Yep, I agree. Why did NHC bother naming Colin when the system was so far away, beyond recon flights and a threat to no one? Sure they could have waited another day to see if it developed, but that's Monday morning quarterbacking. NHC is now focusing on an area in the Caribbean I talked about last night. They started running computer models on it tonight. Most take the system westward into the Yucatan. Way too early to worry as T-Storms are not getting more concentrated yet.
Locally, clouds kept the South Shore noticeably less hot until after 3 pm when the sun broke through. Some heavy storms developed along the coast and their clouds spread over us. If that doesn't happen again, tomorrow will be right back in the mid to upper 90s. The heat warning was lowered to a heat advisory. Still have to use caution if/when working outside during the heat of the day.
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When you have a tropical system sitting near San Juan, PR (US territory) with a population near 500,000 making it the 42nd largest city under US jurisdiction you will have the NHC naming it and keeping an eye on it along with flying hurricane hunters in to see what is brewing. You do know there is a NWS office also located in San Juan right?
I'm always glad when I hear about the "remnants" of some storm, but we hardly heard of Colin before he was nothing but remnants. I hope they will all behave that way. sp
Talk about hot...I finally got Mr. Shark (thermometer) in the pool, temp Monday evening was 95 and last night was 92. Last year while I had thermometer, temps hovered in the upper 80's to around 90...rarely seeing temps above 91. So the heat is on..even in the pool.
I think the NHC named Colin just to have statistics for the record books in December.
Come on Aug 21st...first preseason game...Who Dat!!!
For those saying NHC should not have named Colin (remember knocking on San Juan,PR door) are you also saying that depression never reached tropical storm status?
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