Gulf of Mexico

[BreinLa]

So I see the edge of that cold front that came through last week sitting in the gulf. Souldn't we be watching that for development?

[cycloneye]

Yes,bre,anytime a tail end of a front stalls in the GOM it has to be watched for the posibility of something getting going.Let's see what happens in the next few days with that tail.

[Jam151]

Let's see what happens in the next few days with that tail.

This has to be the quote of the season so far. Lets watch that TAIL!!!

[tailgater]

Honky-tonk Badonkadonk

[Dean4Storms]

Tail watching is better than whale watching anyday!

[GulfHills]

Honky-tonk Badonkadonk

I just spit my iced tea all over computer.....LOL

[Nimbus]

Mid gulf buoy took a dive earlier but seems to have stabilized some for now.

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42001

[HurricaneHunter914]

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/gmex/avn-l.jpg

Looks like this "tail" is starting to break of from the front.

[george_r_1961]

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/gmex/avn-l.jpg

Looks like this "tail" is starting to break of from the front.

Well if thats the case that area may bear watching over the next dew days. Havent looked at any shear maps today though.

[O Town]

Shear is some what high right now, 20kt.

[ronjon]

Some shear exists now - I would expect the shear to decrease with the east coast trough lifting out and the Bermuda ridge building back in. It definitely bears watching. Located over a "hot spot" for tropical cyclone heat potential. Anything that would develop would likely be steered W-NW with a building bermuda ridge over the next few days.

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real- ... 8dlm1.html

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/dataphod1 ... 6188go.jpg

[BreinLa]

didn't like the way it looked earlier today, still don't like it. So late in the season for a cold front to be out in the gulf, sometimes spells trouble

[Nimbus]

There were some stronger winds out of the southeast earlier at the mid gulf buoy but that probably was just a thunderstorm. Surface pressures are not that low yet but I would not be surprised if we see a big flare up mid gulf later tomorrow afternoon.

[cajungal]

Yes, it is very unusual to have a cold front dip down in the Gulf in July. I looked at the 7-day outlook and they have us dropping down to 84 degrees as a high. Usually at this time of the year in coastal SE Louisiana, we are in the mid to upper 90's. A unusual cold front was the only thing that kept Hurricane Charley coming this way.

[LaBreeze]

Good point and worth mentioning Brienla. Never underestimate the GOM. Water temps are warm out there. We all know all too well what Mother Nature can do with the GOM. Keeping an eye on the water as always.

[Starburst]

That BOC blob this morning looks interesting. I looks almost like it has a bit of counter clockwise rotation to it.

[gatorcane]

Yes, it is very unusual to have a cold front dip down in the Gulf in July. I looked at the 7-day outlook and they have us dropping down to 84 degrees as a high. Usually at this time of the year in coastal SE Louisiana, we are in the mid to upper 90's. A unusual cold front was the only thing that kept Hurricane Charley coming this way.

Yes, we saw unusually strong cold fronts in 2004 also....so lets see how these strong cold fronts will effect the 2006 season.

[HurricaneHunter914]

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/gmex/avn-l.jpg

This BOC blob looks interesting. Reminds me of Invest 94L this year.

[hial2]

To Jam151...

I've tried to hold back on this off topic question, but your avatar flag..what country is it from?

Thanks

[skysummit]

That's the Mardi Gras flag!!!