Inverted-V shape
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Inverted-V shape
Can someone please describe (with a picture hopefully) what to look for to spot an "inverted-V shape"? I see that a lot on the NHC discussions and would love to spot them.
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AL Chili Pepper
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Re: Inverted-V shape
Here's a slide-show of the characteristics of a tropical wave, including the inverted-v shape. There was a whole thread about this not too long ago, but I can't find it.
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/internatio ... sld001.htm
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/internatio ... sld001.htm
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Re: Inverted-V shape
AL Chili Pepper wrote:Here's a slide-show of the characteristics of a tropical wave, including the inverted-v shape. There was a whole thred about this not too long ago, but I can't find it.
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/internatio ... sld001.htm
Thanks!
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Re: Inverted-V shape
Whoa! That wave is huge, isn't it? The conceptual drawing, slide 2 -- South America to north of Bahamas?
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Re: Inverted-V shape
Recurve wrote:Whoa! That wave is huge, isn't it? The conceptual drawing, slide 2 -- South America to north of Bahamas?
I didn't look at it, but if it's that big, it's about the same size of the one that spawned Franklin and Gert a few years ago. So I guess it's not that uncommon.
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Re: Inverted-V shape
Here is a classic Inverted-V shape from the wave that is in the Central Atlantic right now. Sometimes is not easy to identfy the V shape, but in this case is very clear.
TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
805 AM EDT FRI JUL 13 2007
...TROPICAL WAVES...
TROPICAL WAVE IS FROM 19N41W TO 6N43W MOVING W 15-20 KT. BROAD
LOW LEVEL INVERTED-V SIGNATURE IS OBSERVED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 11N-14N
BETWEEN 41W-44W WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE ITCZ.
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