Jeanne and Karl are joined by T.D. 13
6:35 P.M. ET Sun.,Sep.19,2004
Buzz Bernard and M. Ressler, Meteorologists, The Weather Channel
Tropical Storm Jeanne, **** Karl and Tropical Depression 13 keep the Atlantic Basin active while the Pacific Basin goes quiet. None of the systems poses an imminent threat to the U. S., however.
Tropical Storm Jeanne is getting a bit better organized just east of the Bahamas and probably will strengthen slowly over the next couple of days as it drifts toward the north or northeast. A strong sprawling area of high pressure poking into the Atlantic north of the storm may eventually stop (or even reverse) Jeanne's northward journey, so we may be hearing about the storm for quite some time.
Farther out in the Atlantic, **** Karl, already the fifth major **** of the season, has intensified to category four strength with sustained winds to 135 mph. Karl continues on a west-northwest track, but is expected to turn to a more northward heading by Tuesday and pose no threat to the U. S.
Meanwhile, Tropical Depression 13 has formed several hundred miles east of Karl (and about 650 miles WSW of the Cape Verde Islands). The outflow aloft from Karl may keep the tropical depression from developing beyond tropical storm strength. In any case, if it becomes a tropical storm, Lisa would be the name.
In the eastern Pacific, Tropical Depression Javier dissipated as it moved from central Baja across far northwest Mexico. Some mid- and upper-level moisture from the remnants of Javier is being drawn northward into the southwest U. S.
Well i mean just round 4 az it looks like Karl will be the one threw come toward the United States. This is a flare up of storms i have never seen. I have allways been into weather in i cant recall ever looking at all these storms in such a short period of time
