Things Are Changing In The Tropics
Posted by Jeff Gammons on 20 Jul 2007 at 9:38 am
Tagged as: Tropical Weather
Well it’s July 20th and there still is nothing going on in the tropical Atlantic basin, but this could be changing soon. July normally can be a slow month for tropical storms and hurricanes, and this looks to be the case this year. I have received a few emails asking…
“the season has been so dead, will it continue and will we see anything?”
Don’t be writing the season off just yet… just think back to 2004 when we were waiting for the “C” named storm to develop in early August. Shortly after the start of August Major Hurricane Charley made landfall in Punta Gorda, Florida as a category 4 hurricane. Look at what named storm were waiting on now? Chantal is the next in line to be named, and we might see her drifting around some where in the Atlantic basin very soon.
Things in the Atlantic look to be changing as the Bermuda high gets more established over the western Atlantic, the strong westerlies in the mid-levels are relaxing, and all the darn dry air that has been so widespread over the eastern and central Atlantic fills in. The wave train off Africa looks to be moving north more, and the waves are having a better time getting further west. It won’t be long.
I would not be surprised to see us tracking a system by next week sometime, as some of the computer models are hinting at some development and showing pattern changes. Things could ramp up fast as we near August during this hurricane season of 2007.
Stay tuned!
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i sure hope so!! Living so close to the gulf i havent had a chance to see any severe thunderrstorms they all roll right past or disapate before getting to me. I dont feel i have enough knolage to chase yet, so im just waiting for some back yard storms but it just hasnt happened for are area.west coast sea breeze is too strong, it seems it just pushing it away.
Jessika - you just might see some severe weather today as things are coming together just right. New SVR Box for much of FL.
The season being so quiet makes me nervious……before you know it, there are so many out there.
I know….too quiet leads to busy Augusts and Septembers… One things for sure, the ocean has been heating up nicely, so there is a lot of fuel for any storm that develops.