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Talking the Tropics With Mike: Low pressure moves into the Eastern Caribbean

Nov. 19, 2017 — Photos: Must-see photos of Irma damage in Jacksonville area .... hurricane Irma recap

The "Buresh Bottom Line": Always be prepared!..... City of Jacksonville Preparedness Guide... Georgia Hurricane Guide.

Less than two weeks left in the 2017 hurricane season!.......

Weak low pressure has moved into the Eastern Caribbean along an old stalled frontal boundary.  High shear should limit any tropical development.

Otherwise.... a succession of cold fronts are rolling east & south giving the Atlantic Basin a late fall look with widespread areas of strong shear.

Images below from the Storm Prediction Center showing tornadoes (preliminary counts) spawned by U.S. landfalling tropical cyclones.  The great majority were associated with "Harvey" - 57.  The 119 for the year ranks 4th since 1995 only behind 2008, 2005 & 2004.

Interesting map below tweeted by Erik Pindrock shows virtually all of Fl. has experienced at least tropical storm force winds this year... as well as the entire Gulf Coast... & as far north as N. Carolina on the east coast:

Interesting tweet & graph from Dr. Phil Klotzbach, CSU - "no statistically significantly trend":

Deep oceanic heat content continues to wane as we go deeper into fall.....

Sea surface temp. anomalies:

East Atlantic IR satellite:

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Mid & upper level wind shear (enemy of tropical cyclones) analysis (CIMMS).

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SE U.S. surface map:

Surface analysis centered on the tropical Atlantic:

Surface analysis of the Gulf:

Caribbean:

Extensive hurricane Irma recap - click here.