Umbrella-Demanding Rain Or A Tropical Hurricane?

By Michael Todd
16:46, August 15th 2008
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Umbrella-Demanding Rain Or A Tropical Hurricane?

So far, the warnings about the upcoming weather changes seem to be correct, as formations of storm clouds keep gathering around the Caribbean, setting up the scene for the announced tropical wave.

So far, there haven’t been to many serious signs of intense activity, but the National Weather Service warned the people in South Florida to be on the lookout and also not the take the forecasts lightly.

"One thing is for sure: We have to keep an eye on this," said Roberto Garcia, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Miami-Dade County. "Because it's there. Because it could develop into something stronger. And if it follows what the models are saying, it will be in our vicinity over the weekend."

The hurricane hunter planes did not identify any kind of well-defined center or other hints about the formation of a strong system. At this point, the information provided by the computers cannot be considered reliable, and the scientists await the system’s development into a depression or a clear center, in order to get the needed storm details.

"As soon as we have a depression or a tropical storm, the computer models will behave more accurately," said Lixion Avila, a senior specialist at the hurricane center.

The monitoring processes on the formation are in full effect and the specialists await to see and study the development of the storm. If it will indeed become as powerful as expected, it could lead to significant damages.

A system receives the ‘depression’ tag once it develops a tell-tale counterclockwise closed-circulation rotation and produces maximum winds of 38 mph, and is labeled a tropical storm when its winds step over 39 mph.



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