Cyclonic activity entering eastern caribbean? What is this?

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Cyclonic activity entering eastern caribbean? What is this?

#1 Postby tampaflwx » Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:50 pm

what is that thing on satellite imagery between 10N and about 56W that can be seen just entering the caribbean sea??

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... -loop.html
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#2 Postby gatorcane » Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:52 pm

000
ABNT20 KNHC 281516
TWOAT
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 28 2005

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL
STORM BETA... LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA ABOUT
45 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAN ANDRES ISLAND.

WIDESPREAD CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A WESTWARD MOVING TROPICAL WAVE.
THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION AT THIS TIME...AND THIS SYSTEM
MAY BE ABSORBED INTO TROPICAL STORM BETA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.


ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY.

FORECASTER BEVEN

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#3 Postby tampaflwx » Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:52 pm

Um... you can see it very well in the water vapor satellite imagery right now... looks pretty organized to me..

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... -loop.html
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#4 Postby cycloneye » Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:00 pm

That is an upper low.
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#5 Postby cycloneye » Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:16 pm

A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL LOW IS LOCATED ABOUT 180 NM ENE OF
TRINIDAD NEAR 12N59W WITH AN INVERTED TROUGH EXTENDING N TO
20N60W...MOVING QUICKLY W TOWARDS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND
EXPECTED TO CROSS IN THE E CARIBBEAN SAT MORNING. THE LOW IS
PRODUCING DRY WEATHER ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES BUT TSTMS ARE
LOOMING TO THE E WITH SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 8N-12N
BETWEEN 53W-60W ON THE DIFFLUENT S/E SIDE.


The above is the 8 PM Discussion about the upper low.
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