Hurricane Season is Upon Us

[Youngblood]

So have any of you guys seen a live tornato ?
I love them things , we only get small water ones.

I have, but only a very small one and was disappointed in it's lackluster performance as I stood on the shores of our cottage screaming at it around age 9 or 10..."Come on, bring it! That all you got!!" lol The updraft had pulled my new tent from it's pegs on the shore and dropped it into the middle of the lake...while it tore thru trees a mile or so away across the lake. My dad had to carry me inside to huddle with the rest of them, kicking and screaming. I don't have a death wish..but man do I, and have I ever loved violent weather.

Tropical Storm Bertha, is now officially Hurricane Bertha! National Hurricane Center

here is a satellite feed of it in near real time: Central Atlantic Visible Imagery - Satellite Services Division

It looks to pose no threat to the eastern seaboard and as my earliest predictions went...they seem to be spot on. If anyone lives in Bermuda, then I would suggest you start preparing as it looks on course.

Chances are it won't make it much stronger then a Cat. 2 at best as it heads for cooler waters in it's present steering conditions. It may pose a threat to the extreme northeast and canadian maritimes also...unless things change into the 72+ predictions. But also, I do tend to think it will head north then east and die off as a fairly uneventful first hurricane in thecold North Atlantic.

[HattonTheHammer]

goid bless the dull drawn out weather we get in the uk

its the middle of summer in london and pissing down with rain as we speak.

But at least i aint gotta worry about coming home to a roofless house.

You guys have it much tougher than us!!

[frozensolid_702]

So have any of you guys seen a live tornato ?
I love them things , we only get small water ones.

I have, but only a very small one and was disappointed in it's lackluster performance as I stood on the shores of our cottage screaming at it around age 9 or 10..."Come on, bring it! That all you got!!" lol The updraft had pulled my new tent from it's pegs on the shore and dropped it into the middle of the lake...while it tore thru trees a mile or so away across the lake. My dad had to carry me inside to huddle with the rest of them, kicking and screaming. I don't have a death wish..but man do I, and have I ever loved violent weather.

Tropical Storm Bertha, is now officially Hurricane Bertha! National Hurricane Center

here is a satellite feed of it in near real time: Central Atlantic Visible Imagery - Satellite Services Division

It looks to pose no threat to the eastern seaboard and as my earliest predictions went...they seem to be spot on. If anyone lives in Bermuda, then I would suggest you start preparing as it looks on course.

Chances are it won't make it much stronger then a Cat. 2 at best as it heads for cooler waters in it's present steering conditions. It may pose a threat to the extreme northeast and canadian maritimes also...unless things change into the 72+ predictions. But also, I do tend to think it will head north then east and die off as a fairly uneventful first hurricane in thecold North Atlantic.

You are not 14-16 years old like you claim, unless you're in MENSA.

[Youngblood]

So have any of you guys seen a live tornato ?
I love them things , we only get small water ones.

I have, but only a very small one and was disappointed in it's lackluster performance as I stood on the shores of our cottage screaming at it around age 9 or 10..."Come on, bring it! That all you got!!" lol The updraft had pulled my new tent from it's pegs on the shore and dropped it into the middle of the lake...while it tore thru trees a mile or so away across the lake. My dad had to carry me inside to huddle with the rest of them, kicking and screaming. I don't have a death wish..but man do I, and have I ever loved violent weather.

Tropical Storm Bertha, is now officially Hurricane Bertha! National Hurricane Center

here is a satellite feed of it in near real time: Central Atlantic Visible Imagery - Satellite Services Division

It looks to pose no threat to the eastern seaboard and as my earliest predictions went...they seem to be spot on. If anyone lives in Bermuda, then I would suggest you start preparing as it looks on course.

Chances are it won't make it much stronger then a Cat. 2 at best as it heads for cooler waters in it's present steering conditions. It may pose a threat to the extreme northeast and canadian maritimes also...unless things change into the 72+ predictions. But also, I do tend to think it will head north then east and die off as a fairly uneventful first hurricane in thecold North Atlantic.

You are not 14-16 years old like you claim, unless you're in MENSA.

lol It's okay dude, I'm used to it. I am 14, and turned it in May. Now I rarely respond to these types of inquiries or feel the need to explain...BUT, to make it interesting...for a proper wager I can prove it. I have posted pics before and do have a webcam to verify. I can even give ya the finger in real time.

By the way, Bertha has sadly deteriorated due to wind shear and several other factors into a weak Cat. 1. I expect it to eventually be drawn into a front and disappear. But fear not...there shall be more hurricanes, and I will be here to provide the info. as to their birth, growth...and subsequent movements.

[Youngblood]

Another low pressure system that formed off of the Cape Verde Islands is now turning into a tropical cyclone as it works its way west-northwest across the Atlantic, approximately 1300 kms from the Lesser Antilles and is expected to become a depression later today.

So far the season had produced:

- Tropical Storm Arthur which dissapated over the mountainous regions of Mexico
- Hurricane Bertha which grew to Cat. 3 before slowing in the cooler waters of the mid Atlantic, where it still slowly moves as a now Tropical Storm. It hasn't posed any threats to land, but is churning up some surf for Burmuda.

So this next low as shown in the map below is possibly the seasons next threat as will become more evident in the days that follow.

When you click on the map, by clicking the red circle in the bottom right in will give you more info as it progresses, with updates.

National Hurricane Center

Here is a wide Atlantic satellite loop that will show it's progression. As well Bertha can be seen still meanering in the mid Atlantic.

Tropical Atlantic Visible Imagery - Satellite Services Division


*edit, this system ended up being Hurricane Dolly

[Spicoli]

Well.....out of no where we have Tropical storm "eduard ??" sitting 75 miles south of us in the gulf,As of 9:25 pm tonight it is not moving westward as predicted and is gaining strength.........If I do not post here Tomorrow late PM, Im floating down the Mississippi or haulin arse northbound on the Highway .......If it was not for a very kickarse Job,I would most likely have gone back to Ca. years ago

[Youngblood]

Well.....out of no where we have Tropical storm "eduard ??" sitting 75 miles south of us in the gulf,As of 9:25 pm tonight it is not moving westward as predicted and is gaining strength.........If I do not post here Tomorrow late PM, Im floating down the Mississippi or haulin arse northbound on the Highway .......If it was not for a very kickarse Job,I would most likely have gone back to Ca. years ago

Yep, I've been following it and it looks like it may even heat up to hurricane status by landfall...although I doubt anything too major. I have been neglecting this posting, not following Dolly as closely on here I was planning to, but have been following the births and growths of these systems.

Bit close to home this one for you, eh, Spicoli? But not much to worry about me thinks...just too close to shore to build into much I doubt. Might make for a nice surf tho?

Here is a gulf satellite loop of it growing... Gulf of Mexico Visible Imagery - Satellite Services Division

[Youngblood]

My last prediction of a forming potential storm was on the mark, as I watched a formation off the Cape Verde Islands grow, and slowly move across the Atlantic, weakening, strengthening, to eventually become Hurricane Dolly striking Southwest Texas - Northeast Mexico.

Here is string of storms again bred off the Cape Verde islands moving their way across the Atlantic. The one in red I will be watching more closely as it so far has a westerly projection, keeping it over warmer waters with favorable conditions for growth. Behind it 2 other systems slightly weaker. The stronger the first formation gets, the chances are it saps the energy from the ocean for potential and dangerous growth of the others, but it is in the early stages so this is a first look at them. Much can change as predicting is tricky with so many variables, but it is worth an early look...

National Hurricane Center

You can click on their highlighted red, yellow and orange circles for further information.

-Forecaster Youngblood