Convection in the... Mediterranean?
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Convection in the... Mediterranean?
It appears than an area of deep convection has developed over the Mediterannean sea.
Link to Imageshacked image for archiving purposes.
Compare it to the remnants of TD-15 in the west.
It's probably nothing, but, ehh, worth discussing, right?
Well, the image is several hours old, so... keep that in mind.
Link to Imageshacked image for archiving purposes.
Compare it to the remnants of TD-15 in the west.
It's probably nothing, but, ehh, worth discussing, right?
Well, the image is several hours old, so... keep that in mind.
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I take back the once every few years, but they are still rare
This is a sat image from march this year, from UKMET
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/tro ... 032007.gif
This is a sat image from march this year, from UKMET
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/tro ... 032007.gif
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nobody names Atlantic hurricanes, though it PROBABLY should be NHC, since it can be argued that it is a part of the Atlantic
Now, what would be interesting is what would happen if a TC were to move from the Atlantic into the Med (Vince came close). Would NHC continue advisories or would be be dropped
Now, what would be interesting is what would happen if a TC were to move from the Atlantic into the Med (Vince came close). Would NHC continue advisories or would be be dropped
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Re: Convection in the... Mediterranean?
Nothing organized, just an explosion of convection.
Before:
Then:
Now:
By the way, to the west of the blob of convection there's an ULL.
Before:
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By the way, to the west of the blob of convection there's an ULL.
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Derek Ortt wrote:nobody names Atlantic hurricanes, though it PROBABLY should be NHC, since it can be argued that it is a part of the Atlantic
Now, what would be interesting is what would happen if a TC were to move from the Atlantic into the Med (Vince came close). Would NHC continue advisories or would be be dropped
Mediterranean Sea is connected to the Atlantic at Strait of Gibraltar, so it would be the Atlantic. It is interesting to see tropical systems develop in the Mediterranean. They are small and they have to contend with dry air, especially from North Africa.
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Derek Ortt wrote:Now, what would be interesting is what would happen if a TC were to move from the Atlantic into the Med (Vince came close). Would NHC continue advisories or would be be dropped
There must be some agreement with Meteo-France to warn on systems east of 35W. Now what would happen if it got even further east into the Med I don't know as that area is covered by Greece and not France.
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Derek Ortt wrote:nobody names Atlantic hurricanes, though it PROBABLY should be NHC, since it can be argued that it is a part of the Atlantic
Now, what would be interesting is what would happen if a TC were to move from the Atlantic into the Med (Vince came close). Would NHC continue advisories or would be be dropped
Just realised that what I said made little sense. What I meant was would it be named at all, or would it be called 50L?
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Re: Convection in the... Mediterranean?
the title of this topic epitomizes this season --- the fact we are looking at the Mediterranean underscores just how slow things have been for watchers in the U.S.
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Re: Convection in the... Mediterranean?
gatorcane wrote:the title of this topic epitomizes this season --- the fact we are looking at the Mediterranean underscores just how slow things have been for watchers in the U.S.
Bored? Try the WPAC.
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gatorcane wrote:the title of this topic epitomizes this season --- the fact we are looking at the Mediterranean underscores just how slow things have been for watchers in the U.S.
Actually, if the same storm were in the Atlantic, it wouldn't even be mentioned here. It's an extremely rare area for TC development, so if a system that ordinarily would be ignored in the Atlantic formed over the Mediterranean, it causes more intrigue.
On the contrary, when people HAVE to look at the mediterranean for development, that just uderscores how truly bizzare and interesting a season has been.
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Re: Convection in the... Mediterranean?
I wonder if the Meteorological Institute in Berlin would assign it one of the names they assign to lows.
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Cyclone1 wrote:Actually, if the same storm were in the Atlantic, it wouldn't even be mentioned here. It's an extremely rare area for TC development, so if a system that ordinarily would be ignored in the Atlantic formed over the Mediterranean, it causes more intrigue.
It's not an extremely rare event. Nearly every year there are one or two systems that develop into a tropical or subtropical system. Most of these systems track unnoticed over the Med.
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Re: Convection in the... Mediterranean?
I'm thinking that the low forming near 34 north/12.5 east has a good shot at becoming something. We will have to see.
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Re: Convection in the... Mediterranean?
HurricaneBill wrote:I wonder if the Meteorological Institute in Berlin would assign it one of the names they assign to lows.
If it affected central Europe yes but then they name all lows that do.
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