According to most mets out there, the ridge will build

[wxcrazytwo]

stronger and more west, but the question remains, are they building the ridge too strong? And will EMILY shift to the right once it turns the corner on western CUBA a la Charley?

[gkrangers]

Emily is ~400 miles from the lesser Antilles.

Its not going to hit Florida...

[KatDaddy]

If she keeps sliding to the WSW she may weaken across the cyclone graveyard of the SA Coast.

[Stratusxpeye]

Have thier been any other tropical storms or hurricanes to hit this part of south america? I know that one a little while ago in brazil.

[Stratusxpeye]

http://www.metoffice.com/sec2/sec2cyclone/catarina.html

Crazy Stuff happeaning in this world. That was a sign of how the 2004 hurricane season would be.

[Swimdude]

http://www.metoffice.com/sec2/sec2cyclone/catarina.html

Crazy Stuff happeaning in this world. That was a sign of how the 2004 hurricane season would be.

That's insane! I guess I never heard about it, as I wasn't around these forums much in March.

[vbhoutex]

If I remember correctly, Ivan was almost that far South when he started across the Caribbean and we know what he did. I'm not suggesting a repeat performance, just the fact he made it find throught the "graveyard".

[HouTXmetro]

If I remember correctly, Ivan was almost that far South when he started across the Caribbean and we know what he did. I'm not suggesting a repeat performance, just the fact he made it find throught the "graveyard".

Yes indeed, Ivan was pretty low.

[johngaltfla]

I remember it. Everyone said it was a "fluke" and dismissed it.

I think we could be witnessing a historic change in the earth's climate. This season may or may not be a major part of it. But I think it is.

This is my opinion only. Period. But when you look back at 2004 and this Hurricane season so far, I ask, is it possible that this 50 year cycle will be far worse than the last one? After all, we only have a little over 100 years of records to really use for a database. Who knows what it was like 500 or 600 years ago.

[jasons2k]

http://www.metoffice.com/sec2/sec2cyclone/catarina.html

Crazy Stuff happeaning in this world. That was a sign of how the 2004 hurricane season would be.

I heard something about that but didn't know the details until I saw this. That is truly amazing!! Thanks for the article!

[Stratusxpeye]

http://www.hurricaneville.com/brazilian_hurricane.html

Theres a Bunch of articles out there if ya wanted to learn more. Def is wierd though. The eye on that was HUGE. So Strange though. That far south.

[clfenwi]

Have thier been any other tropical storms or hurricanes to hit this part of south america? I know that one a little while ago in brazil.

This bit from NASA is a bit dated, but its information is still accurate (the only new storm is the Brazil one) :

http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/educ/scie ... -12-00.htm

Tracks of storms mentioned in the answer:

http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane ... /track.gif

http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane ... /track.gif

http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane ... /track.gif

http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane ... /track.gif

[rtd2]

If I remember correctly, Ivan was almost that far South when he started across the Caribbean and we know what he did. I'm not suggesting a repeat performance, just the fact he made it find throught the "graveyard".

Yes indeed, Ivan was pretty low.

Yep..SOME mets said He would Hit Mexico TOO

IVAN
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/229/1160 ... n_5day.jpg

and (Shows how low Ivan Got!)

http://photos1.blogger.com/img/276/916/640/IVAN.jpg

And Track to Florida?..I dont remember this?

http://www.michaelhanscom.com/eclectici ... ivan_1.gif

[johngaltfla]

I remember all the Ivan hitting our area alerts. Watching folks line up for 4 hours at Home Depot for wood. Cleaning off the shelves of local grocers. It was unreal.

Then Ivan missed. It was a real relief that close to the Charley landfall.