New tropical depression forms over Atlantic

[arcos]

Source: Reuters

MIAMI, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A new tropical depression formed over the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday and threatened to become the eighth storm of the already busy 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

"The depression will likely become a tropical storm later (Thursday) and could reach hurricane intensity within three days," the Miami-based hurricane center said.

The center's computer models predicted the depression would become an "intense hurricane."

Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN2817490020080828

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From Weather Underground:

[tekisui]

1. It's looking like a Left, Right, Uppercut

from Fay, Gustav and this one.

[C_U_L8R]

2. You'd think that

someone might be sending a message to the Republicans.
After all, it's not nice to fool with Mother Nature.

[liberalmike27]

13. Exactly

It's like just a little reminder that sometimes fate deals people a blow that they can not handle on their own. At times, we need efficient people in office, not cronies, who will deal with these things.

But this isn't the one that's going to kick some butt somewhere on the Gulf. It's Gustav that we really need to worry about, not that this one couldn't be bad. Gustav could set up to be horrible, especially if it hits the same area.

But the timing; It couldn't be more perfect.

[Xipe Totec]

3. It's starting to look like a bowling lane, and we're the strike zone n/t

[madmom]

4. Hey isn't this what those idiots "prayed" for? Blame them! Kinda ironic isn't it?

[Ian David]

6. See also:

http://TinyUrl.com/GodHatesRepublicans

[happyslug]

5. Will this become Hanna? Hanna is the name for the storm after Gustav

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

If you look at the NOAA site there are three areas of concerns beside Gustav, the one near Mexico is expected to dissolve by the other others could become Hanna, Ike and Josephine (The next names of the Hurricane list).

[Hugabear]

8. Looks like there are two monster storms further up north also

One off the coast of New England, and the other one off the screen. Might not be hurricanes per se, but I bet they're kicking up one helluva storm.

[happyslug]

20. Those are Temperature Zone fronts...

Just like the Cold and Warm Fronts the local weather forecaster are always speak of. The cloud cover represents rain, but do to the nature of the Temperature Zone in the Summer, little activity except rain The storms can be intense but rarely to the level of a Hurricane or a winter Storm).

The real dangers are tropical storms from the tropics (Such as Gustav and Hanna) in the summer, OR some winter storm from the north during the winter (The movie the "Perfect Storm" was about a strom where an early winter storm combined with a late remnant of a Hurricane in or around November). The Winter storms are know ship killers as while as destructive, almost as destructive as a Hurricane through spread out over a wider area so the destruction is less in any one area.

The Perfect Storm: late October Early November 1991:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/satellite/satelliteseye/cyclones/pfctstorm91/pfctstorm.html
http://tinyurl.com/perfectstorm1991

[Cal Carpenter]

10. I expect Ike will really pack a punch

(I'm so sorry, I couldn't resist. Not funny, I know, I know)

:hide:

[happyslug]

21. No "I like Ike" buttons? Maybe Mother Nature is backing the GOP this year

Or Mother Nature is getting a little old and senile and supporting the 1952 GOP candidate in the 2008 election.

[happyslug]

18. Depression #8 is Now HANNA

That change only took place within the last 1 1/2 hours.

[TechBear_Seattle]

7. Storms like a string of pearls

http://aviationweather.gov/obs/sat/intl/

Look at the map for area B1 for a full view of the Atlantic.

[RedLetterRev]

11. Oo, handy linkie

Thanks for the imagery, even though at this moment it isn't very comforting. Bookmarked. I just upgraded from Fedora 8 to 9 and that didn't go as well as previous upgrades. I wound up reinstalling, hence, no previous bookmarks :grr: Got 'em saved; it's just a PITA to go get them right now.

The rest of Africa east of where those lows shoot off into the Atlantic looks mighty busily entrained as well, though I'm not sure how much of that actually makes it off the continent and into the water. My memory isn't what it used to be...

[Justyce]

16. Here's another good link with lots of maps

of the hurricanes & gulf: http://www.ih2000.net/ira/bmt-wth.htm I'm in Texas, and this is the link I use during hurricane season. It has multiple NOAA maps, the Navy's map, water vapor, wind, pressure... any map you can think of all on one page ;)

[RedLetterRev]

25. Thanks!

Good resource for at-work. I wish folks would break image-heavy pages down, though. I'm on satellite Internet at home (I'm that far out in the country -- no cable, no DSL, no nothin') and the speed isn't all-that. Still, I'm bookmarking that, too. YNK what you'll need until you need it. I'm a freak for imagery (former military, what can I say).

[Blackhatjack]

9. The turns in these computer models are too far out to be credible...

they all point in the same NW direction for at least the next 30 hours -- which if extended would hit the southeastern coast.

We need to keep a close eye on this one.

[Lorien]

12. Oh yippee

we don't need more water here in Central Florida. There's already flooding and my roof is leaking. :-(

[slackmaster]

14. It's sucking the life out of a weaker cyclone to the west

Check out the water vapor loop: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t2/loop-wv.html

[happyslug]

22. From the Picture, Hanna is sucking power from Gustav

But that is expected to change once Gustav hits the Gulf of Mexico and Florida and Cuba separates Gustav from Hanna.

[supernova]

15. Stay away from Ocracoke, do you hear me?!?

You are not to hit Hatteras and the Outer Banks next , where I will be. :grr:

[slackmaster]

23. Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!

[SteppingRazor]

17. BRING IT!!!

I'm still stocked up from Fay. I can take it. Just need some ice. And more rum. And to update my will.

:hide:

[Hugabear]

24. You better duck behind that wall

Parts of Central Florida are still flooding from Fay, as the St. John's River continues to rise.

We don't need any more stinkin' rain.

[SteppingRazor]

26. Nobody need's what this is gonna bring.

It's over a wide, warm stretch of water before it hits.

And, my deepest sympathies. My parents are in Central Florida too. Here in South Florida, Fay wasn't so bad.

[JesterCS]

19. TS Now named Hanna

as per NOAA website.

Prediction cone still has Gustav making landfall right at NOLA =(