Josephine is Gone, One More Name to Come?

 I'm back from 3 gorgeous days at Orange Beach celebrating the 80th birthday of my St. Farm agent, fishing Captain & best man at my wedding next month, Hylton Petit.  He had his whole family there and we enjoy some great food & plenty of liquid medication. Pictures says it all as we were feeling little pain!

It was an amazing sunset at Orange Beach to begin the 81st year on the planet for Captain Hylton Petit.  Now back to weather.  Josephine is now just a storm moving away out into the north Atlantic.  Is she the last named storm for this season?  Perhaps.  But maybe not.

The CPC (Climate Prediction Center) is highlighting an area over the Bahamas for the first week of November.   The GFS model is indicating just that.

IF the GFS proves correct, the next named storm would be Kyle.  Right now, there is a deep upper trough off the East Coast which would be hard for a surface system to form.

That set up is giving us some great weather that should last into next week.

If you waiting for more cold air, it's not coming until next month.  The cold is building up in Canada, but it can't come south until the upper pattern changes.

So get out and enjoy San Diego in New Orleans.  I do see some really cold air coming the first week into November.  My next podcast next week will be on my time in Orange Beach. Go to bobbreck.com to sign up to see it.  Stay tuned!

Josephine is Named, Invasion of the Jelly Fish

As I mentioned yesterday, Val & I drove back to Orange Beach today.  As most of you know, NHC elevated the Nor'easter off the Carolina coast to "Subtropical Storm" Josephine, meaning it has acquired some tropical (warm-core) characteristics while still a hybrid (cold-season) system.  This storm is mainly an erosion threat along the East Coast and will head out to sea away from the U.S.  It is the 9th named storm so far.

I have no problem with NHC naming this as it is having impacts for coastal residents, but it is more an impact to shipping. Wave heights are 20+ feet well off shore.

It is considered subtropical for lack of T-Storms around the center.  It has the winds, but not the storms.  Compare Josephine (top) to Major Typhoon Champi nearing Taiwan.

Clearly there is a difference as the reds & yellows around Champi indicate the heavy rain squalls.  Until Josephine pulls away, our weather won't change much.

Finally a beach report...

 

The beach appears to be intact with no effects from Hurricane Isaias.  Kids were out making their sand castles as usual.  However, there is a negative...JELLYFISH !!!

Not just a few, but hundreds and they were the biggest I've ever seen!

All I can think of is they have been brought ashore in the wake of Isaias.  So come to the beach, but be careful if you go into the water!  For my subscribers, not sure I can do a podcast until I get back next week.  Internet speeds are too slow.  Stay tuned & don't worry about Josephine.