0330.15z
UNISYS Water Vapor Goes East Satellite
The difference in the two images is the position of the sun in relation to direct sunlight.
There is a questionable organization of a storm offshore of eastern North America in the Atlantic. It is definately a vortex with water vapor content, but, will it become another named storm?
1330.13z
UNISYS Water Vapor GOES East Satellite (click title to entry for 12 hour loop - thank you)
I know this is going to sound somewhat ludicrous, but, Irene's rain actually placed more water vapor in a hot troposphere which is now fueling these three tropospheric turbulence. Irene laid the ground work for more to come.
Will TD13 have a follow up from the disturbance over Panama? Maybe.
TD 13 will probably enter the USA Gulf Coast and move slightly north-west-west. But, it might simply linger over the Gulf Coast until it is rained out, except, if the wind velocity picks up. Inland at 60 mph could move it further inland and then toward the east. That might be wishful thinking because that much rain in one location will create very dire circumstances.
I am a little surprised there isn't an evacuation order for this region right now.
It is a sad reality when on remembers the devastation following Katrina. The hurricane names are interestingly close in the alphabet. The "K" storm was just named in the Atlantic and this TD13, if named will begin with "L." The effects of TD13 will be similar if not worse than Katrina VOID the wind and storm surge damage.
