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Weather Discussion => Hazardous Weather => Hurricane Central => Topic started by: toxictwister00 on June 05, 2013, 05:36:23 PM

Title: Tropical Storm Andrea
Post by: toxictwister00 on June 05, 2013, 05:36:23 PM
I'm gonna pull the trigger early, but the writing looks to be on the wall...

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ABNT20 KNHC 052126
TWOAT

SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

SPECIAL OUTLOOK ISSUED TO UPDATE DISCUSSION ON THE LOW PRESSURE AREA
IN THE GULF OF MEXICO

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY A
WELL-DEFINED CIRCULATION IN THE LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE EAST-
CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BASED ON THIS
FINDING...THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER WILL INITIATE ADVISORIES ON
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. THIS SYSTEM HAS A
HIGH CHANCE...NEAR 100 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.

&&

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/FRANKLIN

AL, 01, 2013060518, , BEST, 0, 253N, 866W, 35, 1006, TS, 34, NEQ, 50, 120, 0, 0, 1010, 250, 120, 0, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, ANDREA, M,
Title: Re: Tropical Storm Andrea
Post by: TWCCraig on June 05, 2013, 05:58:18 PM
Yeah I posted it earlier in the general thread. Though high shear, I wonder how much more this can intensify, and if it does, how would that effect its outcome here.
Title: Re: Tropical Storm Andrea
Post by: toxictwister00 on June 05, 2013, 06:01:15 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/QA8OwfO.gif)

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6:00 PM EDT Wed Jun 5
Location: 25.3°N 86.5°W
Moving: N at 3 mph
Min pressure: 1002 mb
Max sustained: 40 mph

It's hard to see on this map, but Tropical Storm Watches/Warnings are in effect from FL to the Carolinas.

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WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WEST COAST OF
FLORIDA FROM BOCA GRANDE TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE U.S. EAST COAST FROM
FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM BOCA GRANDE TO OCHLOCKNEE RIVER

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
Title: Re: Tropical Storm Andrea
Post by: Lightning on June 05, 2013, 06:29:44 PM
Why is this thing so sluggish?
Title: Re: Tropical Storm Andrea
Post by: Mr. Rainman on June 05, 2013, 07:06:27 PM
Not much to move it. Once the upper-level trough starts to close it, it'll shoot off to the northeast.
Title: Re: Tropical Storm Andrea
Post by: phw115wvwx on June 05, 2013, 07:52:02 PM
Tavores, here's a better version of the NHC track map.  You had the 5-day cone turned on earlier, and I've turned it off to only show the 3-day cone here to illustrate the warnings better.  Andrea is just going to be a big flood threat with some severe weather possible based on what I see.  It's not going to have much warm water or light wind shear to allow the winds to increase, so NHC only has 45 mph winds at most in this forecast.  Hope everyone in the Southeast takes appropriate actions.
Title: Re: Tropical Storm Andrea
Post by: toxictwister00 on June 05, 2013, 08:05:32 PM
Sidenote: Score 1 to the GFS for sniffing this puppy out 2 weeks in advance. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Tropical Storm Andrea
Post by: TWCCraig on June 05, 2013, 08:23:44 PM
Sidenote: Score 1 to the GFS for sniffing this puppy out 2 weeks in advance. :thumbsup:

I'm tellin' ya. You'll be surprised how often the GFS can pick up on tropical disturbances. Not all the time it is right, but most of the time it is.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Tropical Storm Andrea
Post by: toxictwister00 on June 06, 2013, 07:46:09 AM
I'm tellin' ya. You'll be surprised how often the GFS can pick up on tropical disturbances. Not all the time it is right, but most of the time it is.  :thumbsup:


Agreed. I notice that quite a bit.

Yeah I posted it earlier in the general thread. Though high shear, I wonder how much more this can intensify, and if it does, how would that effect its outcome here.


