What the... is TD 5 forming an *eye*?

#1 Postby **Windy** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:29 am

Just checking the latest IR sat shot from NRL (http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/tc_home.html, click TD 5, then click the sat image once to enlarge, then once again to enlarge again)... am I going crazy? Is this just a fluke or something? Here's what I'm seeing (after adjusting the constrast):

The storm does appear to be rapidly intensifying on the loop -- but an eye?!

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #2 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:31 am

It can't be a eye. But this storm is way better oreganized then it was 6 hours ago. It has started to form banding. With outflow over all quads. It has deep convection over the LLC. Which is tighting. This is close to tropical storm.

#3 Postby **Windy** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 3:15 am

This is the third sat shot I've seen in a row that exhibits SOMETHING in the center of the storm:

Something tells me Emily is already born.

Dmetal81 · #4 Postby **Dmetal81** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 3:30 am

Just a deep burst of convection, waaayy too early for an eye. Would have to agree that Emily is "in the oven" so to speak.

southerngreen · #5 Postby **southerngreen** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 3:39 am

check it out with the IR contrast! :eek:

#6 Postby **angelwing** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 3:54 am

I'm very new at this, but do I see more than one storm/td here???

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/HURRLOOPS/atir.html

Anonymous · #7 Postby **Anonymous** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 4:09 am

Wow that does look like a little eye doesn't it. Although I do not think it is possible. I do think however that this is close to tropical storm status.

#8 Postby **drezee** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 4:54 am

First Visible of the morning:

#9 Postby **HURAKAN** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 5:55 am

Another visible image:

Javlin · #10 Postby **Javlin** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:08 am

An eye is an Open feature in the middle of a Hurricane.This system is geting it's act together quickly though.

BamaMan · #11 Postby **BamaMan** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:12 am

The last thing we all need is to have to start worrying about another one so soon. This is INSANE !!!!! :eek:

wxwatcher91 · #12 Postby **wxwatcher91** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:14 am

angelwing wrote:I'm very new at this, but do I see more than one storm/td here???

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/HURRLOOPS/atir.html

actually I noticed that too...

#13 Postby **angelwing** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:17 am

wxwatcher91 wrote:
angelwing wrote:I'm very new at this, but do I see more than one storm/td here???

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/HURRLOOPS/atir.html

actually I noticed that too...

Phew, ok I thought I was seeing things

arcticfire · #14 Postby **arcticfire** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:34 am

Yeah it does look like there is one on it's heels.

AussieMark · #15 Postby **AussieMark** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:57 am

its a express line :eek:

Wait I thought we have that in August and September :eek:

#16 Postby **vbhoutex** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:08 am

Pattern wise we are in August already. That is what is scary about this season. We are still two months from normal peak of season.

I think TD35 will be named Emily later today, by 5 pm.

The Wave off of Africa is large and well organized and already shows a closed circulation on the quikscat pas so we may end up tracking 2 in a short time.

gkrangers · #17 Postby **gkrangers** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:25 am

No eye. Thats the exact opposite of an eye. Eye is an empty space...what we are seeing is a deep burst of convection. A thunderstorm within the other convection that has higher cloud tops than the rest.

The feature east of TD5 is the next tropical waves. As of yesterday, the global models developed it into a tropical cyclone.

If it continues to hold together, we'll likely see Invest 99L over the next 24 hours.

What the... is TD 5 forming an eye?

What the... is TD 5 forming an eye?

emily's "eye"

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