Tropical Depression Nine

[WxWatcher007]

Just now, Kevin Reilly said:

Looks like a center is going to form just north of Cuba on the north Cuban Coast / south of the Bahamas and lift north bound.

It looks like there may be enough of a wind shift to designate this at 11am. 

[Rd9108]

Another bust and OTS she goes. 

[Voyager]

56 minutes ago, wthrmn654 said:

Cmc and euro ai want to bring it to the Mid Atlantic/ north east before all is said and done...... that's after wandering off the south east.  

 

Will have to keep an eye on that to see off that becomes a thing or not. 

I say bring it. We definitely need some good rain here in Eastern PA.

[Kevin Reilly]

15 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said:

It looks like there may be enough of a wind shift to designate this at 11am. 

Yea this looks like a depression now or by 11 am as you said.  Humberto is pretty far away east from this system.

 

It’s obvious that Humberto turns out to sea gotta wait to see how high pressure builds into the Northeast and Mid Atlantic to put the block in place to initiate movement towards South Carolina, then the stall of Imelda, followed by the bounce off the high to the north and deflection out to sea.  Pretty simply put all about exact timing of players build and strength. 

[GaWx]

 The last frame of 6Z Euro has this stop its ENE movement and then suddenly drift back due W fwiw as Humberto accelerates away and the upper high builds enough to its N to change the steering. 

 Although this is the only major op doing this, 40% of the 6Z EPS do not escape and most of those stall not too far offshore and then attain a W component of motion.

[WxWatcher007]

2 minutes ago, GaWx said:

 The last frame of 6Z Euro has this stop its ENE movement and then suddenly drift back due W fwiw as Humberto accelerates away and the. the upper high builds enough to its N to change the steering. 

 Although this is the only major op doing this, 40% of the 6Z EPS do not escape and most of those stall not too far offshore and then attain a W component of motion.

And should that happen, the longitude of future Imelda will be key to whether this gets steered back to the coast or merely meanders until the trough eventually arrives to kick it into the North Atlantic. Like @donsutherland1 I’m skeptical of it getting steered back west right now but it’s on the table. 

[lilj4425]

Another bust. The rain this morning is now more exciting than this system. Might as well close the thread. 

[Rd9108]

7 minutes ago, lilj4425 said:

Another bust. The rain this morning is now more exciting than this system. Might as well close the thread. 

That's what im saying. Its a fish storm. 

[WxWatcher007]

How about we keep the wishcasting and nonsense bust posting out of the thread? 

Recon just submitted a VDM. I think that should be enough for a designation at 11.

Product: NOAA Vortex Message (URNT12 KWBC)
Transmitted: 27th day of the month at 13:54Z
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Aircraft: Lockheed WP-3D Orion (Reg. Num. N42RF)
Storm Number & Year: 09L in 2025
Mission Identifier: Ptc09 (flight in the North Atlantic basin)
Mission Number: 11
Observation Number: 28 ( See all messages of this type for this mission. )

A. Time of Center Fix: 27th day of the month at 13:04:10Z
B. Center Fix Coordinates: 22.00N 76.00W
B. Center Fix Location: 129 statute miles (208 km) to the ENE (71°) from Camagüey, Cuba.
C. Minimum Height at Standard Level: 3,144m (10,315ft) at 700mb
D. Minimum Sea Level Pressure: 1007mb (29.74 inHg)
E. Dropsonde Surface Wind at Center: From 125° at 25kts (From the SE at 29mph)
F. Eye Character: Not Available
G. Eye Shape: Not Available
H. Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind Inbound: Not Available
I. Location & Time of the Estimated Maximum Surface Wind Inbound (Undecoded): NA
J. Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: From 146° at 27kts (From between the SE and SSE at 31.1mph)
K. Location & Time of the Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: 8 nautical miles to the SE (135°) of center fix at 13:02:18Z
L. Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind Outbound: Not Available
M. Location & Time of the Estimated Maximum Surface Wind Outbound (Undecoded): NA
N. Maximum Flight Level Wind Outbound: From 40° at 25kts (From the NE at 28.8mph)
O. Location & Time of the Maximum Flight Level Wind Outbound: 16 nautical miles (18 statute miles) to the NW (314°) of center fix at 13:08:03Z
P. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Outside Eye: 10°C (50°F) at a pressure alt. of 3,056m (10,026ft)
Q. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Inside Eye: 11°C (52°F) at a pressure alt. of 3,058m (10,033ft)
R. Dewpoint Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): 12°C (54°F)
R. Sea Surface Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): Not Available
S. Fix Determined By: Penetration, Wind, Pressure and Temperature
S. Fix Level: 700mb
T. Navigational Fix Accuracy: 0.01 nautical miles
T. Meteorological Accuracy: 1.5 nautical miles

Remarks Section:
 

Maximum Flight Level Wind: 27kts (~ 31.1mph) which was observed 8 nautical miles to the SE (135°) from the flight level center at 13:02:18Z

[dseagull]

1 hour ago, donsutherland1 said:

With the NHC now referring to Google DeepMind in some of its discussions, below is the latest Google DeepMind output for PTC9 at closest approach on the ensemble mean track:

I have mixed opinions on the NHC utilizing DeepMind during the infancy of the AI revolution.  It should absolutely be used as a tool, but Im not sure we are at the point where it should be used as a weighted metric in forecast discussions with the public.  