Apparently a lot Craig, I woke this morning to a 60mph TS with a 997mb pressure. :o


...ANDREA MOVING CLOSER TO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA DURING THE MORNING...

7:00 AM CDT Thu Jun 6
Location: 27.7°N 85.1°W
Moving: NNE at 14 mph
Min pressure: 997 mb
Max sustained: 60 mph

(http://i.imgur.com/Hli3kZq.gif)
Title: Re: Tropical Storm Andrea
Post by: Zach on June 06, 2013, 07:47:17 AM
There were 5 different tornado warnings sparked off within an hour between 2:30am and 4:00am this morning by Andrea for Hillsborough and Manatee Counties. And here's how she looks right now..

The larger box is Tornado Watch #242, in effect until 11:00am this morning
Title: Re: Tropical Storm Andrea
Post by: toxictwister00 on June 06, 2013, 02:38:55 PM
What a wild time to be in FL right about now. All FL folks here and in general I hope are staying safe and out of the water although that should come with common sense not to be out there anyway.

I'm still impressed at how rapidly Andrea got itself together overnight into today. RECON did find max outbound flight level winds as high as 71 kts (80 mph rounded off).
Title: Re: Tropical Storm Andrea
Post by: TWCCraig on June 06, 2013, 04:13:41 PM
Whoa hello

(http://imageshack.us/a/img32/5849/stormtotalqpffcst.png)
Title: Re: Tropical Storm Andrea
Post by: toxictwister00 on June 06, 2013, 04:59:40 PM
Winds up to 65mph as of 5pm Advisory.

...ANDREA ABOUT TO MAKE LANDFALL OVER THE FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...RAINS AND WINDS TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN U. S. COAST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

5:00 PM EDT Thu Jun 6
Location: 29.5°N 83.4°W
Moving: NE at 17 mph
Min pressure: 993 mb
Max sustained: 65 mph
Title: Re: Tropical Storm Andrea
Post by: toxictwister00 on June 06, 2013, 05:50:53 PM
Wow, Andrea made landfall not far from where I said it would a couple of days ago. (Near Cross City, FL)
Title: Re: Tropical Storm Andrea
Post by: phw115wvwx on June 07, 2013, 05:04:50 PM
Andrea was just declared post-tropical at the 5 PM EDT advisory as it has caught the baroclinic zone of an upper level trough to become extratropical.  However, thanks to the new rules that came from Sandy last year, NHC is going to continue issuing advisories on Andrea until it no longer poses a threat to the East Coast.  The winds are only at 45 mph, but those winds can only be found offshore or along the coast.  Thus, severe weather and flooding are the primary threats to watch.
Title: Re: Tropical Storm Andrea
Post by: TWCCraig on June 07, 2013, 05:55:56 PM
Torrential downpours here. Waterspout over the water just south of here.  :thrilled:
Title: Re: Tropical Storm Andrea
Post by: Lightning on June 07, 2013, 11:09:13 PM
Sidenote: Score 1 to the GFS for sniffing this puppy out 2 weeks in advance. :thumbsup:
I cringed when I first saw this but we only ran into heavy rain from Tallahassee to I-75. All is well now. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Tropical Storm Andrea
Post by: gt1racerlHDl on June 08, 2013, 07:13:28 AM
There was Severe Flooding in Fall River, MA last night into this morning. Alot of cars were either stranded or pulled over throughout the side streets and RT 24 and I-195.
Title: Re: Tropical Storm Andrea
Post by: phw115wvwx on June 08, 2013, 01:20:55 PM
NHC has issued the final advisory for Andrea.  I hope everyone along the East Coast is okay.
Title: Re: Tropical Storm Andrea
Post by: Lightning on June 09, 2013, 06:21:06 PM
Well, goodbye Andrea until 2019. Unfortunately, this will not be the last storm of the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season,  but hopefully, it will not be as active as the prognosticaters are saying. Maybe an unexpected El Nino will show up, or maybe there'll be more shear in the upper levels than expected.