21. The center of lowest pressure within a developing tropical system can oscillate wildly between constituent clusters of thunderstorms. 22. The shield of clouds associated with this tropical system will stretch from the Big Bend of Texas to the southern Ozarks and eastward to the South Carolina coast. 23. The surfacing of cool water is the kiss of death for a stalled tropical system. 24. There are now five tropical systems over the Atlantic Ocean that are stirring up the atmosphere. 25. There is a significant chance that the tropical system will affect extreme south Florida toward evening and overnight with heavy rain and strong winds. 26. Though activity tends to be limited in June, tropical systems occasionally spin up on the southern end of weak fronts stalled over the gulf or the eastern Atlantic. 27. Thus, our ability to detect tropical systems from space has likely inflated the seasonal count of storms over the last few decades. 28. Though winds decrease after landfall, dying tropical systems still retain much of their original dowries of moisture. 29. Using satellite imagery, forecasters categorize the shapes of clouds near the center of tropical systems. 30. While rain from tropical systems can enhance summer rains, there would be no definitive rainy season in Florida without the faithful sea breeze. |