Posted by chucky7777 on 5/28/2009, 1:47 am, in reply to "NHC Thoughts"

That is a nice meso cyclone?????? sweeping across the GOM.it has been interesting watching it on the loop --Previous Message-- : : http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATWDAT+shtml/272323.shtml? : : TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION : NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL : 805 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2009 : : GULF OF MEXICO... : ALOFT...A SHORTWAVE RIDGE ORIGINATING OVER : THE TROPICAL E : PACIFIC IS CRESTING OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO : ALONG POINTS 28N96W : 26N96W 22N82W. CONVECTION IS ENHANCED ALONG : THE RIDGE CREST... : ROUGHLY WITHIN 90 NM OF 27N86W...AND MOVING : E AND DIMINISHING : WITH TIME. AN UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS : SWINGING E ACROSS : CENTRAL TEXAS WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT : APPROACHING THE : TEXAS COAST. A PREFRONTAL TROUGH IGNITED A : LARGE CLUSTER OF : CONVECTION ALONG THE E CENTRAL TEXAS COAST : WITH AN OUTFLOW : BOUNDARY RACING SE ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS : DEFINED BY A LINE : OF TOWERING CUMULUS. THE REMAINDER OF THE : UPPER LEVELS APPEAR : QUITE DRY. AGRICULTURE SMOKE IS NOTED OVER : THE EASTERN BAY OF : CAMPECHE AND SPREADING N TO ALONG 24N : BETWEEN 94W AND 87W. : : --Previous Message-- : Someone take a look at this radar and post : some thoughts. : : http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/gmex/mflash-rb.html : : :