The birth of Hurricane Katia?

[Strelnikov_]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde-type_hurricane

A Cape Verde-type hurricane is an Atlantic hurricane that develops near the Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa. The average hurricane season has about two Cape Verde-type hurricanes, which are usually the largest and most intense storms of the season because they often have plenty of warm open ocean over which to develop before encountering land. The five largest Atlantic tropical cyclones on record have been Cape Verde-type hurricanes. Some of the longest-lived tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin are Cape Verde hurricanes. While many move harmlessly out to sea, some move across the Caribbean sea and Gulf of Mexico, becoming damaging storms for Caribbean nations, Mexico, Bermuda, the United States, and occasionally even Canada. Research projects since the 1970s have been launched to understand the formation of these storms.

[onehandle]

1. Bring it on!

Aim for FEMA killer wannabe, Ron Paul.

[kdmorris]

3. LOL...

sorry, but that's funny! (generally, I don't wish hurricanes on anyone, but I could go for that)

[kdmorris]

2. God, I hope not...

But there is a 40% chance that 92L forms into Katia within the next 48 hours. They don't have a floater over her yet, so no idea how she's looking.

I'll start watching it when it gets closer to the Leeward Islands (or when I get my breath back from watching Irene).

[HipChick]

4. What's happening to Jose? Downgraded already?

[Strelnikov_]

5. No food where Jose is heading

He's gonna get weak, shear will finish him off.

[Obamanaut]

7. Link ->

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

[Odin2005]

9. He is being eaten by Irene's outflow.

[dipsydoodle]

6. That's been lurking around all week

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

[geomon666]

8. I don't like the looks of that.

The models are getting more in sync with each other.

[Odin2005]

10. using a name so similar to Katrina to replce the retired name is asking for trouble.

[Parker CA]

13. Katia and Rina. Definitely a strange combo for K and R with so many names available.

[dana_b]

19. Rina/Rita Katia/Katrina

shit! powerful women!

[Fearless]

14. Names run in six year lists...

Storms that are huge are "retired" like Katrina... Katia does in fact replace Katrina on the list.

http://geology.com/hurricanes/hurricane-names.shtml

[Odin2005]

16. I know that.

I was just saying that using a name so similar as the replacement for Katrina just seems like tempting fate.

[Fearless]

18. I was agreeing with you and providing the thread with a link.

[lonestarnot]

11. Katia. WTF?

[WillyT]

12. Maybe...

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/overview_atl/refresh/atl_overview+gif/1314554125.gif

Link: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml

2011 Storm Names

The following names will be used for named storms that form in the North Atlantic in 2011. Retired names, if any, will be announced by the World Meteorological Organization in the spring of 2012. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2017 season. This is the same list used in the 2005 season with the exception of Don, Katia, Rina, Sean, and Whitney, which replaced Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Stan, and Wilma, respectively.

Arlene
Bret
Cindy
Don
Emily
Franklin
Gert
Harvey
Irene
Jose
Katia
Lee
Maria
Nate
Ophelia
Philippe
Rina
Sean
Tammy
Vince
Whitney

Link (info at bottom): http://www.intellicast.com/Storm/Hurricane/Track.aspx

:hi:

[Odin2005]

17. VINCE, that reminds me of the 2005 Hurricane Vince that made it to Spain, LOL.

[itsrobert]

23. I wounder if Hurrican Whitney tracts toward Houston?

n/t

[RagAss]

15. Another big bag of fucking media bullshit on the way !

[steelmania75]

20. doesn't look good. late august-early october is when hurricane season heats up

we're not out of the woods yet.

[tawadi]

21. This is interesting:

[bob4460]

22. LINK PLEASE n/t

[tawadi]

24. Here

http://spaghettimodels.com

[steelmania75]

25. National Hurricane Center says storm has near 100% chance of tropical cyclone formation

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo_atl.shtml

[malaise]

26. I've been watching her

She sure developed fast