mitchell wrote:tomboudreau wrote:Most of those winds that were occuring up there where during the transition phase of the system. There was a large area of high pressure to the north of this system and as the storm was morning north, it was creating a very tight pressure gradiant. This was resulting in very strong winds.
Seems to me that most all winds are the result of pressure differential. As tropical systems move into the mid latitude, they almost always interact with high pressure systems and if the winds created by this gradiant are = or greater than TS velocity then i would think the downgrading would not be called for. The States of VA, MD, DE, and NJ all experienced sustained winds over 39 MPH and gusts in the 60-75 mph range after Ernesto was a tropical deperssion.
Exactamundo!!! If watches/warnings were never posted for systems when there were strong highs to their north, we would almost never have warnings here in the US. I am not trying to bash the NHC, they do a heck of a job. I just don't think it was proper to not have TS warnings for at least VA (and maybe MD). Just my two cents.