Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog

21.1N and 85.7W is at the Yucatan channel...WTH?

Don't get it, how they got these coordinates:

AL 96 2010070512 BEST 0 211N 857W 25 1009 DB


With this data as input:

AL 96 201007051145 DVTS 1740N 8290W SAB 1010 ///// DT=1.5 BO CBND MET=1.0 PT=1.0 FTBO DT PA=50 NMI
AL 96 201007051145 DVTS 1810N 8320W TAFB 1015 ///// DT = 1.0 BASED ON 0.2 BANDING. NLINEMET= 1.0 PAT=
AL 96 201007051200 ANAL 1775N 8365W CIRA 201007050025

any chance of 96 coming to my hometown? im in corpus christi..

Quoting IKE:


What were the stats 6 hours ago?

That is a big relocation. At 06z it was at 17.3N-83.3W.

IKE,

I agree I don't see a center there either...

Quoting IKE:


What were the stats 6 hours ago?

Originally LATCUR = 17.3N LONCUR = 83.3W

Now

AL 96 2010070506 BEST 0 205N 853W 25 1010 DB
AL 96 2010070512 BEST 0 211N 857W 25 1009 DB

I'm giving 95L a 5% chance and 96L a 15% chance. The blobs further out? 1% chance. Given all the hype on this season, I'm surprised how slowly its starting.

Here is a GHCC Loop centered on the new coordinates. Now it is in Rapid Scan Mode, but I don't see it.

Looks like the moisture from 96L is getting drawn/pulled/moving NNW, but at 21.1N and 85.7W is very little.

Quoting cccidojr1:
any chance of 96 coming to my hometown? im in corpus christi..

God, let's hope not. Maybe it'll fizzle out.

Quoting IKE:
Looks like the moisture from 96L is getting drawn/pulled/moving NNW, but at 21.1N and 85.7W is very little.

Maybe that Yucatan bouy plunge lastnight was legit and they are tracking the area of lowest pressure.

95L looks like a raccoon with 2 eyes bugging out. 96L looks like a 40% chance needs reducing to about 20%....

Is there a 97L n of the leewards yet?....

Hahaha Ike, but the little bugger still ain't dead yet...

I think the center of 96L is moving and will probably end up close to the channel. Seems there is convection firing up there and the L will probably reform under it..

Just my thought.

Quoting nrtiwlnvragn:


Maybe that Yucatan bouy plunge lastnight was legit and they are tracking the area of lowest pressure.

Still dunno. Did come back to an expected pressure. This almost looks like an eye passed very close or directly over.



But leaning towards "that ain't right"...

Quoting Kristina40:
Hahaha Ike, but the little bugger still ain't dead yet...

LOL...true...a survivor.

Cancun did see lower pressure this morning.

Latest 8 AM (12) Jul 05 80 (27) 77 (25) 29.84 (1010) Calm
7 AM (11) Jul 05 77 (25) 73 (23) 29.82 (1009) Calm
6 AM (10) Jul 05 77 (25) 73 (23) 29.82 (1009) Calm
5 AM (9) No Data
4 AM (8) Jul 05 77 (25) 73 (23) 29.83 (1010) Calm
3 AM (7) Jul 05 77 (25) 75 (24) 29.85 (1010) Calm

Almost closed but, still open to the NE it appears!

Quoting atmoaggie:
Still dunno. Did come back to an expected pressure. This almost looks like an eye passed close.



But leaning towards "that ain't right"...

Wind at that bouy is now out of the south which would make sense with a system moving over it towards the NW/NNW.

do you all think recon will be canceled? they are supposed to leave at 1:30. that is what someone said last night. does anyone think that 96l is going to get some convection later today? why has 96l not blown up into a depression yet? are the conditions not favorable? if not, could you explain why,and if conditions are expected to change? thanks in advance.:)

Quoting sarahjola:
do you all think recon will be canceled? they are supposed to leave at 1:30. that is what someone said last night. does anyone think that 96l is going to get some convection later today? why has 96l not blown up into a depression yet? are the conditions not favorable? if not, could you explain why,and if conditions are expected to change? thanks in advance.:)

Morning Sarah, Someone posted earlier that recon has already been nix. Not sure who though.

Recon was already canceled.

g'morning WU-Bloggers worldwide.

Pleased to see what a mess 96L is this morning. A little dry air, a little shear, competing areas of low pressure...doesn't take much to make me happy.

Let me enjoy my little nirvana for a while, ok?

Another View from 25k

good morning water dog

I still see the storm on the cost of Honduras on the visible its right under that big blob of convection just like last night . That is why the system became last organized because it moved towards the SW last night and felt the land interaction

Yep Ike, I kind of have a soft spot for the little guy as I watched him being spawned over my head.

3516This almost looks like an eye passed very close or directly over...

Mentioning an "eye" ought to still the blog a bit...LOL

An interesting observation though.

Quoting belizeit:
I still see the storm on the cost of Honduras on the visible its right under that big blob of convection just like last night . That is why the system became last organized because it moved towards the SW last night and felt the land interaction

No, the COC is far to the north of the convection on the coast of Honduras. Land interaction isn't what happened.