 

Model fatigue is a very real thing.  

[MANDA]

8 minutes ago, dseagull said:

I have mixed opinions on the NHC utilizing DeepMind during the infancy of the AI revolution.  It should absolutely be used as a tool, but Im not sure we are at the point where it should be used as a weighted metric in forecast discussions with the public.  

 

Model fatigue is a very real thing.  

Agree.  I was surprised when I saw AI in their discussions earlier this year.  I'd keep it "in house" for a few years to establish some kind of track record.  So new and unproven.  They mention Google but nothing about any of the other AI guidance available.  I find that kind of odd as well.

[BYG Jacob]

Imelda has formed

[BYG Jacob]

Would love to hear from a met about how the southern end of the wave axis managed to cling on for multiple days while being physically separated from the northern end.

[Maggie Valley Steve]

TD 9 has formed via the 11AM NHC Update.

[MANDA]

39 minutes ago, MANDA said:

Agree.  I was surprised when I saw AI in their discussions earlier this year.  I'd keep it "in house" for a few years to establish some kind of track record.  So new and unproven.  They mention Google but nothing about any of the other AI guidance available.  I find that kind of odd as well.

LOL.  AT 11:00 A.M. they mention NOAA AIGEFS in the Humberto discussion.  First mention of another AI guidance I've seen.

[donsutherland1]

3 minutes ago, MANDA said:

LOL.  AT 11:00 A.M. they mention NOAA AIGEFS in the Humberto discussion.  First mention of another AI guidance I've seen.

This paper likely explains why they are leveraging AI:

https://alixsoliman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/nature_deepmind-weather-ai_in-print_alix-soliman.pdf

[wthrmn654]

In defense of the ai models usage,  it's better this year then last year from what memory remembers.  . Idk how it has done with other storms, but with Erin the ai models track was so very much locked in from a very early start, from a rough aspect.  As with this storm i saw the euro ai first to show a glancing blow to Carolinas then loops/meander off the coast... way before other non ai models started... 

Do they have more data at there resources versus conventional models? Not sure but there deft is some kinda difference, likely not obvious to the naked eye. 

[dseagull]

Time will certainly tell, with regard to AI integration.  Part of me is fearful that it will become "too good," eliminating the mystery and continuation of scientific analysis in forecasting.  Maybe another thread for this topic. 

I'm fascinated by the current forecast evolution of this particular complex setup.  This week will probably take the gold medal for most dynamic tropical forecast (regardless of land interaction,) in perhaps the past 2 seasons.  Fujiwara is a thread the needle interaction with actual tropical core systems.  Attempting to learn as much as I can over the next 72+ hours.   This was worth the wait. 

[GaWx]

12Z Icon stays OTS from US

[suzook]

Definitely seems like actual landfall is off the table thankfully. Still some uncertainty, but most models in agreement with it getting close, and then moving further off the coast. Coast still could get alot of rain though.

[GaWx]

Just like for all runs before, 12Z UK is again staying OTS from US with this run not as close to FL on its closest approach (175 miles offshore) vs last few runs:

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 09L ANALYSED POSITION : 22.0N 77.3W

ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL092025

LEAD CENTRAL MAXIMUM WIND
VERIFYING TIME TIME POSITION PRESSURE (MB) SPEED (KNOTS)
-------------- ---- -------- ------------- -------------
1200UTC 27.09.2025 0 22.0N 77.3W 1007 28
0000UTC 28.09.2025 12 21.3N 77.3W 1006 26
1200UTC 28.09.2025 24 23.4N 77.1W 1005 34
0000UTC 29.09.2025 36 24.7N 77.1W 1003 30
1200UTC 29.09.2025 48 26.2N 77.1W 1003 43
0000UTC 30.09.2025 60 27.5N 77.5W 1000 39
1200UTC 30.09.2025 72 28.3N 76.6W 997 35
0000UTC 01.10.2025 84 28.6N 74.6W 994 39
1200UTC 01.10.2025 96 34.6N 69.7W 977 69
0000UTC 02.10.2025 108 CEASED TRACKING

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*Edit: Note the initialization as of 12Z at 22.0N, 77.3W: how is that compared to where it really was at 8AM?

 

[GaWx]

 Note the 12Z UK initialization as of 12Z at 22.0N, 77.3W. It actually was per NHC ~21.7N, ~76W meaning it initialized ~100 miles too far WNW and still recurved pretty easily from US. That bodes well for chances for staying OTS from US.

[SomeguyfromTakomaPark]

22 minutes ago, suzook said:

Definitely seems like actual landfall is off the table thankfully. Still some uncertainty, but most models in agreement with it getting close, and then moving further off the coast. Coast still could get alot of rain though.

100+ hours out in a complicated setup, wouldn’t be taking anything off the table completely like that just yet.