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Eastern Atlantic Tropical Summary - EATS OUT on August 9, 2005
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The intensity of the dry air, particularly near the equator at 30 degrees,
is unbelievable. I'm talking 7th layer of hell dry. Remarkable.
Not far to the north, it's rather dry too. So yes, dry air continues
to dominate the Eastern Atlantic. This dry air will continue to severely
inhibit the development of tropical waves into tropical cyclones.
We do have to tropical waves, one near 25 degrees, and another near 40.
Neither of these are well defined, and I do not expect tropical cyclone
development from them in the next 24-48 hours. The dry air is hurting
these guys badly.
A small upper level low near 40W/15N will also be an inhibitor for the
tropical wave just to its south.
EATS OUT on August 9, 2005
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EATS OUT on August 9, 2005
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Conditions west of where TD Irene is now have become a lot more favorable moisture-wise... earlier there was a lot of dry air there that was hurting Irene, along with the shear. Now things have gotten more forgiving, at least for the time being.
The tropical waves coming off Africa must now be saying, "SAL, you're hurting me!". There is a lot of dry air to the north and south... seems to be "squishing" the systems through a tight area of moister air.
The SAL probably won't last all season, though. By the end of the next two weeks (at the most), the SAL should probably be more of a watcher from the sidelines. Even if it is somewhat strong, waves will still develop, although they will probably be somewhat limited (e.g., only the stronger or better organized {"chosen"} waves develop) and moderate. The favorable MJO should help soon enough...
The tropical waves coming off Africa must now be saying, "SAL, you're hurting me!". There is a lot of dry air to the north and south... seems to be "squishing" the systems through a tight area of moister air.
The SAL probably won't last all season, though. By the end of the next two weeks (at the most), the SAL should probably be more of a watcher from the sidelines. Even if it is somewhat strong, waves will still develop, although they will probably be somewhat limited (e.g., only the stronger or better organized {"chosen"} waves develop) and moderate. The favorable MJO should help soon enough...
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That new dry air mass (I won't call it s-a-l, that'll make people frustrated 
) doesn't seem to be as strong, especially out on that western edge. Maybe it'll moisten up in a week or so, and we could still get something out of that wave.
BTW, it's always nice to have these mid-afternoon, gives me something intersting to do
!
) doesn't seem to be as strong, especially out on that western edge. Maybe it'll moisten up in a week or so, and we could still get something out of that wave.
BTW, it's always nice to have these mid-afternoon, gives me something intersting to do
!
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wxmann_91 wrote:Stormcenter wrote:SAL was the most OVERRATED feature of the 2005 season. Like it really prevented us from having an active season.
Yeah, it was mostly the excessive shear in the eastern Atlantic that prevented a huge CV season.
And just think if the shear was just a little less severe...even a little. We could have had 5-6 more named storms. We could be watching TS Kappa or Lambda instead of Epislon.
34-35 storms in one season. Wouldn't have that been something?
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