Very impressive wave in the central Atlantic

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

Hey Elysium, what about New England? is it just another third-world country to you? Irene first of all will likely strike land and second of all could strike land that has not seen a hurricane for a while...

This deserves a reprimanding:
Wxwatcher91, there is absolutely no need for you to make such remarks on a weather discussion board. Please state your opinions in a more polite and refined fashion. I'm not attacking you, but I believe the analogy you made was very rude.

We all have to continue to engage in this discussion in a mature fashion.

[johngaltfla]

Losing the limelight? Uh, when it hits the Gulf Stream, it will have the spotlight, the networks, it's own prime time show and poor Mike W on 24/7 again.

The models are everywhere. I'm sure that after we get some recon data things will change.

Now regarding this thread, all I can say is that I smell a very active end of the month as the MJO thread has been very enlightening and appears to indicate that the last two weeks of this month will not be conducive to sleep. These waves coming off Africa now really are looking very well organized and with the ridge building back in, I look for more westward tracks.

Ugh. I'm getting my sleep now, before I don't get any.

[MetroMike]

It is hard even for me being a storm freak to get excited about Irene. It been a disfuntional system to begin with and she could dissapear before a landfall. So I'm like ok w/e, I'm past this lady. Looking with my binoculars out in the Atlantic for the next guy that may not be so fickle hopefully.

[wxwatcher91]

Hey Elysium, what about New England? is it just another third-world country to you? Irene first of all will likely strike land and second of all could strike land that has not seen a hurricane for a while...

This deserves a reprimanding:
Wxwatcher91, there is absolutely no need for you to make such remarks on a weather discussion board. Please state your opinions in a more polite and refined fashion. I'm not attacking you, but I believe the analogy you made was very rude.

We all have to continue to engage in this discussion in a mature fashion.

ok sorry if it offended anyone.

[abajan]

That wave was mentioned in the last two TWOs!

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

The quickscats shows a LLCC. In which they don't even show something like this for Irene. So this must be getting organized.

http://manati.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/dat ... MBas26.png

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

Also it appears to be gaining curving to its lower clouds. With some convection forming.

http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/goeseastnheir.html

[Typhoon_Willie]

Heres another loop at the wave near 10 degrees north and 40 degrees west. Also Irene is in the loop as well!

http://orca.rsmas.miami.edu/wximages/jet/1_05/anis.html