Yikes, just when I was going to say the Fat Lady has started to sing, I read Joe Bastardi issuing a warning about the tropics going active again in the next 3-4 weeks including threats in the Gulf from LA. eastward to FL. Then Bryan Norcross says on The Weather Channel the atmosphere looks more like November and there will be only one more named stroms. And then...Dr. Jeff Masters(Weatherunderground) says there could be another 6-7 storms (2+ hurricanes) based on history. My take is the next 10-14 days will have more cold fronts coming down cooling the northern Gulf. History tells us that once beyond the first week in October, any storms that do affect LA/MS are Trop. Storms or weak Hurricanes. I'm going to hold off on the Fat Lady singing until I see how strong this next cold front is later this week. I really feel more along the lines of Bryan Norcross with regard to the way the atmosphere looks...very Fall-ish which means any tropical systems will struggle to get very far into the Gulf before the westerlies turn them away from us.
In the short term, this last week of astronomical Summer will feel like it. Fall(Autumnical Equinox) begins here on Friday at 4:05 AM. Our next front should beat it here making us feel Fall like for this weekend. Until then, almost hot & humid with scattered daytime showers.
2 comments:
I agree with you Bob, if you look at our history, the closer we get to October the better we will fare...Oct 15 is not too far off and we have had 2 cool fronts already pass by us in Sept.
Then look at this hurricane seasons and storms have been slow to develop....I would say for us the season is about over...or at least my gut tells me that...
Bring on those cool fronts and some Saint victories....and somehow we need to get Coach Payton to put #33 in the line on gameday...
I agree with Bob also.
What makes my gut tell me that the fat lady is getting close to her solo is how little "energy" this season has seemed to have. We've gotten a fair number of named storms, but none have been all that strong. Conditions just don't seem right to produce a big powerful hurricane this season.
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