Tracking the tropics - 2025

[weatherwiz]

5 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said:

Not surprising but quite a shift.

Once we start to get something a bit more organized we should get a better idea. The "center" has been jumping like crazy over the last day, particularly since last evening. Once concern I have though is potential for RI if this

1) gets its act together quickly 

and

2) If it tracks within the zone of higher OHC

Doesn't mean anything for us but I would be watching extremely closely anywhere from the northeast Florida coast up to coastal NC. 

 

[WxWatcher007]

46 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

Once we start to get something a bit more organized we should get a better idea. The "center" has been jumping like crazy over the last day, particularly since last evening. Once concern I have though is potential for RI if this

1) gets its act together quickly 

and

2) If it tracks within the zone of higher OHC

Doesn't mean anything for us but I would be watching extremely closely anywhere from the northeast Florida coast up to coastal NC. 

 

There will be a window for significant intensification but idk how long it’ll be open for. You have near record warmth near the Bahamas and critically this should establish a nice outflow channel with a ULAC over the region and cutoff to the west. It’ll be in near ideal conditions.

However, nearing the coast southerly shear could impart dry air and the immediate coastline has cooler SSTs.

Folks should remember that major EC strikes are rare. Since 1990 it’s only been Andrew ‘92, Fran ‘96, and Jeanne ‘04.