mitchell wrote:Several of the GFS runs, including the 18z that brings a strong hurricane into the central Gulf, look odd with the genesis of the storm. The way it shifts between systems in the PAC and Caribbean in the development phase. Almost like it's not sure which basis the development takes hold.
This is pretty typical with GFS in the early season and the Central American Gyre. Not surprisingly, as the CAG normally spits out multiple weak vortices and it all depends on what one has the best environment and furthest one away from the other vortices to get going without being impacted.
We should be in the range by Monday to really determine if this is a phantom storm or if other models start jumping in on further development. Water temps are around 86 F in the area that GFS keeps placing the point of organizing, so it’s not out of the realm to think something can form…. it’s just GFS against everything at this moment.
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