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They changed back to the 2005 music as seen in the video below.
TWC Local Forecast - Storm Alert - 9/12/08 - 5:28pm
This is the audio that he used in his video.
Storm Alert - 2008 Theme
I seem to notice some kind of hurricane bloodlust in this forum... predicting that every storm or potential storm will end up becoming much stronger than it actually is/will be.
I can pretty much throw in the towel on my forecast prediction of a 75-85mph hurricane (well I did that last night when it was becoming obvious that the dry air and wind shear was not gonna leave this poor critter alone) I'm not even sure if it will get above 55mph before landfall now. I'm estimating landfall to be between Brownsville and Corpus Christi and time wise should be 7-10pm.That's why I was a little shocked at your prediction of it reaching a hurricane. There wasn't a great environment for it, and Don never looked healthy to me the entire time. Furthermore, my first post about it was not just my opinion. I have a forecaster in the office whose specialty is hurricanes, so he told me right away this storm wouldn't do much. After he showed me the organization of it, I was very unimpressed.
This topic has been moved here as it didn't fit anywhere else. It has nothing to do with classic TWC, Austin, which is where you stuck it originally.
Don doesn't even deserve "red mode" in my opinion.It's actually going to be welcome rain for southern TX, not doom and gloom for what's to come.
As I said before, I don't think losing the 8-city observations screen is any big loss. The regional and metro maps look so much better, but the 8-city list is simply left over from the days of the original text-only Stars. If memory serves, I think the "Latest Observations" screen was even used on the WeatherStar I!
I agree, it's not a big deal to have it as a product anymore. 5 out of the 8 cities listed on the metro map on the IntelliStar here was on the observation page.
Glad you brought that system up: it's been showing some good convection and radar showed some pretty obvious rotation with it...we'll see what NHC says at 2 AM, but I think this little thing could be Emily within a week.
EDIT: It is worth point out that if Emily does form by...let's say Saturday, which my contact and I believe is a reasonable date for it to form into a depression or storm...then we will have had 4 named systems in July - a fairly rare feat - and we will be almost 30 days ahead of the 2010 pace. Tropical Storm Earl last year formed on August 25th.
A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE ACCOMPANIED BY A WELL-DEFINED LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM IS LOCATED ABOUT 1200 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE LESSER
ANTILLES. THIS DISTURBANCE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION...AND
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE CONDUCIVE FOR GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 PERCENT...
OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES
WESTWARD OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH.
While on another weather forum, there were some members reporting that hurricane hunters were finding a pressure as low as 996mb That's quite a significant drop from what it is right now if it turns out to be right around the center.
It will be interesting to see what the 11:00 (ET) advisory is. Given the environment that Don's in, I doubt that it's managed to strengthen to 996 mb.
As I said before, I don't think losing the 8-city observations screen is any big loss. The regional and metro maps look so much better, but the 8-city list is simply left over from the days of the original text-only Stars. If memory serves, I think the "Latest Observations" screen was even used on the WeatherStar I!
1. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC ABOUT MIDWAY
BETWEEN AFRICA AND THE LESSER ANTILLES IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 20
MPH. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE FAVORABLE FOR SOME SLOW
DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW
CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.
