The tropics are waking up

[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.

 

[gopbroek]

?? Fujiwhara effect ??

Can two tropical systems merge? The Fujiwhara effect explained

The tropics are still active as we close out the month of September. Currently, we have two tropical systems swirling in the Atlantic, Tropical Storms Philippe and Rina.

www.google.com

 

[ggunn]

?? Fujiwhara effect ??

Can two tropical systems merge? The Fujiwhara effect explained

The tropics are still active as we close out the month of September. Currently, we have two tropical systems swirling in the Atlantic, Tropical Storms Philippe and Rina.

www.google.com

From the site I found this amusing: The Fujiwhara Effect is when two tropical cyclones are spinning in the same direction and pass close enough to each other, they begin an intense dance around their common center.

Tropical cyclones in the northern hemisphere always spin in the same (counter clockwise) direction.