[OsirisX]

Ok, I will get on my desktop and post a new image he sent me... if you look carefull below the NE precip you can see the counterclockwise spin barely... but it's there. Most of what we are seeing is visible precip actually. Interesting..

And as for storm names.... who knows. Many are weird. In the Pacific there are both John's and Keoni's though, LOL. Never over here though in the Atlanta, but in coming years there will be a Debby (2006) and a Dean (2007) though.

LOL, cool.

[dlt]

My mom said I had it backwards, they were all female name and then male names were added she thinks about 30 years ago.

[kanaloa]

David was in hrmm...79 I think...

So that'd be about right.

Sure enough, they started in 78'

http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/weather/hurrican ... anes4.html

[kanaloa]

Not sure why I left the Discussion about Alex out of this thread, but I did post on it...

Here's the thread on Hurricane Alex (Category 3 in late July/Early Aug):
http://www.pronetworks.org/forum/viewt ... light=alex



Right on it's heals appeared to be Bonnie, but it fell apart... until today when it reformed into a Tropical Storm in the Gulf of Mexico. Not likely to become a Hurricane (though I think it could come close before landfall with winds over 60mph). Should make for a wet weekend in the South.


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The bigger concern however is what will become TD, TS, and eventually (likely) Hurricane Charley, coming accross the south Carribean. NOAA flew a plane through it today and it was stronger than they thought it was


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Here's another IR radar view of what will be Charley.
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... -loop.html

And another look at the Atlantic basin (can't see Bonnie):
http://www.weather.com/maps/news/atlsto ... mated.html

Here's a view of both storms forming:
http://www.weather.com/maps/news/atlsto ... large.html


This is kinda early still.... very exciting for us weather nuts.

[Mac33]

I may be no expert John, but i love the weather cycles of the World and their effects.

[kanaloa]

Did Alex ever bring you guys rain? Last I had seen it was heading right for you...

[kanaloa]

This model seems to think something will form off the SC Coast too... but I think it's out of date.

http://bricker.met.psu.edu/trop-cgi/avn ... =Animation

[Mac33]

You bet John. Rain like you have never seen in your life with thunderstorms and lightening, accompanied with flooding down in England.

[kanaloa]

I figured it would give you guys quite a storm.

It was the first storm to ever get that strong so far North... all the way to Cat. 3 stregth, 120mph+

I am excited about these new systems forming... I watch them like a hawk. I decided also to update my homepage at the end of the season, and keep the discussions here. Might be easier just to update in one spot, LOL

[Mac33]

Funny you say about it being the first storm of its kind so far north. That was the point made in the news over here, that we have had unusually warm weather accompanying those storms, and that's not typical for us. Probably because this system came from the South, then that's been the reason.