TS Beryl...continued:

Beryl has not performed as anticipated with regard to the forecast track overnight. The model tracks in my opinion, are a little aggressive with the northeast turn of Beryl. Getting into the analysis this morning outside the storm I think the system will head further west before making the turn on Wednesday. It may even dip southwestward and emerge over the northern Gulf of Mexico this afternoon before a trough from the west finally moves the ridge to the north out of the way. Looking at the 300 hPa analysis it is obvious that the upper level winds are out of the north just outside the storm.

Storm Prediction Center Analysis 

The same winds are observed on the 500 hPa layer.

Storm Prediction Center Analysis

And the 850 hPa surface which with the weakness of Beryl may be a decent look at the steering winds. Also the trough can easily been seen over east Texas as it treks across the southern United States. 

Storm Prediction Center Analysis

Beryl is still carried as a tropical storm with winds around 45 knots, mainly in the deep convection on the eastern edge of the storm this morning. The following images are from satellite interrogation, and from the JAX radar. The Tallahassee radar site is not operational this morning. These images are from SimuAWIPS, an online AWIPS tool not from NWS.

 If Beryl taps into the moisture from the Gulf of Mexico the rainfall estimates may be slightly underdone, and the storm may go through a brief period of minimal intensification before the trough impacts the track and puts Beryl back on the forecast Wednesday. It is highly unlikely that Beryl will be anything more than a TS with winds more than we are finding this morning. Beryl is impressive in that the circulation is in tact and the deep layer organization is holding together over land. The western edge of the storm appears to be weaker only due to the radar depiction. With the Tallahassee radar out of service, we can look at the Moody radar and see that there clearly is more reflectivity showing on the western edge of the circulation. (below)

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Cheers,
BC