The tropics are fairly quiet again. Probably a short lived peace, but quiet. We are approaching the halfway point of August where things climatologically start to ramp up. So it could be active here in a few days.

Strange weather elsewhere in the world includes a lot of unusual flooding in Europe. Just tons of rain all across the mainland and even in Great Britain. Russia has been especially hard hit, Austria is having problems with dams, and even some flooding in London.

Back here, we have nothing much to look at cept a system north of Hispaniola which really doesn't look all that impressive at the moment, and probably destined to be a strait runner. Not to be totally written off, though, as it is moving toward the US.

NRL Monterey Marine Meteorology Division Forecast Track of Active Systems (Good Forecast Track Graphic and Satellite Photos)

NASA GHCC Interactive Satellite images at:
North Atlantic Visible (Daytime Only), Infrared, Water Vapor

Some forecast models:
NGM, AVN, MRF, ETA ECMWF

DoD Weather Models (NOGAPS, AVN, MRF)
AVN, ECMWF, GFDL, MM5, NOGAPS, UKMET

Other commentary at Mike Anderson's East Coast Triopical Weather Center, Accuweather's Joe Bastardi, Hurricane City, Gary Gray's Millennium Weather, Barometer Bob's Hurricane Hollow, Snonut, Ed Dunham in our Storm Forum Even more on the links page.

- [mike@flhurricane.com]