8533- GOES VIS 2006241 131500

[scottobear]

GOES VIS 2006241 131500
Originally uploaded by sandrino.

Here you can see that tropical storm Ernesto is in the Florida Straits. You can see that it is looking more organized. It is beginning to have the classic shape of a cyclone. As it becomes more organized, the storm should stengthen somewhat. It is not expected to go beyond category one

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[graypumpkin.livejournal.com]

Yeah thankfully Ernesto doesn’t look like it's gonna be a bad one, I heard on the radio, BBC the Paddy Wagon has satellite radio, that there is a depression out there that is being watched carefully which in the word of the Hurricane center has a chance of being another "Monster" but I can't find anything about it online.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

the closest mention is this form the tropical cyclone log -

"The concentrated area of thunderstorms I mentioned this morning, halfway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles Islands, near 9N 36W, has fallen apart. I no longer expect development of this system. However, another tropical wave to its east, at 12N 28W, has developed a very pronounced rotation this afternoon, and has some heavy thunderstorm activity on its south side. This wave has potential for some slow development over the next few days as it moves west at 20 mph. It's under 15 knots of wind shear. The thunderstorm activity associated with this wave is being enhanced by a process known as upper-level divergence. When the the winds at high levels diverge (blow outward from a common center), then air from the surface must rise to fill the vacuum created. As this surface air rises, the moisture in it condenses, fueling thunderstorms. Thunderstorms created by this mechanism make a tropical disturbance look more impressive than it really is. The upper divergence will go away over the next 24 hours, reducing the amount of thunderstorm activity the wave has.

The large spiral of low clouds near 18N 43W that I said to ignore this morning may be worth watching yet, although I don't think it will ever develop. A small burst of heavy thunderstorms developed on the east side of the center of circulation this afternoon, and the wave is under low enough wind shear for development, 10 knots. However, water vapor satellite imagery shows this wave embedded in a large area of dry air and African dust that should preclude development for at least the next two days.

[graypumpkin.livejournal.com]

Pretty cool log, glad to hear that it's looking like a false alarm.
Like the new look.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

thanks! lj's really got a few sharp looking layouts these days.. I didn't hav eot tweak it much at all!

I forgot the link! pretty fun to sniff around here and there for weather goodies.

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=490&tstamp=200608

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Hooray for the paddy wagon! I think your new car sounds terribly keen.

[graypumpkin.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'm liking it.
It;s funny all these stations to choose from and the one I've been listening to the most is the BBC news radio, much different perspective than our news.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

sat radio is an amazing thing... fun to get a fresh point of view. It's surprising how insulated we are.

[graypumpkin.livejournal.com]

It is really, BBC has a much bigger world view, lots more news about Africa, Middle East, Asia, and of course the rest of Europe, our news seems much more centered on ourselves and the cult of celebrity by comparison.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Well, what could possibly be more important than tom cruise?

[ilenebook.livejournal.com]

Praying for you Scotto..always.
You must get ready just in case.
Loving the Newtie cam lately.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Ready and dry as a bone! :D

Newtie says thankies!

[juliabee.livejournal.com]

"what could possibly be more important than tom cruise?"

I know you were being rhetorical...but though I would answer anyway:

Suri Cruise? Fuzzy Suri is now more imoprtant than Tom Cruise himself, thanks to the hungry masses who don't believe Suri exists. The photog is a freaky creep. ::shudders::
http://thesuperficial.com/2006/08/suri_cruise_is_alive_and_fuzzy.html

P Diddy getting his pee on??
http://thesuperficial.com/2006/08/diddy_needs_to_pee.html

I'm not telling you how I knew about either of those USELESS links.... :P

[juliabee.livejournal.com]

Crap..and I was trying to be sarcastic -- but forgot to do so. Bahaha.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

are you a membe rof that "special" lj celeb-stalker community? :)

[juliabee.livejournal.com]

Which special celeb-stalker comm?

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

oh no they didn't! :D

I'm just teasing.