Tropical Cyclone Iba Off the South American Coast Near Brazil. Rare South Atlantic Storm.

That's the coast of Brazil.

It's not China and it's not South Carolina.

And that's Iba... 

Tropical Cyclone Iba.

Unless you are a real tropical cyclone person...

..you probably didn't hear about it.

It doesn't show up on the NHC main page.

It says nothing going on in the Atlantic.

I guess they mean North Atlantic..

There are a lot of basins to be fair.

And though not unprecedented it's rare.

2019 Storms ... NRL doesn't show Iba.

But Iba is there none the less.

What's interesting to me is to look back over other years that produced a South Atlantic Cyclone and to see if there are any similarities we can see between this year and that year. This is the time of year when all the mitigating factors that contribute to hurricane development in the Atlantic Basin are studied to see which may be factors in the particular hurricane season.

Everyone online has been watching models.

Mike is always watching the tropics.

Models are hinting at development of a Low.

But that low is not likely to get a nod from the NHC.

The NWS will be issuing any necessary watches and warnings.

High surf, wind at the coast...

Who can say .... it hasn't formed but seems it will.

Rob's Crown Weather Services is a paid service.

He issues daily reports.

It's worth noting he's been talking on it for a while.

And DaBuh who never let a good wave go to waste....

...has been watching and posting online.

You definitely want to follow him if...

1) you do tropical weather

2) you live near the Florida or East Coast

3) if you surf anywhere near those beaches.

#OBX Low Pressure....

Very possible.

Each new system has followed a similar set up.

Back here to the Carolina coast.

Interesting how there was a large front and then....

..a small mini reflection here shown to the Wouth of it.

As we move deeper into the 2019 year....

..more fronts will fall apart and dangle off the SE coast.

They will need to be watched carefully.

Dabuh has been watching water temperatures a lot lately.

As in daily watching important areas with early development.

The water off the Yucatan is hot enough to boil eggs..

..okay it just feels that warm.

Bathtub Warm.

Early season development likes very warm water.

When the air temperature is in the high 80s in the Florida Keys.

And when the Yucatan is this warm.

Trouble is likely to happen early.

There are a lot of maps on Spaghetti Models.

You might want to scroll down and look around.

They could become useful sooner rather than later.

Just because there's no tropical updates from the NHC...

...doesn't mean there isn't weather in the tropics.

Take care and I'll update soon.

Besos BobbiStorm

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