Cause theres a low pressure system witha 968 mb low pressure center hitting us with a crap ton of wind and rain (look out washington)
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11-22-2005, 08:44 PM #1
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Hey RB is there such thing as an extratopical hurricane?
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11-22-2005, 09:26 PM #2
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thanks for the warning
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11-22-2005, 10:00 PM #3
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No. I believe it is called an extra tropical storm and from my understanding it has to start in the "tropics" (ie., very far from where you are). It is just a very strong low pressure system (an Aleutian Low, I believe)
Originally Posted by ak_powder_monkey
RB, please correct me if I am wrong. I am somewhat of a weather Jong. Originally Posted by Roo
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11-22-2005, 10:51 PM #4
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Rontele's right on; there are extra-tropical hurricanes, but generally not where you are. Anyone living in the eastern US got hit by one back in 1991 ("The Perfect Storm" movie was based on that one) it was a hybrid of a noreaster and a tropical system...
You, on the other hand, are the victim of a screaming northern branch of the jetstream, which is WAY out of place from where it should be. Do us all a favor and give it a good shove south next time you step outside, ok?
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11-22-2005, 11:28 PM #5
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RB, what are you doing to lure it down here? Monkey can't do everything by himself.
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11-23-2005, 12:59 AM #6
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Yes, it's the name of the lotion RB rubs on his scalp.Hey RB is there such thing as extratopical hurricane?
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I really tried... but I couldn't resist. Please forgive me.
Oh, and first ever use of the FM... so right!Last edited by flabango; 11-23-2005 at 01:03 AM.
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11-23-2005, 01:34 AM #7
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We've gotten 11 inches of rain this month Originally Posted by Red Baron
I'll do my best to puch it down torward you 
I miss that yellow thing that is warm (whats that thing called again?)
P.S. WEEEEEEEE!
Last edited by ak_powder_monkey; 11-23-2005 at 01:37 AM.
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11-23-2005, 01:39 AM #8
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For some reason I though extra tropical cyclones were low pressure systems out of the tropics... Originally Posted by Rontele
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11-23-2005, 07:20 AM #9
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Originally Posted by ak_powder_monkey
We've gotten 11 inches of rain this month I'll do my best to puch it down torward you I miss that yellow thing that is warm (whats that thing called again?)
P.S. WEEEEEEEE!
A golden shower? Keep that stuff to your self, monkey.
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11-23-2005, 07:52 AM #10
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that's an cold core low where the low pressure goes all the way from the surface to the upper levels of the atmosphere, hurricanes are lower level in the atmosphere and actually need high pressure above them.
edit- for a bit of clarity, a 'warm core' like a hurricane, the air descends into the eye, thus warming it, in a cold core storm, the air is pushed up out the top and vented by the jet stream in this case.Last edited by ulty_guy; 11-23-2005 at 07:57 AM.
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11-23-2005, 08:52 AM #11
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Right, they are, just as RB said. But they need to originate in the tropics (ie., the perfect storm), then meander north. Originally Posted by ak_powder_monkey
In this case, this is a L pressure system which is formed out of the Aluetian Low (a large weather feature influenced by Rossby waves) that forms during the winter months... Originally Posted by Roo
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11-23-2005, 09:29 AM #12
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I thought only dentists frequented the board...now we have a bunch of meteorologists too? Crazy.
I went out there in search of experience. To taste, and to touch, and to feel as much as a man can, before he repents.
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11-23-2005, 09:35 AM #13
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The 3 ft. dump that hit northern New England in late October was actually a noreaster combined with the remnants of one of the hurricanes. Would this be the same thing? Originally Posted by Red Baron
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11-23-2005, 09:39 AM #14
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just to re-iterate, storms like this run on warm water for fuel, so they are required to start in the tropics. Originally Posted by Rontele
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11-23-2005, 10:40 AM #15
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The difference between the two was that in the Oct. storm, the Nor'easter merely tapped into the tropical moisture, which allowed those incredible snow totals... Originally Posted by dropinskiout
The perfect storm, on the other hand, was a merging of a Nor'Easter and a hurricane.
While both were very powerful storms, there are subtle differences between the two. Originally Posted by Roo
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