Sciencescience
Fri Aug 9, 2019, 12:04 PM
RCW2014 (23,184 posts)
Above-Normal Hurricane Season Now More Likely With El Nios end, NOAA saysThe agency predicts five to nine hurricanes this season, two to four of them at the level of Category 3 or higher. By Kavitha Surana There’s an increased likelihood that this year’s Atlantic hurricane season will be above-normal now that the irregular weather pattern known as El Niño has faded, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday. Scientists now predict 10 to 17 named storms throughout the season, which runs June through November. Five to nine of them could become hurricanes, including two to four major hurricanes Category 3 or higher with winds of 111 mph or greater. HURRICANE SEASON IS HERE: Get ready and stay informed at tampabay.com/hurricane Two named storms already have formed this season. One became Hurricane Barry, a Category 1 hurricane that hit Louisiana in July. Historically, 95 percent of all Atlantic hurricanes form from August through October. In May, forecasters predicted a 40 percent chance of a near-normal season. They expected El Niño, a hurricane suppressant that creates wind shear over the tropical Atlantic Ocean, to cancel out conditions that have led to stronger hurricane activity since 1995. Those conditions include a stronger West African monsoon, weaker wind shear across the tropical Atlantic Ocean, and wind patterns coming off the coast of Africa that can spin up storms, said Gerry Bell, NOAA’s lead hurricane season forecaster. But El Niño has dissipated. El Niño-related wind patterns may still continue and partially offset conditions that fuel hurricanes, Bell said, but not to the extent predicted in May. more... https://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/2019/08/08/above-normal-hurricane-season-now-more-likely-with-el-ninos-end-noaa-says/ Their "guess" is as good as anyone's...but still a "guess".
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RCW2014 | Aug 2019 | OP |
quad489 | Aug 2019 | #1 | |
USNRET1988 | Aug 2019 | #2 | |
orson | Aug 2019 | #3 | |
oflguy | Aug 2019 | #4 | |
RCW2014 | Aug 2019 | #5 | |
oflguy | Aug 2019 | #6 | |
Squeek | Aug 2019 | #7 | |
RCW2014 | Aug 2019 | #8 |
Response to RCW2014 (Original post)
Fri Aug 9, 2019, 12:26 PM
quad489 (27,135 posts)
1. ''Above-Normal''....LOL!!!...LOL!!!...LOL!!!...LOL!!!...LOL!!!...LOL!!!...LOL!!!...LOL!!!...LOL!!!..
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Response to RCW2014 (Original post)
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 10:07 AM
orson (11,083 posts)
3. It's been awful quiet out there
too quiet, if you ask me.
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Response to RCW2014 (Original post)
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 11:09 AM
oflguy (20,796 posts)
4. Barry was never a hurricane
20 minutes after they announced it was a hurricane, they announced it was not one
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Response to oflguy (Reply #4)
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 12:22 PM
RCW2014 (23,184 posts)
5. Technically, yes it was even if for 5 minutes. Boo-hoo... eom
Response to RCW2014 (Reply #5)
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 12:44 PM
oflguy (20,796 posts)
6. More Leftist propaganda at work
All they wanted was to pad the stats. I KNEW they were going to do it.
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Response to oflguy (Reply #6)
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 02:42 PM
Squeek (13,969 posts)
7. Oh for crissakes....
now the goddamned weather is a political target??? Is there nothing in this world that righties can't turn into something political???
![]() If a tropical storm's winds reach hurricane strength for even five minutes, it's a hurricane for five minutes. Jesus christ. Cut the crap. Oh, and tornadoes.... It's not a tornado until the funnel cloud reaches the ground....if it reaches the ground for just two minutes, it's a tornado. If it doesn't reach the ground, it's just a funnel cloud. |
Response to Squeek (Reply #7)
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 07:31 PM
RCW2014 (23,184 posts)
8. Must be an interesting existence some have, indeed.
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