aspen wrote:The 6z run continues to show how inept the GFS is at modeling tropical waves in the eastern Atlantic. Just like with Larry’s precursor, it has this wave interact with other areas of vorticity and get spun around/ripped apart. The Euro has done a far better job sniffing out MDR genesis so far this year, quite a change from its abysmal performance in 2020.
Speaking of the Euro, that 00z run would probably lead to a 120-130 kt Cat 4 with all the 29.5-30C waters it’ll be going over.
What's for sure, unlike last year that was a literal I-95 New York City-style traffic jam in the MDR, causing no true Cape Verde hurricanes besides Teddy to occur, this year does not seem to have that kind of issue, and we could very well see our next true Cape Verde hurricane occur within the next week.