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Case Studies for TCSP Mission Planning Exercise Data provided by Larry Belcher and Jeff Halverson, NASA GSFC Click images to view GOES-IR animations.
July 1-3, 2004 Easterly wave exiting off Gulf of Tehunantepec generates MCS activity but fails to spin up a TC.	NCEP_1Jul04_0500_12Z NCEP_1Jul04_1000_12Z NCEP_2Jul04_0500_00Z NCEP_2Jul04_1000_00Z NCEP_2Jul04_1000_12Z NCEP_2July04_0500_12Z NCEP_3Jul04_0500_00Z NCEP_3Jul04_1000_00Z

July 13, 2004 Vigorous MCS activity on Caribbean side of Costa Rica, possibly associated with an easterly wave.	NCEP_13Jul04_0500_00Z NCEP_13Jul04_0500_12Z NCEP_13Jul04_1000_00Z NCEP_13Jul04_1000_12Z NCEP_14Jul04_0500_00Z NCEP_14Jul04_0500_12Z NCEP_14Jul04_1000_00Z

July 10-14, 2004 Genesis of TC Blas over the EPAC.	NCEP_10Jul04_0500_12Z NCEP_10Jul04_1000_12Z NCEP_11Jul04_0500_00Z NCEP_11Jul04_0500_12Z NCEP_11Jul04_1000_00Z NCEP_11July04_1000_12Z NCEP_12Jul04_0500_12Z NCEP_12Jul04_1000_00Z NCEP_12Jul04_1000_12Z NCEP_12July04_0500_00Z NCEP_13Jul04_0500_00Z NCEP_13Jul04_0500_12Z NCEP_13Jul04_1000_00Z NCEP_13Jul04_1000_12Z NCEP_14Jul04_0500_00Z NCEP_14Jul04_0500_12Z NCEP_14Jul04_1000_00Z

May 5-13 2005 Several days of very intense MCS activity associated with a stationary mid-tropospheric vortex on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica. May 13 features a classic convective burst. No TC genesis resulted.	NCEP_13May05_0200_00Z NCEP_13May05_0200_12Z NCEP_13May05_0500_00Z NCEP_13May05_0500_12Z NCEP_13May05_1000_00Z NCEP_13May05_1000_12Z TRMM_13May05_1046_utc.1 TRMM_13May05_1046_utc.2

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Last Updated: 05/02/2005