BASED ON 0600 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
1015 UTC...

...SPECIAL FEATURE...

AT 0900 UTC...A TROPICAL WAVE IS ANALYZED OVER THE W CARIBBEAN
ALONG 83W/84W FROM CUBA W OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS TO W PANAMA
MOVING NW NEAR 15 KT. CLUSTERS OF SCATTERED MODERATE/STRONG
CONVECTION ARE FROM 14N-22N BETWEEN 78W-86W WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS/ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS S OF 14N TO INLAND OVER PANAMA
AND COSTA RICA W OF 76W TO THE COAST OF NICARAGUA. WHILE THE
WAVE HAS BECOME LESS ORGANIZED OVERNIGHT...CONDITIONS STILL
REMAIN CONDUCIVE FOR SOME POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. REGARDLESS OF
DEVELOPMENT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS...YUCATAN PENINSULA...AND WRN
CUBA OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

hiya gambler. Loved the way Ike said 95L looked like a little raccoon. They can be smart little buggers, y'know?

A little further review- nothing really ramped up over night. Nothing looks better than yesterday. A'course, 95L's proximity to land has got to be throwing ya'll into a tizzy over there.

Looks like the 06Z HWRF was still trying to develop 96L. 06Z GFDL did nothing with 96L.

Watching the loop for 95L he seems to be just sitting there trying to gain some strength. Poor little fella. Could have at least given him some kind of honorary name.

Just a little rain this morning Aqua. Starting to shine now and was able to check my skylight repair. NO HOLES

Quoting HurricaneSwirl:


No, the COC is far to the north of the convection on the coast of Honduras. Land interaction isn't what happened.

We will wait a couple of hours and see what happens There are still not a lot of visible loops available to actually tell whats really going on

so 96l must be dying. that is amazing how fast these invest fall apart. 96l looked like a depression last night, and this morning its a shell of what it was last night. just heard on the news that the oil is getting near the rigoletts, and maybe in a little bit. this is gonna be bad. i can see it will get into the lake. st. Bernard parish president said its getting into our bayous down there and that makes me sick to my stomach. best fishing in the world in those bayous. red fish(my favorite), trout, flounder, sheep head, drum. you can catch all these fish while watching the alligators relax and sun bathe.:( will the gators move inland to get away from the oil? i sure hope so. as much i as love the fishing, i love to watch the alligators. they are so beautiful, and awesome. prehistoric looking.

Quoting atmoaggie:
Still dunno. Did come back to an expected pressure. This almost looks like an eye passed very close or directly over.



But leaning towards "that ain't right"...

Good morning.

I am beginning to believe that no one really knows where the low is with 96L. I have seen coordinates that have literally been all over the map in the NW Caribbean. Either the low is jumping around or tracking it has been sporadic.

Sarah, I don't thik 96 is even close to dying

TAFB position tomorrow morning 8AM EDT

kman, I was thinking the same thing. I kept getting readings further North that were lower than what they were using. Then we have 95L just sitting out there when it looked like it was coming ashore last night. I guess every storm is going to have a mind of its own this year.

Quoting kmanislander:


Good morning.

I am beginning to believe that no one really knows where the low is with 96L. I have seen coordinates that have literally been all over the map in the NW Caribbean. Either the low is jumping around or tracking it has been sporadic.

I still believe its right under the convection and will stick to it till the crow comes onto my plate

The CIMSS wind shear map is still messed up. It is time stamped for today but is showing yesterday morning's 850 vort map.

I see a spin just north of Honduras and another one headed for the Isle of Youth.

At 21.1N and 85.7W I see no spin.

skylight repair, gambler? that thing still givin' ya the headache? hope for sure ya got it fixed this time.

96L ain't dead by no means, sara. Just glad it looks pathetic this morning. Will take each morning like that with a smile.

Quoting nrtiwlnvragn:
TAFB position tomorrow morning 8AM EDT

That's a WNW movement from it's current position.

Quoting sarahjola:
so 96l must be dying. that is amazing how fast these invest fall apart. 96l looked like a depression last night, and this morning its a shell of what it was last night. just heard on the news that the oil is getting near the rigoletts, and maybe in a little bit. this is gonna be bad. i can see it will get into the lake. st. Bernard parish president said its getting into our bayous down there and that makes me sick to my stomach. best fishing in the world in those bayous. red fish(my favorite), trout, flounder, sheep head, drum. you can catch all these fish while watching the alligators relax and sun bathe.:( will the gators move inland to get away from the oil? i sure hope so. as much i as love the fishing, i love to watch the alligators. they are so beautiful, and awesome. prehistoric looking.

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Quoting kmanislander:
The CIMSS wind shear map is still messed up. It is time stamped for today but is showing yesterday morning's 850 vort map.

I noticed that as well.

Quoting IKE:
I see a spin just north of Honduras and another one headed for the Isle of Youth.

At 21.1N and 85.7W I see no spin.

Thank You Ike at least you agree whith me

Yes, it's the non-tropical NAM....but at 18hrs. on the 12Z run...where is 96L?