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An early season storm - "Alberto" is in the books so "Beryl" will be the next named storm in the Atlantic Basin.
The Gulf of Mexico disturbance is hanging along the Texas Coast producing areas of heavy rain & localized flooding. I'll stand by original call the last couple of weeks: no development.
Gulf of Mexico:
Water vapor imagery:
Mid & upper level wind shear (enemy of tropical cyclones) analysis (CIMMS). The red lines indicate strong shear......
Deep oceanic heat content is slowly increasing.....
Sea surface temp. anomalies are a little below avg. across much of the middle of the Atlantic with unseasonably cool temps. off the coast of Africa....
SE U.S. surface map:
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Surface analysis centered on the tropical Atlantic:
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Surface analysis of the Gulf:
Caribbean:
Meanwhile.... the E. Pacific has gone quiet after a flurry of activity the last several weeks. It's the 2nd fastest to four tropical cyclones on record for the E. Pacific.
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