Thursday, July 3, 2008

Tropical Storm Bertha

The second named storm in the Atlantic has formed in the far eastern Atlantic. Despite the cool SSTs beneath Bertha, weak wind shear and a lack of dry air may allow for some intensification over the next couple of days. However, the cool water will likely inhibit significant intensification for several days. It's possible that Bertha could also entrain some dry air in a few days, which may counteract the warming waters. Regardless, Bertha should persist for quite some time.

1 comment:

Ryan Aylward said...

And now we need to start watching for a storm on its heals, as the GFS is showing a storm following right behind it, just a little futher south, into the caribbean. Of course, its a long time out and there isn't any storm yet, but something to keep an eye out for.