HURAKAN wrote:RL3AO wrote:jdjaguar wrote:http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t2/avn.jpg
at this rate it may be a CAT 1 before NHC even classifies it as a TD.
Sarcasm?
The NHC will not upgrade until they have confirmation that a LLC is present. Remember pre-Erin? Excellent satellite presentation, nothing at the surface. Moreover, 91L is in the middle of nowhere. It will be the same upgrading it now than waiting for visible confirmation.
Remember, bashing the NHC in any way will not be allowed. Gabrielle proved us that they are the experts and they really know what they are doing.
This is a different kind of system from Gabrielle was. Gabrielle was a subtropical system with a broad LLC....With the fact that it formed off the surface and moved to the surface as it became more tropical and also it had a broad LLC. It took time to form a more well defined LLC.
On the other hand this is a tropical distrabance/wave like system. The LLC normally forms on the northern part of the "wave" and starts closing off. If there is a west wind with this, in which case there appears to be at a low level. There is a high chance that this is in fact closed off. With the convection firing up big time it is helping to form lower level convergents, and which allows the LLC to strengthen. That allows a stronger wind field=stronger system.
I would say this is a depression. Not a hundred percent sure. I also disagree and it is something I don't like, that is that system out here don't get upgraded like the Gulf systems. I feel that all systems should be treated fairly.