Un adevarat medicane. Cred ca este cel mai definit ciclon pe care l-am vazut in Marea Mediterana. Satelitar, este un adevarat ciclon tropical. Nu mai are niciun front atasat. Din punct de vedere al mecanismelor care il tin in viata sau il intensifica nu stiu daca este pur tropical, insa toate modelele fara exceptie spun ca in acest moment e un symmetric warm-core cyclone, aflat in ape de 19-20 de grade. Ceea ce nu ar fi un impediment. In 2005 avem mai multe furtuni tropicale clasificate astfel de catre NHC, care s-au dezvoltat si chiar intensificat pe ape la temperaturi similare. Avem exemplele Vince, Epsilon sau Delta. Un exemplu dintr-o discutie despre Epsilon:
"By late on December 3, its presentation was described as "remarkably well-organized for a hurricane at high latitude in December... embedded in a strong upper-level westerly wind environment and moving over [70–72 °F (21–22 °C)] water
Si alte cateva exemple din discutiile NHC despre Vince:
"However, the NHC decided not to name the system Vince at the time, because the water temperature was too low for normal development for a tropical cyclone. The storm gradually gained the tropical characteristics of symmetry and a warm inner core and became a tropical storm the next day. Its transformation to a tropical system occurred over water cooler than 24 °C (75 °F), much colder than the 26.5 °C (80 °F) usually required for tropical development.
Si cea mai tare concluzie:
"The NHC forecaster decided that "
if it looks like a hurricane, it probably is, despite its environment and unusual location"
http://www.meteofrance.com/accueil Meteofrance cataloga ieri ciclonul ca fiind o depresiune subtropicala. Probabil ca azi e o furtuna subtropicala si poate chiar tropicala, insa probabil ca nu va fi un consens in acest aspect.
Si clasificarile ciclonilor de catre diferite agentii
http://moe.met.fsu.edu/cyclonephase/cmc ... 800/2.html