Chris will transition from a tropical to an extratropical cyclone on Friday as it passes over colder and colder water and interacts with a mid-latitude trough. But, Newfoundland will likely experience hurricane conditions on Thursday before it makes its exit. You can watch it cruise through that area via a series of radars on Nova Scotia and Newfoundland: https://weather.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=ERN
[By the way, Chris is a name from the original set of six rotating lists... first used in 1982. Among its six previous incarnations, the highest intensity reached was 75 kt in 2012, so the 2018 version now holds that title.]
Looking at the seasonal activity to-date, we have had 3 named storms, 2 hurricanes, and 0 major hurricanes, with an ACE (Accumulated Cyclone Energy) of 12.1. An "average" season would have 1 named storm, 0 hurricanes, 0 major hurricanes, and an ACE of 3.7 by now.
So in terms of ACE (a commonly-used metric that combines the intensity and duration of all storms), we are at 326% of normal activity for the date. In other way to frame it is that the ACE is currently what it climatologically would be on August 14. And as I mentioned yesterday, the last time we had two hurricanes so early in the season was 2005.
Ex-Beryl is centered over the central Bahamas and is not getting any better organized. Models have backed off on re-developing this disturbance, but it may have a brief resurgence as a subtropical cyclone over the weekend off the New England coast -- nothing to be concerned about.
- Visit the Tropical Atlantic Headquarters.
- Subscribe to get these updates emailed to you.
- Follow me on Twitter
No comments:
Post a Comment