Disturbance in SE GOM

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Disturbance in SE GOM

#1 Postby ronjon » Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:14 am

An area of disturbed weather has persisted over the SE GOM and Yucatan Straits the last several days. It's real early in the season to get something started but global models like the GFS form a weak low that moves NE across Florida into the SE Atlantic where it intensifies. Something to watch for on STS development once in the Atlantic.

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Re: Disturbance in SE GOM

#2 Postby weathaguyry » Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:58 am

This is actually pretty interesting, even though the models don't make that much out of it, it seems that the wind shear will drop off pretty rapidly right off of the NC coast. For sure something to watch.
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Re: Disturbance in SE GOM

#3 Postby Florida1118 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:24 am

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Certainly looks like some sort of feature will be coming out of this mess in combination with the front.
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Re: Disturbance in SE GOM

#4 Postby TheStormExpert » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:42 am

Was about to say yesterday that this could be worthy of it's own thread, either way the peninsula of Florida should see some MUCH NEEDED rain from this starting late Saturday and going into Monday.
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Re: Disturbance in SE GOM

#5 Postby TheStormExpert » Fri Apr 21, 2017 10:53 am

Not much to look at now, but if this were to occur 4-6 weeks from now this would have a decent shot IMO at becoming our typical early season lopsided tropical cyclone.

Would be surprised if we didn't see one this year as this is probably going to be the hotspot this season in the W. Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.

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Re: Disturbance in SE GOM

#6 Postby gatorcane » Fri Apr 21, 2017 1:41 pm

Latest EC has it merging with some kind of upper-level feature near the SE US Coast, wonder if this thing will have a shot once it passes Florida to become something north of the Bahamas off SE US coast?

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Re: Disturbance in SE GOM

#7 Postby RL3AO » Fri Apr 21, 2017 3:06 pm

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You can see the weak disturbance (green circle) where the thin blue lines are (those show rising motion). It's gonna merge with the larger trough and maybe help kick off the east coast storm/cyclone. Can't see it having time to develop into anything (sub)tropical.
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Re: Disturbance in SE GOM

#8 Postby AJC3 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 5:57 pm

A mid to upper level low is producing some baroclinic lowering of pressures down in that area. Currently a surface trough is being analyzed from the Yucatan Channel extending south and southeast into the NW Caribbean sea. You can even see a small transient vortex just NE of Cozumel on visible imagery right now.

This whole sloppy mess is forecast to eject northeast across western Cuba, the Florida Straits and southernmost Florida Saturday night into Sunday. A decent moisture plume should extend farther E-SE over much of the Greater Antilles, so some decent rains seem likely there as well. Around that same time, a northern stream trough dropping into the SE U.S. should induce and even stronger baroclinic low to form along the SE seaboard, which should combine with/absorb the slop to its south, and then head NE near/along the Carolina coast and points NE.

We had been hoping for some decent rains farther north into central Florida from this system, but that remains in question. At least south Florida should get some much needed rainfall out of this.
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Re: Disturbance in SE GOM

#9 Postby northjaxpro » Sat Apr 22, 2017 3:13 pm

1012 mb Low Pressure area being analyzed by NHC and WPC. Right now, this system at this time appears to be not in any hurry to eject to the northeast. I just hope this system brings South Florida at least some much needed rain the next couple of days. The peninsula as a whole needs rain desperately right now.
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Re: Disturbance in SE GOM

#10 Postby OuterBanker » Sat Apr 22, 2017 3:31 pm

Latest model runs are pretty much in agreement. All having a low pressure on the Outer banks in the 1000mb range. Difference so far is the speed, latest 12Z run of the GFS is around 80 hrs, CMC and Euro around 96hrs which means it will be much further north and east of us by wed 12z if the latest GFS is correct. I am hoping for the GFS run because of the rain expected. Morehead city latest discuss mentions three to six inches of rain here. After dealing with the flood of Matthew and all the repair and reconstruct I’m now nervous anytime copious amounts of rain are predicted. AJ I know you would appreciate the rain much more than us.
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Re: Disturbance in SE GOM

#11 Postby Alyono » Sun Apr 23, 2017 12:43 pm

Outflow has expanded to the west of this. This is looking better than I thought it would

If this were June, we'd for sure have a storm out of this
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Re: Disturbance in SE GOM

#12 Postby psyclone » Sun Apr 23, 2017 12:51 pm

Fantastic rainfall over south and portions of east central florida from this. A true blessing for those regions. Looks to be sufficient to move the needle on the US drought monitor in some of those areas.
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Re: Disturbance in SE GOM

#13 Postby OuterBanker » Mon Apr 24, 2017 9:37 am

US model (GFS) is going with the ULL merging with the Atlantic low and moving up the coast. While the Euro is seeing the Atlantic low as dominant. pinwheeling into the NC coast somewhere between Lookout and Hatteras. Euro is quite a bit stronger with winds near hurricane gusts along the Outer Banks. We will see who is right. No doubt it will not be named even if it goes warm core. Funny, the TPC will name an anomaly in the middle of the ocean, but not something close to home. Will the real Arlene please stand up.
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Re: Disturbance in SE GOM

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Re: Disturbance in SE GOM

#15 Postby Kazmit » Tue Apr 25, 2017 4:40 pm

Outer band from the system giving us some rain and wind. Nothing more than an average front, really.

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