Hurricane Harbor: Good Morning Invest 97L

That’s the Invest.

Live from the NRL site is an official view.

I owe Mike on this one as I did check to see if we were at 40% in the 5 day before a class I take online at 8:30 AM and didn’t notice the designation yet by the NRL. An Invest means there is an area of interest that has been elevated to Invest status for a sort of deep dive into possibilities that this wave could become a closed system with a name. Next name up is Danielle.  Invest 97L is it’s current “name” or designation. Early models show it going the distance Westbound  or at least trying. Never believe early model runs but watch them run to run to see the trend in both intensity and direction of track.

Now that we have moved past the basics for those of you who are new here I’m going to give my very early preliminary thoughts. 

Been watching this wave since before it rolled off of Africa. From day one it had a sort of BINGO look to it as if “this could be the one” that gets the season rolling. Always hard to tell early on as many a beautiful wave that looked as if it had a heart beat with a low attached unravels after it hits the cold water and breathes in too much Saharan Dust. And, sometimes we get a wave complex when a fast moving secondary wave slams into a slow moving first wave and other times all indications are that what comes off looking beautiful becomes a dangerous, beauty with a real name not just a number.

I’m always watching.

But I don’t invest much into it until….

…it becomes an Invest.

Current view above.

Official NHC 20% in 2 days.

Hmnnn …. 

The NHC seems to be revving it’s engine a bit.

40% in the 5 day.

I’ll be back this afternoon. I want to see some more model runs. I want to see some data. I want to stare at loops a bit more and get a “feel” for Invest 97L. 

Stay tuned……… 

August 11th is that day when the Atlantic Hurricane Season seems to wake up, spread it’s wings and remember it’s alive and it’s got work to do! Give or take a day or two either way. 

Sweetest Tropical Dreams,

Besos BobbiStorm

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