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Re: JUNE 2015 -Tracking Tropical Storm Bill

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 9:42 am
by unome
Bill just stuck his proboscis into that blob in the sw gulf & sucked it's moisture in, right out of a Stephen King novella

Re: JUNE 2015 -Tracking Tropical Storm Bill

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 9:45 am
by srainhoutx
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Re: JUNE 2015 -Tracking Tropical Storm Bill

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 9:45 am
by tireman4
Update from Mr. And Mrs. Wxman 57:

Just boarded my plane. Only a 22 hour delay. Hope to shoot the gap into IAH

Re: JUNE 2015 -Tracking Tropical Storm Bill

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 9:46 am
by ticka1
jeff was on kprc the other station in houston...sorry khou flipping channels..to see

Re: JUNE 2015 -Tracking Tropical Storm Bill

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 9:48 am
by ticka1
unome wrote:Bill just stuck his proboscis into that blob in the sw gulf & sucked it's moisture in, right out of a Stephen King novella
huh??? lol

Re: JUNE 2015 -Tracking Tropical Storm Bill

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 9:51 am
by poobear55
The blob in the SW Gulf is more impressive than Bill!

Re: JUNE 2015 -Tracking Tropical Storm Bill

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:04 am
by srainhoutx
TROPICAL STORM BILL DISCUSSION NUMBER 3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022015
1000 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015

Tropical Storm Bill is nearing the central Texas coast just south of
Port O'Connor, and the cyclone should move inland shortly. Although
the satellite presentation isn't terribly impressive, NOAA Doppler
radar data and SFMR, flight-level, and dropsonde wind reports from
an Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft support an intensity of
50 kt. After Bill makes landfall, steady weakening will begin as
the cyclone moves farther inland over Texas, although the GFS
suggests that baroclinic forcing will help maintain the
post-tropical remnants as a distinct entity for a few days.

The initial motion estimate is 305/09 kt. Bill is expected to move
around the southwestern and western periphery of a mid-level high
located over the southeastern U.S. during the next day or two. By
48 hours, the cyclone is forecast to get caught up in the
mid-latitude westerlies, resulting in a turn and acceleration to the
northeastward to east-northeast. The global and regional models are
in good agreement on this scenario, and the official forecast is
very similar to the previous advisory track and a consensus of the
GFS and ECMWF models.

Although the storm's strongest winds are located very close to the
center, tropical-storm-force winds and heavy rains are occurring
well away from the center. The main hazard from Bill is expected to
be heavy rainfall and flooding across portions of eastern Texas and
eastern Oklahoma over the next day or two. Please see products from
your local National Weather Service office for more information on
the flood threat.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT 16/1500Z 28.2N 96.4W 50 KT 60 MPH
12H 17/0000Z 29.7N 97.1W 35 KT 40 MPH
24H 17/1200Z 31.6N 97.7W 30 KT 35 MPH...INLAND
36H 18/0000Z 33.4N 97.4W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/INLAND
48H 18/1200Z 34.9N 96.2W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/INLAND
72H 19/1200Z 36.8N 92.6W 15 KT 15 MPH...POST-TROP/INLAND
96H 20/1200Z 39.3N 87.2W 15 KT 15 MPH...POST-TROP/INLAND
120H 21/1200Z...DISSIPATED

$$
Forecaster Stewart

Re: JUNE 2015 -Tracking Tropical Storm Bill

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:05 am
by srainhoutx
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Re: JUNE 2015 -Tracking Tropical Storm Bill

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:10 am
by Baseballdude2915
poobear55 wrote:The blob in the SW Gulf is more impressive than Bill!
It's lighting up the water vapor loop too.
Have to see if the convection continues to build on the south side of Bill.
That would not be good as all that convection will wrap up on "the dirty side" (us) as it moves inland.


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Re: JUNE 2015 -Tracking Tropical Storm Bill

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:12 am
by jabcwb2
Am I seeing a center of circulation in the purple area?????

Re: JUNE 2015 -Tracking Tropical Storm Bill

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:17 am
by srainhoutx
jabcwb2 wrote:Am I seeing a center of circulation in the purple area?????
Very near the Coast at Matagorda Bay is the center.

Re: JUNE 2015 -Tracking Tropical Storm Bill

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:19 am
by srainhoutx
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Re: JUNE 2015 -Tracking Tropical Storm Bill

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:21 am
by srainhoutx
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Re: JUNE 2015 -Tracking Tropical Storm Bill

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:23 am
by Texashawk
Pressure keeps dropping. Good thing this sucker is making landfall soon!

Re: JUNE 2015 -Tracking Tropical Storm Bill

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:25 am
by srainhoutx
Hopefully RECON can catch one more center pass before Bill moves inland.
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Re: JUNE 2015 -Tracking Tropical Storm Bill

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:31 am
by davidiowx
Looking more like we will get the heavy rains they were forecasting

http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/model-guidance ... =M&ps=area

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Re: JUNE 2015 -Tracking Tropical Storm Bill

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:36 am
by srainhoutx
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Re: JUNE 2015 -Tracking Tropical Storm Bill

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:39 am
by srainhoutx
Update from Jeff:

Bill impacting the middle and upper TX coasts with strong winds, high tides, and heavy rainfall. Recon has just reported the pressure is now down to 997mb as the system continues to intensify.

Center of Bill has drifted toward the west and remains offshore per both Houston and Corpus radars currently 10-20 miles south of Seadrift. Tropical storm force winds are in progress over much of Matagorda Bay extending up the coast to Galveston Bay (mainly in gusts in this area).

Port O Connor just reported 50mph at 1000am

Oil Platform off Matagorda Island has gusted to 66mph.

Core of heavy rainfall extends from eastern Matagorda County into central Jackson County associated with the northern semi-circle of the tight circulation field. Feeder bands continue to lift northward east of this across the rest of SE TX. Short range guidance continues to progress the system inland near/just west of Matagorda Bay with bands of heavy rainfall developing and spreading inland over SE TX. PWS have surged to an extremely high 2.5-2.6 inches across the region and rainfall amounts out over the Gulf waters have exceeded 5-6 inches. Expect rainfall totals to gradually pile up across SE TX today.

Tides are elevated and will remain elevated today with strong onshore winds. Tides continue to run over 4.0 ft in Galveston Bay, 3.0-3.5ft along the west side of Matagorda Bay, and 3.0-3.5 ft along the Gulf beaches. Coastal flooding has been reported and is continuing in some locations.

Re: JUNE 2015 -Tracking Tropical Storm Bill

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:40 am
by ticka1
is it a wobble or truebturn south away from houston??

be this affects the moisture and pull away from houston area?

Re: JUNE 2015 -Tracking Tropical Storm Bill

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:40 am
by seanatsk
davidiowx wrote:Looking more like we will get the heavy rains they were forecasting

http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/model-guidance ... =M&ps=area

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That's not very comforting! We closed work today and it looks like we should've just closed early and think about a late start tomorrow.