Am I seeing this correctly or am I just jumping to conclusions?
There appears to be a visible eye-wall..









[edit on 27-6-2009 by brokenheadphonez]

Looks like a class fieldtrip day to HAARP to me!

This is how we make hurricanes boys and girls, alright now raise your hands if you would like to see an earthquake.

It would be very interesting indeed if this does turn out to be a hurricane. To my knowledge, they just don't happen there. If this is a hurricane, then this will be a boost to those global warming fanatics.

I just pulled up the Alaska and didn't see what is in the maps above. It looks like a very well formed low pressure system to me. It is doubtful there is enough warm water up there for it to properly cook. It is a beautiful example of the comma shape of a nice low though.

THAT is a Typhoon forming in the Alaska region.. Just trying to add some humor to an otherwise dismal situation... That is real.. WTFF!!!!....

Now for the 64 million dollar question...Which way will it go? North? West?

Does anyone have any wind speeds on this thing?....

Recent Alaska quakes:

Hurricane? no. Doubt it big time.

But it looks more like a very well organized low pressure system, which is common.

Well, it seems to be a low pressure system, as a few people have mentioned:



I've seen patterns like this before, but never with such a defined shape that coalesces rather quickly.

Winds appear to be 20-40 knots, that doesn't seem very fast?

!!! A very low pressure system is what turns into hurricanes...

UGH...

Yes that is an organized system... at 40 knots it is a tropical depression if I remember correctly ...just on the verge of a tropical storm..thats if I am not confusing knots for miles... Who knows better than I? that can elaborate?

But how can it be a tropical depression if it's over frigid northern waters?

As you can see from the IR images the center of the storm has a cloud top temperature of +20c to 20c, while towards the outer area (in red) the cloud tops are like, -30c to -50c ...

And yeah I was totally wrong about the Alaska thing haha, my bad. I'm Canadian too (ultra shame)..

I guess it could be between Alaska and BC..


[edit on 27-6-2009 by brokenheadphonez]

Well I checked wiki and according to it... That thing is a full fledged tropical storm awaiting a name. Thats if it really is blowing at 40 knots.

WTFF! I say again That aint normal!

[edit on 27-6-2009 by titorite]

Wikipedia... Topical cyclone. Apparently this is a really atypical storm cell but according to that normal pattern of progress it should blow away from the coast and not towards it...

Reading up on nor'easters now.. looking for nor'westers next.