Say Howdy to Ophelia

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[Ranzo]

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[SaltwaterServr]

Well, if we're going that route...

 

[Ranzo]

Well, if we're going that route...

Nice add.

Speaking of routes, do you know why almost none of these storms shot the gap into the Gulf and up to Texas this yr? Steering currents?

 

[Sasquatch]

I clicked on this thread expecting to be greeted by some pale, delicate, and brooding beauty. Disappointment is probably too strong but ...

 

[SaltwaterServr]

Nice add.

Speaking of routes, do you know why almost none of these storms shot the gap into the Gulf and up to Texas this yr? Steering currents?

El Nino creates a wind sheer that cuts across Mexico and the Caribbean in a horizontal layer. Not only is the wind blowing anything away from the GOM, but the sheer rips any fledgling storm in the GOM apart before it has a chance to form. An oversimplification of what happens, but you get the gist of it.