorms from 22N-26N between 85W-90W. Upper level ridging is over the WRN Gulf producing NRL flow W of 94W. All eyes are on Hurricane Dean which is expected to move into the SW portion of the Gulf on Tue night.