![]() “The dust that is clearly visible northwest of Victor will move by to the west and Victor will move northward behind it,” Braun said. Such dust outbreaks tend to be accompanied by dry air, which can weaken or even stop a storm. The storm is also trailing a plume of Saharan dust blowing west from North Africa. ![]() Strong wind shear, which can tear apart a storm’s organization, is one reason why Victor is expected to weaken. Forecasts call for Victor to remain a tropical storm for a few days and then weaken into a tropical depression. Winds in this storm were much weaker, holding steady at 75 kilometers (45 miles) per hour. Tropical Storm Victor was located about 1,000 kilometers southwest of the Cabo Verde islands and moving toward the west-northwest. The image also shows that Sam is not alone. “The cold front extends from well north of Sam (in the north-northeast direction) to the west of Sam, as seen in the bright, but somewhat broken clouds along the front.” Scott Braun, a scientist who specializes in hurricanes at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, pointed out a frontal system responsible for pulling Sam toward the north, visible in the EPIC image. The forecast track called for Sam to turn north and then northeast, with its center passing east of Bermuda and staying well away from the coast of the United States.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |