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Offline Stratocaster

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Hurricane IRMA
« on: September 03, 2017, 03:54:55 PM »
This looks to be a beast of a storm, and has been making a beeline for the NE corner of the Lesser Antilles for a few days now.

The big question (as always) is "when will it turn"? Just a few degrees while in the southern latitudes makes a big difference as it heads north.

I am personally watching very closely, as we live in Nassau, Bahamas, and we are just now fully recovered from the direct hit by Cat 4 Matthew last October. Where we live, the NE eyewall went right over us.

For now, we will follow the advice "Hope for the best but prepare for the worst".
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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2017, 03:59:56 PM »
For now, we will follow the advice "Hope for the best but prepare for the worst".
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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2017, 06:07:45 PM »
Irma's just part of the story.
That little low pressure wave/blip hanging around in the SW GOM to the Bay of Campeche just merited an NHC bump up to having some development potential soon, as it moves to the NW (look out Rio Grande Valley & Corpus and ?).

And that proto-depression with a large potential for development creeping along in Harvey’s footsteps the last few days, way out in the Atlantic, continues to have very good odds of becoming ‘something’ big too.

The official hurricane season is barely half over and shows more than normal activity, of course it could also continue into Dec and Jan too, like some recently.
Fun times…no such thing as climate change though... :twisted:

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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2017, 08:37:10 PM »
Definitely keeping an eye, ( pun intended) on Irma. Some models have it coming right up to the Florida coast then turning north.
Next weekend we'll know for sure.
I might even fill up the gas cans tomorrow for the genny. After what we saw with Harvey there will probably be panic buying here. Hey if it pass's by just fill up the cars.
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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2017, 10:39:32 PM »
Still a week to go for peak hurricane season.


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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2017, 02:13:45 AM »
my bet is that this one ends up in the gulf (which I hate). need to stock up on some supplies tomorrow .. just in case.

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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2017, 09:57:51 AM »
Irma's starting to look a bit like Andrew. Irma's track has now changed considerably from earlier when it was plotted to just sweep up well offshore the Atlantic shore.
Now it looks like there's a good chance it goes through the Cuban Strait to the Gulf, or even crosses S. Florida and then enters the GOM, all as a "major" cyclone (Category 3 or above).
And there's another hi-prob proto-cyclone brewing behind it a week or so. Plus that little 'thing' in the SW GOM/Bay of Campeche that's been cooking too.
Batten down the hatches and hang on...

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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2017, 10:09:27 AM »
This morning's ensembles from the Euro and GFS.

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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2017, 03:00:34 PM »
Wow, rights towards FLA. We spent a lot of time in Clearwater. Hoping for the best wherever this one lands.
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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2017, 04:06:51 PM »
How about some 4pm spaghetti?

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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #10 on: September 04, 2017, 05:26:13 PM »
Not much difference in the 11AM 120hr position and 5PM 120hr position. Really don't want this thing to get into the Gulf.
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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #11 on: September 04, 2017, 06:43:27 PM »
Those tracks illustrate *why* so many sailing ships "went down" along the Caribbean banks and eastern southern USA coasts.
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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #12 on: September 04, 2017, 07:04:50 PM »
Those tracks illustrate *why* so many sailing ships "went down" along the Caribbean banks and eastern southern USA coasts.
Silly man, nothing to do with it. UFO's under 12,000 ft of water in the "triangle"..... :-"

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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2017, 07:22:14 PM »
Not to freak y'all out, but here are three spaghetti ensemble model* current looks that include what is probably the worst case eventuality.
1. The HMNI model (an extrapolation of the HMON, my favorites) takes Irma into the Gulf of Mexico as a Cat 4+. This wouldn't be good for S. FL, the Keys, or Cuba.

2. The HMNI intensity model has Irma ramping up to a Category 5+ once in the Gulf, with sustained winds near 160Kts, 184Mph (Cat 6?...).

3. The GDF/Canadian ensemble tracks that take Irma through the South and past KY, TN, IN, OH, MI, PA, and into Canada and possibly the NE. There was another cyclone that hit the Gulf Coast and all the way to Montreal and NE some years back. Of course billions of tons of precipitation will go along.

* All the models have a disclaimer that the most current NHC forecasts supersede all, as the official position/view.

(PS: Wish the forum commenting warned of 'too large file sizes' before the Preview, I lost my former better written comment (and time) when I flubbed the error from using larger png files instead of small jpgs, grrrr. I usually take a 'copy', but didn't; that's always when there's a glitch.)

Three spaghetti ensemble images:
1. The current spaghetti ensemble, showing the HMNI entering the GOM:
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2. The Intensity spaghetti ensemble, with the HMNI going to near 160Kts after Irma enters the GOM:
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3. The spaghetti ensemble showing tracks through the S and mid-section, Great Lakes, Canada, NE:
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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #14 on: September 04, 2017, 08:26:26 PM »
Those tracks illustrate *why* so many sailing ships "went down" along the Caribbean banks and eastern southern USA coasts.
Silly man, nothing to do with it. UFO's under 12,000 ft of water in the "triangle"..... :-"
Somebody has watched the movie, "The ABYSS," too many times  \:D/
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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #15 on: September 04, 2017, 08:27:33 PM »
Interesting graphic showing landfall probabilities from 98 12z models of the EURO/GFS/CMC.

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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #16 on: September 04, 2017, 08:39:47 PM »
Let's hope the HWRF is wrong.

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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #17 on: September 04, 2017, 09:02:08 PM »
Let's hope the HWRF is wrong.

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OMFG, looks worse than Harvey did at landfall:

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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #18 on: September 04, 2017, 10:41:32 PM »
Latest 10pm runs.

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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #19 on: September 05, 2017, 07:54:09 AM »
Latest run. a 50 mile shift west puts Irma coming on shore in Naples.

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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #20 on: September 05, 2017, 07:57:51 AM »
C5 with 175 mile winds

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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #21 on: September 05, 2017, 08:02:01 AM »
This is going to be catastrophic for Antigua, St Kitts & Nevis and Puerto Rico.
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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #22 on: September 05, 2017, 10:49:19 AM »
Two models take Irma to near 170Kts. The HMNI in ~6hours then slow decline, and the NVGI from ~6hrs out to ~3days...
170Kts is ~196Mph sustained, with of course higher gusts, for hours of it; nothing withstands those conditions.

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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #23 on: September 05, 2017, 11:24:30 AM »
And Jose is now following.




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Re: Hurricane IRMA
« Reply #24 on: September 05, 2017, 12:14:23 PM »
Two models take Irma to near 170Kts. The HMNI in ~6hours then slow decline, and the NVGI from ~6hrs out to ~3days...
170Kts is ~196Mph sustained, with of course higher gusts, for hours of it; nothing withstands those conditions.

For us Europeans, 170 kts do 88 m/s or 314 km/h.   :shock: :shock: :shock: