Chris Landsea
Chris Landsea
Christopher W. Landseais an American meteorologist, formerly a research meteorologist with Hurricane Research Division of Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory at NOAA, and now the Science and Operations Officer at the National Hurricane Center. He is a member of the American Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological Society...
explain forecast storms
We can explain it after the fact, but we can't forecast that very well, where the storms are going to form.
florida gets hit last seen
In general, Florida gets hit a lot. But what we've seen the last two years should not continue.
changes detect global small
It's cyclical. If there are changes from human-induced global warming, they're so small we can't detect them yet.
accurate assessment august change effect hurricane influence la late nina peak season tends tough
The La Nina effect tends to change in the late spring. That makes it tough to make an accurate assessment about what influence it will be having in the peak of hurricane season in August and September.
expect la storms stronger
With La Nina, you can expect not only more storms than average, but stronger storms, as well.
coming given happen horrible impacts last wants
Everyone wants to know what's going to happen this coming season, given the horrible impacts of the last two years.
category expect gradually gulf next ocean open rita turn
At this point, Rita has become a potentially very devastating Category 5 hurricane. Fortunately it's over the open ocean of the Gulf of Mexico, and will be over the open ocean for the next day. But we expect it to gradually make a turn to the north.
ships
Back then forecasters didn't have satellites or even land-based radar. All they had were ships at sea.
consistent fishy intense physically
That's not physically consistent with more intense storms, there's something fishy in that result.
efforts recovery
But it will make it more problematic for the recovery efforts there.
certain fairly major
One thing is fairly certain -- it's going to be a major hurricane.
affect areas conditions hits rain storm
It's getting to be a large-sized hurricane, ... If the storm hits Texas, some of the rain and the squall conditions will affect other areas as well and probably Louisiana.
good
It's a good way to end the record-breaking season. Why not have one more and be done with it?
anticipate sure
It's not something we predicted, and I'm not sure it's something we can anticipate way in advance.