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The next mission to the International Space Station was delayed last night, and probably will be again today for the storms that happened across central Florida yesterday, some of which were strong. Expect that again today to round out the end of the lack of Hurricane Season.
That said, tomorrow is the start of the 2002 Hurricane Season, and for it I don't expect much. Jim Wililiam's over at Hurricane City will be doing an opening radio show again tomorrow, and it should be worth checking out as usual.
More strong storms tonight, and about a 30% chance that the Space Shuttle will launch. If it doesn't go, then it will be next week and the current astronauts on the Space Station will set a US record for longest time in space (somehow I doubt this is something they wanted to set).
Until tomorrow...
NASA GHCC Interactive Satellite images at:
North Atlantic Visible (Daytime Only), Infrared, Water Vapor
Some forecast models:
NGM, AVN, MRF, ETA ECMWF
DoD Weather Models (NOGAPS, AVN, MRF)
AVN, , , , , UKMET
Other commentary at Mike Anderson's East Coast Triopical Weather Center, Accuweather's Joe Bastardi, Hurricane City, Gary Gray's Millennium Weather, Even more on the links page.
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CFHC
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Posts: 148
Loc: East Central Florida
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Will the shuttle launch tonight?
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Colleen A.
Moderator
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Loc: Florida
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I think you're right. I highly doubt it will launch today. And I highly doubt the astronauts up there are all giggly about staying up there another day.
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ShawnS
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Loc: Pearland,Tx
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Is anyone watching what is happening in the gulf right now? I still don't think anything will develop but it sure looks interesting. There looks to be a seperate circulation out there where all the convection is. If this keeps up at least there will be something to watch on the first week-end of the season. 
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Colleen A.
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Posts: 1432
Loc: Florida
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The just issued a "Special Tropical Disturbance" statement about this area in the NW gulf and also the area around Jamaica. I just got an email about it. It should be on their website, if not I will post it here.
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garyb
Weather Guru
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Loc: Hernando Beach,Fl
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Your good colleen.. doesn't sound like much will happen but you never know
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CaneMan
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Yeah but Shear still way too strong for anything to happen. Anybody have any idea when shear will abate?
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Rich B
British Meteorologist
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Loc: Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Despite the issuance of a STDS for both these system (the NW Gulf of Mexico and the one south of Central Cuba), there are no invests up on the Monterey page at present...
Rich
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garyb
Weather Guru
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Posts: 106
Loc: Hernando Beach,Fl
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Tropical Disturbance:
A discrete tropical weather system of apparently organized convection--generally 100 to 300 nmi in diameter---originating in the tropics or subtropics, having a nonfrontal migratory character, and maintaining its identity for 24 hours or more. It may or may not be associated with a detectable perturbation of the wind field.
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Frank P
Veteran Storm Chaser
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GOM not very exciting tonight looking at the IR with very llittle convection. seems to be kinda quick to issue "Special Tropical Weather Statements" this year.. hmmm 
Lowest pressures are in the west GOM at 1007.5 but most buoys indicate pressures are rising... No wind to speak of either...
Covection of the Honduras coast about the only thing interesting right now but its getting killed with shear...
Nice to see old "Cat 5" Rick from Mobile posting again...
Just got back from seeing the movie "The Sum of all Fears" scary stuff... I'll rate it three  out of four smirks
Season starts tomorrow but I have a feeling that nothing is going to happen any time soon... time will tell
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Rad
Weather Guru
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Posts: 173
Loc: St. Pete Fl. {27.8N 82.7W}
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Ya Frank there anxious too!! Yes people the Official Time is here . The Mean Season is upon us once again . I see Dr. Gray downgraded his predictions.... HMMM..... I feel better already..... 
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Frank P
Veteran Storm Chaser
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Hey Rad, howyadoin... hehe
Yeah, the good Doctor downgraded his forecast by a couple of storms..... no big deal IMO.... all it takes is that major storm to hit ya, then you quit counting totally cause it doesn't matter any more after that.... I still think that New Orleans is ripe for a storm this year, but heck, I've been saying that for the past 10 years... but if one area is due N'awling is the one... You listening Steve?
Gotta admit you post the coolest graphics, especially the one last night pouring a cool one... like the cane flag too
I see your ready for the season to kick off tomorrow...
Board quiet night tonight as expected with nothing going on...
Edited by Frank P (Fri May 31 2002 11:36 PM)
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Rad
Weather Guru
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Posts: 173
Loc: St. Pete Fl. {27.8N 82.7W}
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YA Frank, thats what worries me about livin on the Gulf Coast. They have to exit somewhere. Yea I am ready for the season especially September in my neck of the woods . But I aint skeered....
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Anonymous (HF)
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hmm.. five minutes. then it's official. but so what. just another night with a special tropical disturbance statement and nothing to speak of. bastardi still says the pattern is such as to possibly give us one, though he is nonspecific. don't blame him. low level swirls keep turning, but shear or indifference keeps them from doing much.
i was 12-8-4, and staying there, despite the fact that gray is now under me in all categories. i'd rather go down with the ship than alter my december reckoning, though i have to agree that i'm too high if anything.
no matter.. send us arthur, king of the britons. and dont bother with patsy and his coconuts. dos minutos...
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sweetp
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Loc: Alabama
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Nice to know I "ain't" the only one from Mobile on here :-)
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