100% , I'm not sure we want to think about what an untapped Gulf can do after the entire summer of heating up. We just have to hope that the shear remains strong enough to limit it. This one seems like it probably has just about every potential outcome that it could have, everything from the sheer ripping it apart completely to a real monster. Anybody see any limiting factors other than the shear?
Maybe dry air, but I haven't heard any discussion on that. Depends on the physical size of the system too, if it's a smaller storm I imagine it'll be easier for it to wrap itself up given the absurd heat content (barring shear feasting on it more easily because of that).
Good point. There's certainly not a shortage of continental dry air for it to suck in, although all the moisture that we got from those Pacific systems is probably going to mitigate that somewhat.
Not yet. Imo, I think that the tornado threat can be mixed in if the system gets its own thread. Milton and Beryl got this treatment to my knowledge.
