So Much Energy
Posted by
CX on 8/24/2016, 9:34 pm
It might be disorganized but no one can say that 99L ain't packin' a lot of energy in that gyre. 2 circulations at the low levels, possibly 2 at the mid, and over 1,000 km of cloud and percolating convection.
If this bad boy was plopped over the W Carib w/ half the shear, or even where it is w/ half the shear, there would be a lot of very, very nervous people. Instead, I have the suspicion that, given its current level of disorganization and its forward speed, it might not have time to spin up because that's a lot of energy to get moving and consolidate.
Now, with that said, there's currently a new burst of convection pushing up SE of the dominant LL swirl. If the secondary swirl over Hispaniola collapses and this thing can sustain convection/transfer excess energy and vorticity to the swirl N/NW of PR, we might have something here.
PS. the tropics have been frustrating to watch since the end of 2008, hence why I really haven't posted in a few years. That, and I miss JAC and his contributions. |
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