1:30 PM EDT Storm2k Atlantic Tropical Update,July 6

[cycloneye]

The Atlantic is a bit more active this afternoon with the help of the MJO.Read update at link below and any comments are welcomed.

http://www.storm2k.org/weather/s2kforecast.html

[alicia-w]

Can you suggest any good links that represent SST? Thanks.

[chadtm80]

HEre you go alicia http://coastwatch.noaa.gov/interface/mo ... roduct=sst

[cycloneye]

Here is another link of sst's for the Atlantic basin.

http://www.weather.com/maps/news/julyno ... large.html

[Stormsfury]

A few more on this page ..

http://www.stormsfury1.com/Weather/Floo ... alies.html

[Anonymous]

I am really getting excited about the ingredible prospects of "any systems" which could become a tropical cyclone at any time !!

Thanks allot guys ! I'll be watching for major hurricane development in the next few days throughout the tropics !

Ken

[cycloneye]

I am really getting excited about the ingredible prospects of "any systems" which could become a tropical cyclone at any time !!

Thanks allot guys ! I'll be watching for major hurricane development in the next few days throughout the tropics !

Ken

Hey not so fast about majors.

[Anonymous]

I am really getting excited about the ingredible prospects of "any systems" which could become a tropical cyclone at any time !!

Thanks allot guys ! I'll be watching for major hurricane development in the next few days throughout the tropics !

Ken

Hey not so fast about majors.

I wish !

[cycloneye]

Now I have to question you.Why in the world you want to see a major cane?

[Anonymous]

Now I have to question you.Why in the world you want to see a major cane?

Nothing could be better. That's all

[cycloneye]

Open water majors right no landfalls of those in any area of the basin right?

[Anonymous]

Open water majors right no landfalls of those in any area of the basin right?

Nope ! Make that both

[cycloneye]

Open water majors right no landfalls of those in any area of the basin right?

Nope !

Well you then will be standing in a street waiiting for winds of 140-150 mph to get you and hope you are alive enough said from me.

[Anonymous]

Open water majors right no landfalls of those in any area of the basin right?

Nope !

Well you then will be standing in a street waiiting for winds of 140-150 mph to get you and hope you are alive enough said from me.

I know ! Certainly better than rotton blue skies and nothing out there

[Rainband]

Now I have to question you.Why in the world you want to see a major cane?

Nothing could be better. That's all

apparently you have never been through one!!

[Anonymous]

No No No No No !!! Grade F guys !! I went through Hugo here on 9/21/89. I went through David here in September 1979. I went through "Bob" here in 1985. Big Deal ! NOT ! I was right here in Mt.Pleasant,SC where wind gusts of 120 mph hit before midnight (with Hugo). I still was not very impressed - even 2 miles from the beach ! All I had was a 1 1/2 foot storm surge in my area. Immediately after Hugo, I was ready for the next one within 1 month. I was expecting much more than that as to roof and property damage. My neighborhood faired pretty well and I was not too impressed, being that it passed right over us as a category 4.
That does not scare me. I'd rather take any massive hurricane, thunderstorms with valley ball sized hail, or even a massive winter blizzard over blue skies and upper level ridging ! Ok ???

Yeaugh sure Hugo was a little scary but we badly need to make up right now for a VERY BORING two months since May. It's totally unforgiveable !

[Rainband]

Well all we are trying to say, is be careful what you wish for. Just think that those Majors kill many people and destroy many lives.

[Anonymous]

and yes, bring on the hurricanes !! I will welcome them just as much as severe thunderstorms or winterstorms in winter

[Anonymous]

In addition, I remember storm chasing since 1995. Erin was just a cat 1 near Vero Beach,FL. I had a good time. Met someone there in the Wal Mart parking lot where I was stationed and I was monitoring the storm all night and sometimes going outside. We had some gusts to hurricane force during the night with heavy rains early that morning. I drove around during the aftermath and had to turn around because of one of the roads being flooded out and a tree in the way ! I even encountered a powerline in the business district just dangling above my car ! Good thing I saw it on time.

Also went after Fran(??) in 1996 near Calabash,NC. Again some pretty good action there a few miles from the beach.

And finally I went through Isabell last year near Jacksonville,NC. A little dissapointing - just some squalls of heavy rains all day with winds in the 45-65mph category on the western flank of the eyewall. Only damage I saw was a few big treelimbs down beside the motel near the shopping center parking lot where I was stationed, and lots of small branches littering Hwy 17 as I headed back.

Hope I'll do more chasing this year !

[MGC]

I have not chased since Hurricane Bob in 1979. We drove my old Datsun B210 right into the eye west of New Orleans. From my casual observations I doubted that Bob was still a hurricane as the winds were not that impressive, strong tropical storm force at best. I might just start chasing again this year as my children are grown now and I have the time.......MGC