The tropics are waking up

[gopbroek]

Using the Windy app animation it shows a decent formation by mid next week and then moving towards Bermuda. Of course that's a ways out but hopefully it stays in the mid Atlantic

 

[ggunn]

Using the Windy app animation it shows a decent formation by mid next week and then moving towards Bermuda. Of course that's a ways out but hopefully it stays in the mid Atlantic

I hope so, too. The 11AM NHC update shows the predicted path bending a little more to the right/north than the earlier one this morning. That one showed it heading straight for the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Of course, and as you say, it's still a long ways out.

 

[ggunn]

Good news, bad news. The good is that TD17, forecast to develop into at least a tropical storm, is also predicted to make a right turn early next week and miss the Caribbean and the US. The bad is that the high pressure heat dome that is part of the reason the storm will make that turn is strengthening again and it is going to be back at 100+ degrees here.

 

[ggunn]

The predicted path of Philippe has changed radically. Yesterday it was forecast to veer shaply to the right in a couple of days and spin harmlessly (to us, anyway) off into the central Atlantic.

 

[Divin'Papaw]

The predicted path of Philippe has changed radically. Yesterday it was forecast to veer shaply to the right in a couple of days and spin harmlessly (to us, anyway) off into the central Atlantic.

That's because it is dying, thus the storm isn't nearly as high and won't be picked up by the steering currents as was previously forecasted. It isn't expected to be much of anything. Hopefully that is the case.

 

[ggunn]

That's because it is dying, thus the storm isn't nearly as high and won't be picked up by the steering currents as was previously forecasted. It isn't expected to be much of anything. Hopefully that is the case.

I hope so, too. I will keep watching it, though, as I am sure you will as well.

 

[Divin'Papaw]

I hope so, too. I will keep watching it, though, as I am sure you will as well.

Always!

 

[Saboteur]

The predicted path of Philippe has changed radically. Yesterday it was forecast to veer shaply to the right in a couple of days and spin harmlessly (to us, anyway) off into the central Atlantic.

Dang… that’s disappointing and a bit worrisone. We head to Cayman Friday.

 

[Saboteur]

Looks like Phillipe changed his mind.. back to predicted north. But now Rina.. also predicted north.

 

[ggunn]

Looks like Phillipe changed his mind.. back to predicted north. But now Rina.. also predicted north.

Those storms have been duking it out, but it looks like Philippe is going to be the winner.

The 5 day predictions for Philippe have been literally all over the map since tracking it started. I will relax a bit once it gets north of 25N.