Hugh
(Senior Storm Chaser)
Mon Jul 07 2008 01:30 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Bertha Forms South of Cape Verde Islands

Based upon that microwave image, and current satellite presentation, I'm going to use the philosophy of "if it looks like a 'cane, it's probably a 'cane"... BUT, if I look at the IR 2 channel satellite loop, and freeze it at the same time as that microwave image, I see a definate eye-like feature there as well. Yet, since then, it's disappeared.

As far as the poleward motion I saw earlier, it may have just been a wobble, because it looks like Bertha is tracking just north of the forecast track, like it's been doing for some time to my eyes.

ETA: Remarkable agreement among the models in the latest run, it appears... and it appears that Bermuda could be visited by Bertha.



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