Eastern Atlantic May Be Starting Up For 2015

[STexan]

A tropical wave in the central Atlantic has the potential to develop into a tropical storm over the next several days. Invest 96L was gradually organizing near 10.0°N and 28.3°W at 1800 GMT Sunday (2:00 pm EDT), moving west at about 15 mph. Showers and thunderstorms (convection) blossomed around the wave on Saturday night before weakening on Sunday. Convection often subsides during the daytime and redevelops at night over incipient tropical cyclones. Invest 96L has a fairly large shield of moist air around it, separating it from a large area of dust and dry area further north and west (see Figure 2 below).

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=3073

It's a long shot, I realize, but much of Texas needs the rain at this point in the summer season. The moisture of this spring was nice, but much of northern/central Texas has dried up weeks ago as far as grass/crops are concerned. Maybe the high pressure cap that has taken up residence over Texas will slide far enough off for a few days this early week to allow at least some to get some rain.

And on a side note, Taiwan could potentially be devastated with long lasting extreme winds and torrential rains later in the week with Goni if some models are correct and it traipses slowly across the region at super-typhoon status.