Spin south of Cuba.... ULL? Satellite link

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Spin south of Cuba.... ULL? Satellite link

#1 Postby DAVE440 » Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:53 am

Didnt see mention of it in tropical discussion and not much convection
ULL I'm guessing?

IR Satellite screenshot Image


link to live IR satellite
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/watl/loop-avn.html
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#2 Postby WindRunner » Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:11 am

Yep. Nothing to be worried about anytime in the near future . . .
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#3 Postby eaglegirl » Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:25 am

I've been watching that spin for 3 days. I asked about it yesterday in the Late Oct/Early Nov Development thread.

I was told that nothing tropical would come out of it.

Glad to know I'm not the only one who noticed it. :)

That naked counterclockwise spin sure has been consistent as it has moved along.
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Re: Spin south of Cuba.... ULL? Satellite link

#4 Postby poof121 » Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:27 am

Good place to check the level of circulation. 850 mb is near the surface, 200 mb upper levels.

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real-time/atlantic/winds/wg8vor4.html
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#5 Postby tolakram » Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:45 am

eaglegirl wrote:I've been watching that spin for 3 days. I asked about it yesterday in the Late Oct/Early Nov Development thread.

I was told that nothing tropical would come out of it.

Glad to know I'm not the only one who noticed it. :)

That naked counterclockwise spin sure has been consistent as it has moved along.


To see if it's an upper level or lower level feature look at two different satellite images.

The water vapor image looks at the upper levels, and you can see this is an upper level feature:

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/carb/loop-wv.html

For lower level features, which is important for tropical development, you use the visual or the shortwave:

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/carb/loop-ir2.html
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Re: Spin south of Cuba.... ULL? Satellite link

#6 Postby Sanibel » Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:17 pm

If the atmosphere isn't allowing a surface Low to convect I doubt it will allow a ULL to drill down and convect.

The only possibility is that convection being dragged along behind it. If the ULL weakens it is possible this will drop off and form in the West Caribbean. But I doubt it will experience anything other than what all other systems have experienced here of late.
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