May 2023 Observations and Discussion

I'm working on my analysis now. I don't think I'll get the video discussion cut tonight, but I'm developing the following main ideas and building my discussion:

1. The period of interest is from ~4th June through ~9th June.
2. I think tropical/sub-tropical development is LIKELY in the areas of the eastern Gulf of Mexico into the far western Atlantic (along/east of Florida Peninsula).
3. I think there will actually be two storms, but our attention should be paid to the second of the two; the first will likely develop slightly earlier than the one that I'm interested in, probably during the ~2nd-~4th timeframe and will slide harmlessly out to sea (though Bermuda should pay attention for a tropical/sub-tropical cyclone).
4. I DO NOT think that we will see a direct landfall in our area, but a near miss is likely, in my opinion, with the greatest risk of effects for coastal locations. East-central and northern New England stand a more significant chance of seeing a landfall (i.e. from Massachusetts eastward).
5. I think maximum intensity that we would be dealing with at our latitude would be a mid- to high-end tropical storm (or subtropical storm equivalent). I DO NOT think that we will see hurricane intensity.

This is a VERY difficult forecast with a lot of moving parts, so a lot can go wrong haha but, the more I look at this, the more confident I feel that I am at least on the right track.

I've decided to put my final discussion together tomorrow - there's a lot I want to cover, and I really don't feel like staying up until 3am to do it tonight and get it uploaded haha But the above points provide the framework and most important headlines for now. I'll see what the overnight runs look like in the morning, but I am not anticipating that they will change my thinking right now. I'm sure that the operational runs will probably still be wildly different than today's runs, but the ensembles shouldn't be, and that's all I care about. Good night, all

Videos are cut. First one came out good, reviewing the second one now. If that is good as well, I will start the upload process. Videos should be rendered by this evening, at which point I will post them

Ok, gang, here are the links to my discussion:

1. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FA3YyHi2TkIH3EHo00ysQpIb1q4zsw1s/view?usp=sharing

2. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RbjifUwDbP5ANuFZ4V28g3EW0RCxeqYy/view?usp=sharing

The first video is a discussion of the reasons why I believe development of a storm is likely to occur, in my opinion, and the second video details my thoughts of the evolution of the weather pattern, its effects on the eventual track of the storm, and what I think the relative intensity of the storm will be. One thing that I didn't mention in the video is the fact that the PNA ridge axis across Canada and the West-central U.S. sets up a little too far east for us to see a direct landfall, as it helps to align the whole retrogression of the trough(s) and interaction a bit too far to the east for that. However, that is why I am favoring northern New England and/or Nova Scotia for a landfall.

I hope that you all enjoy the discussions, and if you have any questions, or comments that you'd like to add, please feel free to ask/add to the discussion thanks for watching!

Apart from a couple of hot days this week, and the storm next week, temps seem so unseasonable

and for a while

rb924119 wrote:

sroc4 wrote:

rb924119 wrote:At a quick glance, I’ve got some pretty loud alarm bells ringing for something tropical/sub-tropical along the Eastern Seaboard developing during the period from late next week (Thursday-ish) through early the following week (Tuesday-ish). This requires some deeper digging on my end, but as of right now, this period should be watched very closely. Very closely.

Too soon, brother - I mean the next Thursday through following Tuesday(ish) period haha so basically the period from like June 1st through June 6th, or so. That’s when we’ll have to watch. And I might need to shift it later, more like the 4th-8th/9th. But I have to dig deeper and see if it’s legit or not. One thing is for sure, though, this upcoming pattern would be epic in winter…….too bad we are only 180° out of phase lol

Maybe too soon for what you're looking at but mother nature, and the NHC, didnt seem to think so. Was just pointing out the color.

At least I know that I’m not entirely crazy

Did anyone notice the smell of smoke from the wild fires

Yes it is up here

Models seem to be trending they’re still having issues resolving which pieces of energy to focus on, but that’s ok. The main players are all showing up on the bird, and they are all trending in a favorable direction. That’s all I need to see to see at this stage.

44* for my low this morning!!!

Saturday temp change from 90* on Friday is going to be unreal!! Welcome to the Grand Solar Minimum as we get more n more extreme.


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