Cloud Stalker: its not over yet/ were only half way there

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

its not over yet/ were only half way there

Wednesday, September 12, 2007
(From the Sert homepage)
Tropical Storm Humberto Forecast to Make Landfall Along the Upper Texas Coast Overnight...Tropical Depression Eight May Become a Tropical Storm This Evening over the Central Atlantic...

Tropical Depression Nine in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico was upgraded to Tropical Storm Humberto earlier this afternoon.
The system developed along the tail end of a cold front just off the Texas coast. At 5 PM EDT, Tropical Storm Humberto was located about 50 miles south of Galveston, Texas. Maximum sustained winds had increased to near 50 mph, and the storm was moving slowly northward at 6 mph.
Tropical storm watches and warnings remain in effect for the upper Texas and southwestern Louisiana coasts. The official forecast from the National Hurricane Center takes Humberto ashore along the upper Texas coast overnight as a tropical storm, spreading heavy rainfall over southeastern Texas and southern Louisiana. Although no immediate impacts to Florida are expected, residual moisture from the remnants of Humberto may linger over the Gulf Coast region along a stalled frontal boundary and contribute to some much-needed rainfall over northwestern Florida into the weekend.I hope its a little more central west, we need rain here too.

Meanwhile an area of low pressure over the central Atlantic was upgraded to Tropical Depression Eight by the National Hurricane Center earlier this morning. At 5 PM EDT, TD #8 was located about 1065 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, or about 2450 miles southeast of Miami. Movement was toward the west-northwest at 12 mph. Maximum sustained winds remained near 35 mph.
The official forecast calls for the depression to gradually strengthen into Tropical Storm Ingrid later this evening or on Thursday. The system is forecast to continue on a west-northwesterly course over the next few days as it is steered by a ridge of high pressure over the central Atlantic.
An aircraft reconnaissance mission into the system is scheduled for late on Thursday. It is too early to speculate whether or not this system will pose a threat to the United States.
We can only hope....he he he I know it sounds sick but I want some action darn it!!!
Not a bad storm maybe just a cat 1 or 2, I'm not asking for carnage just something to watch and boy we sure could use the rain.

Speaking of rain its not gonna happen here tonight, looks like another beautiful sunset!! oh well heres looking to the weekend, Thursday is already upon us this, week has moved quick.
I'm gonna go play with my boy Ta Ta for now!
ALWAYS KEEPING MY EYES TO THE SKY....JESS

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HAIL (3/4 inch or greater)

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Hail can cause significant bodily injuries such as broken bones and even blindness if wind blown.
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supercell

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Air below the cap warms and/or becomes more moist
Air above the cap cools
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In North America, supercells usually show up on Doppler radar as starting at a point or hook shape on the southwestern side, fanning out to the northeast. The heaviest precipitation is usually on the southwest side, ending abruptly short of the rain-free updraft base or main updraft (not visible to radar). The rear flank downdraft, or RFD, carries precipitation counterclockwise around the north and northwest side of the updraft base, producing a "hook echo" that indicates the presence of a mesocyclone.