Hurricane Kirk

[phw115wvwx]

While we are all focused on Isaac, NHC just began advisories on tropical depression #11 way out in the Atlantic this evening.  The winds are at 35 mph.  It will likely become a tropical storm and gain the name of Kirk, but this system poses no threat to land as it will curve back out to sea well before reaching Bermuda.

[toxictwister00]

Fish. I think this spawn up off of Joyce's remnants correct? Also the K storm is Kirk? I thought it was Keith....

[Trevor]

Nope, Kirk.

[Localonthe8s]

Whatever happened to Joyce? It died off as a fish storm as well?

[Eric]

Whatever happened to Joyce? It died off as a fish storm as well?

It just died out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean without coming near any land.  Unfavorable conditions killed it pretty quickly.

[Eric]

Nope, Kirk.

Tropics, the final frontier...

[toxictwister00]

This is now Kirk

11:00 PM AST Tue Aug 28
Location: 23.9°N 45.0°W
Moving: W at 12 mph
Min pressure: 1007 mb
Max sustained: 45 mph

[phw115wvwx]

With Kirk forming, this Atlantic season has reached 11 tropical storms, the normal number for a year.  I don't think many people expected it to be an above average season, but that's where it seems to be going now.  NHC isn't sure if Kirk will reach hurricane status further out before it heads into the north Atlantic.

[Eric]

With Kirk forming, this Atlantic season has reached 11 tropical storms, the normal number for a year.  I don't think many people expected it to be an above average season, but that's where it seems to be going now.  NHC isn't sure if Kirk will reach hurricane status further out before it heads into the north Atlantic.

I'm honestly very surprised.  I thought it would be a typically slow El Niño year.  Sure, we had 2 storms in May and 2 in June, but then absolutely nothing to speak of in July.  August isn't even finished yet, and we've already had seven storms form this month alone!

[phw115wvwx]

I'm honestly very surprised.  I thought it would be a typically slow El Niño year.  Sure, we had 2 storms in May and 2 in June, but then absolutely nothing to speak of in July.  August isn't even finished yet, and we've already had seven storms form this month alone!

It just shows that there is way more at work that determines a hurricane season besides whether we are in La Niña or El Niño.  It's why I think it's worthless trying to predict how a season will fare before it even starts due to so many complex factors that determine it.

Kirk has strengthened to 50 mph winds, but any amount of interest in this storm stops right there due to its forecast track.

[toxictwister00]

...KIRK BECOMES THE FIFTH HURRICANE OF THE 2012 SEASON...
11:00 AM AST Thu Aug 30
Location: 27.2°N 49.5°W
Moving: NW at 12 mph
Min pressure: 989 mb
Max sustained: 75 mph

[phw115wvwx]

Kirk is going to become a really strong extratropical storm for the North Atlantic when it's all over.  It's already making the turn to the north now.

[stormymikala]

I also thought of Star Trek.

Nope, Kirk.

Tropics, the final frontier...

[phw115wvwx]

Kirk peaked as a 105 mph hurricane several days ago, but it's now long gone in the North Atlantic.