Atlantic Hurricane Season May Spark to Life Next Week After Lull

[Purveyor]

By Brian K. Sullivan - Aug 13, 2013

The Atlantic hurricane season is about to enter its most active phase as conditions for the powerful storms improve across the basin.

Wind shear that can tear budding storms apart has been decreasing, said Dan Kottlowski, an expert senior meteorologist at AccuWeather Inc. in State College, Pennsylvania. At the same time, the potential for more robust tropical waves, the seeds for hurricanes, is increasing.

“There are six or seven blobs of thunderstorms marching across Africa right now, some of these will be tropical waves,” Kottlowski said by telephone. “Next week looks very promising for development over the eastern Atlantic.”

The Atlantic season begins on June 1 and the most active portion falls between Aug. 20 and October. Sept. 10 is the statistical peak of the period, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

The storms are followed closely by energy companies and commodities traders because they can destroy crops and disrupt natural gas and oil production and processing.

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[darkangel218]

1. That is NOT good :(

[TBF]

2. Have been watching the models -

we're too warm here in Houston - that air will push it towards the other side of the gulf (Tampa) or go around to east coast. Stay safe!

[Avalux]

3. Yep, we have a high pressure system over us right now.

But if that dissipates as it did over the weekend where we had storms roll in from the gulf, they could come this way. All about the jet stream.

[TBF]

4. Cool -

I'll keep watching the updates. Moved here 10 years ago and have been fascinated by the storms. Of course we also evacuate pretty quickly - not so eager to be sitting in the middle of it!

[Avalux]

7. I'm in San Antonio...

so not really affected as you are. I hate the high pressure heat and it's gotten worse in the past 5 or 6 years. This August is the hottest on record thus far and we're about to go into stage 3 water restrictions. I really want to live somewhere else when it's like this.

We had the African dust cloud over us last week, which I read kept anything from developing in the gulf. Did you have dust in Houston?

It's exciting when there's a system headed our way; but I always hope the damage is minimal to those in the direct path and those of us further inland will get some beneficial rain.

[TBF]

8. I don't think we got dust -

of course our air isn't the best here (I'm south of Houston in the ex-urbs) so I do my walks very early and late. The rest of the time I hide in the A/C and only go out to get my kids from their camps. It was 103 in the car this afternoon, but we have had some rain and we are within an hour of the coast so no restrictions right now. We are right on the edge of the 3rd (farthest from the coast) evacuation zone. We evacuated for both Rita and Ike. The worst is losing power for so long ... we'll take all the rain the storm wants to leave though.

[malaise]

6. Here they come

[snooper2]

5. Good timing now that the snowy story is dying down for the media whores

Of course then it will be snowy in winter, then in a year the Real Slim Snowy will be back as his Russian year is up LOL

[Katashi_itto]

9. Here in New Orleans this is the most dangerous time for us.

[malaise]

10. It's the most dangerous time for everyone

on the hurricane routes

[Katashi_itto]

11. Yup. Poorly worded. I'm not a native. My co-workers are all Twichy

I moved here from White Sands, NM. Only seen one storm so far. Issac.

[malaise]

12. Have no fear - you'll see others

Hopefully not this year

[Katashi_itto]

14. True

[burnodo]

13. lull

what a word