2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season is here!

[Ed Mahmoud]

The tropics seem quiet.



Although the Caribbean is plenty warm enough for tropical cyclone formation, shear looks rather unfavorable.




However, while DFW has plain light rain with temps barely above freezing, Fort Worth, Dallas-Love, Abilene, San Angelo and Wichita Falls all reporting winter precipitation, mostly freezing rain, but a couple of snow reports NW of DFW.

Countdown to June 1:

http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/cus ... &sec=&p0=0

Important Dates Prior to June 1:


1-Febuary 2 : Groundhog Day. **

2-Febuary 3 : Earliest Tropical Storm ever recorded hits Florida,1952. **

3-Febuary 14 : ST Valentines day. **

4-Febuary 16 : Presidents Day. **

5-March 1 : Official Storm2k Forecast Numbers Poll Starts at Noon EST. **

6-March 2-5 : 63rd Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference in St. Petersburg, FL. **

7-March 6 : Earliest Hurricane on record in 1908. **

8-March 8 : Daylight Saving Time Starts. (Move Clocks Ahead One Hour) **

9-March 13 : Big Blizzard Storm of the Century,1993. **

10-March 20 : First Official Day of Spring. **

11-March 23-26 : Texas Hurricane and Homeland Security Conference S.Antonio TX. **

12-March 26 : Hurricane Caterina,2004,Brazil. **

13- April 1 : First Sattelite Image,1960 (Tiros). **

14-April 6 : April Forecast from Tropical Storm Risk. **

15-April 6-10 : National Hurricane Conference in Austin Convention Center,Texas. **

16-April 7 : April Forecast from Dr Philip J. Klotzbach / Dr Gray. **

17-April 12 : Celebration of Easter. **

18-April 20 : Tropical Storm Ana,2003. **

19-April 20-24 : RA IV Hurricane Committee meeting. **

20-April 22 : Earth day. **

21-May 10 : Mothers Day. **

22-May 10-15 : Florida Governors Hurricane Conference in Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. **

23-May 15 : Eastern Pacific Season Starts. **

24- May 21 : Earliest major hurricane in Atlantic history, Hurricane Able, 1951. **

25-May 21 : NOAA 2009 Hurricane Season Outlook. **

26-May 24-30 : NOAA Hurricane Preparedeness Week. **

27-May 25 : Memorial Day. **

28-May 31 : Official Storm2k Forecast Numbers Poll Ends at 12:00 PM Midnight EDT.

Date Has Passed **

[AnnularCane]

Season cancel.


Sorry, I kind of had to.

[JonathanBelles]

shaddup! lol

[cycloneye]

And only 8 weeks before the 2009 Storm2k poll starts.

[RL3AO]

January 5 and no storms yet? What gives?

[Hurricanehink]

Bring on... Ana?

::thinks what the first storm name is::

Yea, bring on Ana!

[jinftl]

Fear not, it won't be long before we get a "2009 Storm Cancel"....given that things are quiet in the tropics 21 weeks before the season starts...

January 5 and no storms yet? What gives?

[CrazyC83]

If a storm were to form now, that would be downright historic...we'd be saying "Offseason cancel!"

[Ed Mahmoud]

The Atlantic Basin remains quiet.


No suggestion of tropical cyclone development on the Canadian model (from the FSU Experimental Tropical Cyclone Genesis model page)


Nice cold season inverted trough off Texas though. On the PSU model page,you can see that is throwing some rainfall back into a Canadian airmass over Texas, and perhaps the fringes will be cold or dry enough to allow some scattered winter precip around Waco or Tyler.

[Category 5]

If you're bored there are other basins that are active now.

[Ed Mahmoud]

If you're bored there are other basins that are active now.

I have consumed beer on the shores of the South IO...

[Ed Mahmoud]

Just 20 weeks now.

Still looks sort of quiet



meanwhile, Dongo has become extra-tropical

[Category 5]

Ed, you might find this useful. It will give you something to do for 20 weeks.

http://www.careerbuilder.com

[cycloneye]

Here we go with the annual countdown towards the start of the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane season.On this post,I will be posting the important dates before June 1.The change of dates every day at this countdown occurs at 00:00 UTC time or 7:00 PM EST and 8 PM EDT from March 8 when Daylight Saving Time starts.

Countdown at link below.

http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/cus ... &sec=&p0=0

Important Dates Prior to June 1:


1-Febuary 2 : Groundhog Day. **

2-Febuary 3 : Earliest Tropical Storm ever recorded hits Florida,1952. **

3-Febuary 14 : ST Valentines day. **

4-Febuary 16 : Presidents Day. **

5-March 1 : Official Storm2k Forecast Numbers Poll Starts.

6-March 2-5 : 63rd Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference in St. Petersburg, FL.

7-March 6 : Earliest Hurricane on record in 1908.

8-March 8 : Daylight Saving Time Starts. (Move Clocks Ahead One Hour)

9-March 13 : Big Blizzard Storm of the Century,1993.

10-March 20 : First Official Day of Spring.

11-March 23-26 : Texas Hurricane and Homeland Security Conference S.Antonio TX.

12-March 26 : Hurricane Caterina,2004,Brazil.

13- April 1 : First Sattelite Image,1960 (Tiros).

14-April 6 : April Forecast from Tropical Storm Risk.

15-April 6-10 : National Hurricane Conference in Austin Convention Center,Texas.

16-April 7 : April Forecast from Philip J. Klotzbach / Dr Gray.

17-April 12 : Celebration of Easter.

18-April 20 : Tropical Storm Ana,2003.

19-April 20-24 : RA IV Hurricane Committee meeting.

20-April 22 : Earth day.

21-May 10 : Mothers Day.

22-May 10-15 : Florida Governors Hurricane Conference in Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center.

23-May 15 : Eastern Pacific Season Starts.

24- May 21 : Earliest major hurricane in Atlantic history, Hurricane Able, 1951.

25-May 24-30 : NOAA Hurricane Preparedeness Week.

26-May 25 : Memorial Day.

27-May 27 : NOAA 2009 Hurricane Season Outlook.

28-May 31 : Official Storm2k Forecast Numbers Poll Ends at 12:00 PM Midnight EDT.

Date Has Passed **

[Chacor]

May 15 = EPac season starts

[Chacor]

April 20 - 24 is the RA IV Hurricane Committee meeting when they will meet to review last season (including retirement of names) and plan for next season.

[CrazyC83]

That meeting should be the most interesting in many years. There are only 2 sure-fire retirements (Gustav and Ike) but as many as 7 names have at least an outside chance.

[cycloneye]

Time until Monday, June 1, 2009 (UTC time)
133 days
3215 hours
192959 minutes
11577595 seconds

Alternative version
It is 133 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes and 55 seconds until Monday, June 1, 2009 (UTC time)

[CajunMama]

Time until Monday, June 1, 2009 (UTC time)
133 days
3215 hours
192959 minutes
11577595 seconds

Alternative version
It is 133 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes and 55 seconds until Monday, June 1, 2009 (UTC time)

you're kidding right?

[cycloneye]

you're kidding right?

Its the real thing.Is amazing that time goes by so fast that without noticing,it will be hurricane season in a lighting bolt.