African system candidate for first storm?

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African system candidate for first storm?

#1 Postby Vortex » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:05 am

Nice looking sat signature of the African coast....Lets see if GFS is on too something this time.
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#2 Postby Stormchaser16 » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:07 am

Well..... I will say that the system looks good, no other model wants it though..... just the GFS, so Im not going to crazy over it at this time. What is interesting to note though, is that this will head towards the Islands if it develops given the Atlantic ridge (most likely not a fish).
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#3 Postby Vortex » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:18 am

Wow--the vis loop of african low looks awesome--very classic
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#4 Postby The Dark Knight » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:21 am

Yeah man,...... It looks really good.......
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#5 Postby tailgater » Thu Jul 15, 2004 12:10 pm

:wink: first post, long time reader. I'll get may feet wet and say this will be our first name storm of the season.
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#6 Postby Derecho » Thu Jul 15, 2004 12:14 pm

Weak surface low (weak by tropical wave standards) actually hasn't left the coast; the winds at Dakar are out of the NNW....it's still in Africa.

Ad all the convection is all to the west of it; what people are oohing and aahing about is either wind surge and not the wave, or the result of the mid and upper levels of the system being blown well to the west by strong easterly shear.
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