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We may be off to an early start this year:
The first tropical disturbance of the 2021 eastern Pacific hurricane season has formed off the west coast of Mexico.
The system developed more than a week before the official start of the eastern Pacific hurricane season, which begins May 15.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/08/weather/h...index.html
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The only thing I like more than the winter that wouldn't end is an early hurricane season. Can we get a little spring in between?
Certainty will be the death of us.
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It's the "new normal." From the article:
"The eastern Pacific has had either a tropical depression or tropical storm form prior to the official season in three of the last five years."
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It's just like Christmas stuff appearing in the stores earlier each year, except not as dangerous.
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Andres means warrior. Predictions are higher than normal season both atlantic and pacific.
https://www.maritime-executive.com/artic...al-pacific
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I thought el Niño meant fewer hurricanes......
Puna: Our roosters crow first!
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La Niña has cooler ocean temps which can result in fewer hurricanes.
During El Niño the ocean is warmer.
From the link in Amrita’s post:
“This outlook reflects the forecast for El Nino to likely continue through the hurricane season. Also, ocean temperatures in the main hurricane formation region are expected to remain above-average, and vertical wind shear is predicted to be weaker-than-average,”
El Nino decreases the vertical wind shear over the tropical central Pacific, which favors more and stronger tropical cyclones. El Nino also favors more westward-moving storms from the eastern Pacific into the central Pacific.
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I heard there's reversion to mean oscillation refered to as Mas Nada??
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Umm....that term is actually referring to county governance.
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Yes. Actually I might be confusing it with a bossa nova song???
