First one of the year. Right now, 90L is gaining moisture and has built up a strong wall against the dry environment. Convection continues to increase as well. It is slowly shedding its currently weakly connected parent front, and when this happens, there is the possibility of have this one named.
...SPECIAL FEATURE...
AN OCCLUDED 1001 MB SFC LOW WAS LOCATED NEAR 30.5N 75.0W AS OF
08/0300 UTC...OR ABOUT 300NM E OF THE FLORIDA/GEORGIA BORDER. A
STORM WARNING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS IN AFFECT FOR THE
OFFSHORE AREA N OF 28N W OF 74W BUT IS EXPECTED TO RELAX TO GALE
CONDITIONS THROUGH MORNING. THIS WAS VERIFIED BY THE 0000 UTC
QUIKSCAT PASS WHICH SHOWED 50-60 KT WINDS OFF THE SOUTHEAST
COAST. THESE WINDS ARE CONTINUING TO PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT SWELL
EVENT FOR THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST AND THE BAHAMAS. BUOY 41010
RECENTLY REPORTED 25 FT SEAS AT 16 SEC...WITH BOTH THE PERIOD
AND HEIGHT SLIGHTLY UNDERDONE BY THE REGIONAL WW3. LIGHTNING
DATA HAS BEEN DEPICTING SCATTERED TSTMS ESPECIALLY N AND E OF
THE CENTER OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS FROM 29N-33N BETWEEN 75W-79W.
THE MAIN THREAT...HOWEVER...WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE HIGH WINDS
AND WAVES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM. THE MODEL CONSENSUS IS TO
MOVE THE LOW WEST TOWARDS NORTH FLORIDA/GEORGIA OVER THE NEXT 36
HOURS WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING. PLEASE REFER TO THE HIGH SEAS
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES FOR
MORE DETAILS REGARDING EXPECTED OFFSHORE AND COASTAL IMPACTS.
|posted by Sam Lillo @ 5/08/2007 05:41:00 AM