Tropical Depression 18,Comments,Sat Pics, Models Thread

[Lori]

Who has the thread keys?

[CronkPSU]

weird...wonder why they locked it, maybe they though rita would be here at 11 AM??

<img src="http://maps.wunderground.com/data/images/at200518_5day.gif">

[inotherwords]

Also:

http://www.skeetobiteweather.com/picser ... p?t=m&m=18

[CronkPSU]

anyone think the NHC is keeping the track pointed westward instead of WNW at day 5 for fear of what anyone seeing it possibly pointing anywhere near the NO area would cause?

[JPmia]

[quote="CronkPSU"]weird...wonder why they locked it, maybe they though rita would be here at 11 AM??


They locked it for good reason..go read for yourself. What's the significance of the center relocating to the north of the previous position? Will the 12z models include this relocation? Or will we need to wait for the 18z? Derek's track in the Tropical Analysis Forum is a little too close for comfort.

[WindRunner]

I don't see a reason. All I want is an unlocked official TD18 discussion thread.

[Scorpion]

Why did they lock it? There was no flaming going on.

[CronkPSU]

weird...wonder why they locked it, maybe they though rita would be here at 11 AM??


They locked it for good reason..go read for yourself. What's the significance of the center relocating to the north of the previous position? Will the 12z models include this relocation? Or will we need to wait for the 18z? Derek's track in the Tropical Analysis Forum is a little too close for comfort.

i must not have had enough coffee this morning...i still don't understand why they locked the official TD 18 thread

[jlauderdal]

anyone think the NHC is keeping the track pointed westward instead of WNW at day 5 for fear of what anyone seeing it possibly pointing anywhere near the NO area would cause?

they dont operate that way, their job is to tell it the way they see it if they thought it was going to No they would have the track that direction.

[O Town]

Don't see nothing either

[skufful]

They normally explain why they lock threads. This one does however have the same name, no?

[Scorpion]

We should demand that they unlock that thread. There was nothing wrong with it.

[skufful]

This must be the new official thread, I guess if you want to look at the other you can, but comment here.

[O Town]

We should demand that they unlock that thread. There was nothing wrong with it.

Or at least an explanation. eh?

[inotherwords]

Yesterday they were trying to consolidate threads on specific storms, so they were closing duplicate threads. Looks like this experiment failed . Some people were defiantly opening their threads again even after the mods explained why.

This does not explain why the models and forecast thread is closed, though. Maybe just an oversight.

[skufful]

This is the new thread, look at the name. It is the same.

[WindRunner]

I have a feeling that it wasn't intentional, as no reason was posted before it was locked

[wxmann_91]

Where's Cycloneye when you need him?

[Lori]

The thread was edited to delete someones religious expression.
I'm guessing the mod forgot to unlock it before leaving.

NHC is usually conservative in shifting it's 5 day track. Probably because the models uncertainty increases the further out you go. Maybe later on tonight they'll shade more of Louisiana in the Cone/Circle. More concerned with the short term track. How will this affect South Florida and Keys?

[WindRunner]

The nam is the same because the author wanted to draw attention to the fact the the other one was locked, and no discussion of the storm is occuring here. Everyone just wants the other thread to reopen so we can discuss there.