What is the best tool to monitor High setting in over GOM?

[chrisnnavarre]

Would water vapor be the best tool for monitoring High setting in over GOM? Also if TD18 comes across Florida north of current guidance would that High block westard motion towards Texas and bump the storm up into the panhandle or central Gulf Coast?

[jes]

I hope someone answers your question ---- I'm also curious about that.

[wxmann_91]

I would think WV would be good for upper-level features, and visible for low-level features.

[ericinmia]

Water vapor is good...

Here is a CIMSS map that also shows it well.
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real- ... s-dlm.html

Pick the level in the atmosphere you want to see, and then the time frame.
For the novice... at the bottom of each map, it tells you the pressure levels that going to be steared by the currents your looking at. So that way you know that the current map you looking at is one that will effect the stearing of the storm the most. Weaker and stronger storms are steared much differently by differen't levels of the atmosphere.

Sorry i just woke up a little ago, and still am not awake, so if that didn't make any sense.. then i'll try and clear it up more.
-Eric

edit...
For this storm for instance... use this map right now...
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real- ... 8dlm1.html

Becuase the storm is weak... then use this one, when it becomes a TS, mid strength...
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real- ... 8dlm2.html

Just look at the pressure of the storm and then compare the maps...

[chrisnnavarre]

Thanks, Eric....

Chris...

[wxwatcher91]