x-y-no wrote:12Z GFS run is just beginning to come out ...
It initializes a 1012mb low SE of the Cape Verdes and carries it WNW into the southern part of the islands in 24 hours. Deepens it to 1008mb by 30 hours as the system leaves the islands, still heading WNW.
Don't think I buy that much of a northerly component right away.
I would have to agree... Currently there is no weakness in the ridge and until that point we should be looking at a WNW movement for the next 24-72 hours.
What is expected to weaken the ridge a Mid-Upper Level trough?
This is all going to depend on the intensity of this system. If it develops quickly it will move more northerly trying to find the weakest point in the ridge in the mid to upper levels.
If it remains a depression or just a mid to low level weak storm, we should see a more westerly component.
I'm not a huge fan of saying which way it goes before it even develops. It is way to early. I have seen time and time again of these systems in the tropics where all the models indicate northward motion fairly quickly that never comes to surpass.
I think untill there is a weakness in the ridge we'll see the models trend farther and farther west.