"Isaac offspring" storm spins in Gulf of Mexico without moving or strengthening

MOBILE, Alabama -- The so-called ?Isaac offspring? disturbance that drifted back into the open Gulf of Mexico remained there Thursday without gaining strength, the National Hurricane Center said.

The storm, which soaked south Alabama Thursday night and Wednesday morning as is rolled south from the Midwest, sat 60 miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River Thursday evening.

The nearly stationary storm?s heavier rain field was to the south of the circulation center, with strong upper level winds and dry air preventing significant development.

The hurricane center Thursday evening reduced the likelihood the system could become a tropical storm, dropping the probability to 30 percent from 50 percent earlier in the day.

The end result was a dry and sunny day across greater Mobile Thursday ? one of the few pleasant days the area has seen in the last week and a half.

The disturbance was a break-off of Hurricane Isaac, which struck southeastern Louisiana and south Mississippi Aug. 28-29, causing considerable damage as far east as coastal Alabama.

The system spun from Isaac after the storm had reached the Midwestern states. It traveled south and re-entered the gulf Wednesday morning.

Should the system strengthen and become a tropical storm, it would get a new name. Nadine and Oscar are the next two names on this year?s Atlantic hurricane list.

Far to the east in the Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Leslie, with winds topping out at 75 mph, began moving north Thursday, with a probability that it would pass east of Bermuda on Sunday.

Well to Leslie?s east, in open Atlantic Water, Hurricane Michael reached Category 2 status with top sustained winds at 110 mph. There was no land in Michael?s immediate sights, however.
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Source: http://blog.al.com/live/2012/09/isaac_offspring_storm_spins_in.html

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