Comments on: Quick Gustav update

By: Fresh Bilge » Traffic Jam in the Tropics

Fresh Bilge » Traffic Jam in the Tropics — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:44:31 +0000

[...] Brendan Loy provided an interesting bit of information today. Hurricane hunter planes are dropping sixty disposable sensors in the Gulf of Mexico to get a better feel for sea conditions. No doubt they will get a precise read on the Loop Current, which constantly changes in shape, depth, and temperature. But I still think the steering and shearing currents will prove more important. No matter how big a Loop boost Gustav may receive, its location and strength at landfall will be largely determined by the state of the atmosphere, not the ocean. Posted at 4:44 PM | | [...]

By: Terri

Terri — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:52:08 +0000

THanks again. Funny how people around the cone area act. Right now, we on the AL coast line are just thinking about thinking about getting prepared.

By: Brian Neudorff

Brian Neudorff — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:17:07 +0000

As always Brendan nice job. My current post on my blog (http://wx-man.com) I found the Jamaican MetService Radar and you can see the eye on radar and velocities. I also included the link to live streaming radio from Jamaica if any of your readers are interested.